Two Fingers

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"Two Fingers"
TwoFingerssong.jpg
Single by Jake Bugg
from the album Jake Bugg
Released7 September 2012
Recorded2011
Genre Folk rock
Length3:16
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Iain Archer, Jake Bugg
Producer(s) Mike Crossey
Jake Bugg singles chronology
"Taste It"
(2012)
"Two Fingers"
(2012)
"Seen It All"
(2013)

"Two Fingers" is a song by British singer songwriter Jake Bugg. It was released as the fifth single from his self-titled debut album (2012). It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2012. The song peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on 3 September 2012. [1]

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Two Fingers" was first released onto YouTube on 23 September 2012 at a total length of three minutes and forty-four seconds. [2] The video was directed by Jamie Thraves. [3]

Track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Two Fingers"3:16

Charts and certifications

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 8
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [5] 34
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [6] 49
Scotland (OCC) [7] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 28

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold400,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 7 September 2012 [10] Digital download Mercury Records
United States 4 February 2013 [11] Airplay Mercury Records/Island Records

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