Samantha (Dave and J Hus song)

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"Samantha"
Samantha single cover.jpeg
Single by Dave and J Hus
Released26 January 2017 [1]
Length3:40
Label Dave
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jae5
Dave singles chronology
"Wanna Know"
(2016)
"Samantha"
(2017)
"Revenge"
(2017)
J Hus singles chronology
"Playing Sports"
(2016)
"Samantha"
(2017)
"High Roller"
(2017)

"Samantha" is a song recorded by British rappers Dave and J Hus. [1] The song was written by Dave and J Hus, and produced by Jae5. [2]

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Commercially, the song reached number 63 in the United Kingdom. [3] In June 2020, it was certified as Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding chart sales of 600,000. [4]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 63
UK Indie (OCC) [5] 3
UK R&B (OCC) [6] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Platinum600,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Samantha - Single by Dave & J Hus". Apple Music (UK). 26 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. "Samantha / Dave". Tidal . Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "British single certifications – Dave & J Hus – Samantha". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 June 2020.Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Samantha in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  5. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2019.