Scream (Funk My Life Up)

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"Scream (Funk My Life Up)"
Paolo Nutini Scream (Funk My Life Up).jpg
Single by Paolo Nutini
from the album Caustic Love
Released28 January 2014
Recorded2013
Genre Soul, funk rock, alternative rock
Length3:09
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini singles chronology
"10/10"
(2010)
"Scream (Funk My Life Up)"
(2014)
"Let Me Down Easy"
(2014)

"Scream (Funk My Life Up)" is a song by British pop/rock singer Paolo Nutini. [1] The song was released as the lead single from his third studio album, Caustic Love . It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2014 as a digital download, through Warner Music Group. The song peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 5 in Scotland. The song has also charted in Belgium, New Zealand and Switzerland.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Scream (Funk My Life Up)" was first released onto YouTube on 10 March 2014 at a total length of three minutes and nineteen seconds. [2] The video was directed by Nez. [3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Scream (Funk My Life Up)" Paolo Nutini 3:09

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 19
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [5] 37
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 19
Scotland (OCC) [8] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 56
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 12

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom28 January 2014 [1] Digital download Warner Music Group

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