The Wave (Sneakbo song)

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"Wave"
Sneakbo-The-Wave.jpg
Single by Sneakbo
Released21 October 2011 (2011-10-21)
Recorded2011
Genre Electro hop
Length3:44
Label Play Hard
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) ILL BLU
Sneakbo singles chronology
"Wave"
(2011)
"Zim Zimma"
(2012)
Music video
"The Wave" on YouTube

"The Wave" is a 2011 song by British rapper Sneakbo. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011 by Play Hard Records, reached to number 48 on the UK Singles Chart [1] and was added to BBC Radio 1's B-List. [2]

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Wave" was first released onto YouTube on 6 September 2011 at a total length of three minutes and thirty nine seconds. [3]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wave" (Explicit Edit)3:35
2."Wave" (Clean Edit)3:35
3."Wave" (Mike Delinquent Remix)4:39
4."Wave" (Ibiza Dub Remix)4:11
5."Wave" (Sibling Dubstep Remix)3:41
6."Wave" (1st Born Remix)4:30
7."Wave" (Maximus Baxter Remix)3:24

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [4] 48
UK Dance (OCC) [5] 11
UK Indie (OCC) [6] 7

Certifications

Certifications for "The Wave"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom 21 October 2011Digital DownloadPlay Hard Records [8]

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