Scary (song)

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"Scary"
ScaryStormzy.jpg
Single by Stormzy
Released2 September 2016
Genre Grime
Length3:44
Label Self-released
Songwriter(s) Stormzy
Producer(s) Sir Spyro
Stormzy singles chronology
"Aldrig Igen (må sådär)"
(2016)
"Scary"
(2016)
"Big for Your Boots"
(2017)
Music video
"Scary" on YouTube

"Scary" is a song by English rapper Stormzy. It was released as a single independently on 2 September 2016. [1] [2] The song peaked at number 169 on the UK Singles Chart. [3]

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Scary" was first released onto YouTube on 25 April 2016. [4] [5] [6]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [7] 65
UK Indie (OCC) [8] 17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [9] 33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [3] 169

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom2 September 2016 Digital download Self-released

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References

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  10. "British single certifications – Stormzy – Scary". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 13, 2020.Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Scary in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.