Fester Skank

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"Fester Skank"
Single by Lethal Bizzle featuring Diztortion
Released10 April 2015
Genre
Length2:25
Label Virgin EMI, Universal
Songwriter(s) Maxwell Ansah, Raoul Chen
Producer(s) Diztortion
Lethal Bizzle singles chronology
"Flutes"
(2014)		"Fester Skank"
(2015)		"Dude"
(2015)
Diztortion singles chronology
"Fester Skank"
(2015)		"Redemption"
(2015)

"Fester Skank" is a single by the English grime rapper Lethal Bizzle, featuring the Dutch electronic producer Diztortion. It was released on 12 April 2015 for digital download in the United Kingdom and was his first single to be released after signing to Virgin EMI Records. The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

A remix is available featuring Stormzy, Chip, Fuse ODG and Wretch 32.

The girl group Little Mix included this song in a medley in the British arena gigs of their worldwide Get Weird Tour which sold 300,000 tickets. Lethal Bizzle joined Little Mix in the performance at the Wembley Arena, but the song was not included in Little Mix's medley in non-UK gigs. Lethal Bizzle and Little Mix later duetted the song at the V Festival on 21 August 2016.

Track listings

Digital download – single
No.TitleLength
1."Fester Skank" (featuring Diztortion)2:25
Digital download – EP [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Fester Skank" (featuring Diztortion) (Preditah Remix)3:28
2."Fester Skank" (featuring Diztortion) (Don Diablo Remix)4:07
3."Fester Skank" (featuring Diztortion) (Zdot and Krunchie Remix)2:26
Digital download – acoustic version
No.TitleLength
1."Fester Skank" (Acoustic Version) (featuring Amanda Mellid)2:41

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [2] 19
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [3] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Ireland10 April 2015 Digital download Universal Records
United Kingdom12 April 2015 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fester Skank (The Remixes) [feat. Diztortion] - Single by Lethal Bizzle". iTunes . 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ↑ "British single certifications – Lethal Bizzle Ft Diztortion – Fester Skank". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ↑ iTunes - Music - Fester Skank (feat. Diztortion) - Single by Lethal Bizzle
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