Should've Been Me

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"Should've Been Me"
Should've Been Me.jpg
Single by Naughty Boy featuring Kyla and Popcaan
Released18 November 2016
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Naughty Boy singles chronology
"Runnin' (Lose It All)"
(2015)
"Should've Been Me"
(2016)
"One Chance to Dance"
(2017)
Popcaan singles chronology
"Ova Dweet"
(2016)
"Should've Been Me"
(2016)
"Saturnz Barz"
(2017)
Kyla singlesingles chronology
"One Dance"
(2016)
"Should've Been Me"
(2016)
"You Ain't Mine"
(2017)

"Should've Been Me" is a song by British record producer Naughty Boy featuring vocals from Kyla and Popcaan. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2016. The song has peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. The artists co-wrote the song with James Murray, Mustafa Omer, Emily Warren, and Scott Harris.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Should've Been Me" was first released onto YouTube on 1 December 2016 at a total length of four minutes and thirty seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Should've Been Me" (featuring Kyla and Popcaan)4:04

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] 35
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [3] 10
Ireland (IRMA) [4]
[5]
61
Scotland (OCC) [6] 47
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 61

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [8] 92

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 18 November 2016 [10] Digital download

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References

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