Thiago Silva (song)

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"Thiago Silva"
Thialgo Silva single cover.png
Single by Dave and AJ Tracey
Released13 May 2016
Genre Grime [1]
Length3:21
Label Self-released
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 169
Dave singles chronology
"JKYL+HYD"
(2016)
"Thiago Silva"
(2016)
"Wanna Know"
(2016)
AJ Tracey singles chronology
"Packages"
(2016)
"Thiago Silva"
(2016)
"Leave Me Alone"
(2016)

"Thiago Silva" is a song by British rappers Dave and AJ Tracey, released as a single on 13 May 2016. [2] The song is produced by 169 and samples Ruff Sqwad's "Pied Piper". [3] The song title refers to Brazilian footballer Thiago Silva. Complex magazine ranked the song at number 10 on their list of "Grime's Most Impactful Songs of the 2010s". [4]

Contents

Usage in media

A clip of Dave inviting a fan, Alex, on-stage during a performance of the track at Glastonbury Festival 2019 went viral in July 2019. [5]

Commercial performance

In March 2020, the track was certified as Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding chart sales of 600,000, followed by double Platinum in 2023. [6]

After the viral performance at Glastonbury Festival 2019, "Thiago Silva" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 57 before reaching a peak of number 36. [7]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 38
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 36
UK Indie (OCC) [10] 1
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [12] Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] 2× Platinum1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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