Greaze Mode

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"Greaze Mode"
Greaze Mode cover.png
Single by Skepta featuring Nafe Smallz
from the album Ignorance Is Bliss
Released9 May 2019
Length2:48
Label Boy Better Know
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Skepta
Skepta singles chronology
"Bullet from a Gun"
(2019)
"Greaze Mode"
(2019)
"Back to Basics"
(2019)
Nafe Smallz singles chronology
"Good Love"
(2019)
"Greaze Mode"
(2019)
"Thumb"
(2019)

"Greaze Mode" is a song performed by British rapper Skepta featuring fellow British rapper Nafe Smallz. It was released as the third single from Skepta's fifth studio album Ignorance Is Bliss on 9 May 2019 through Boy Better Know. [1] The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

The lyrics refers to Nigerian delicacies palm wine and peppersoup.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Greaze Mode" was first released onto YouTube on 30 May 2019. [2]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 41
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [4] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 18
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Gold35,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 9 May 2019 Boy Better Know

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