Decline (song)

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"Decline"
Raye and Mr Eazi Decline single cover.jpeg
Single by Raye featuring Mr Eazi
from the EP Side Tape
Released3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)
Recorded2017
Length3:08
Label Polydor
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s) Fraser T Smith
Raye singles chronology
"The Line"
(2017)
"Decline"
(2017)
"Check"
(2018)
Mr Eazi singles chronology
"Business"
(2017)
"Decline"
(2017)
"Bad"
(2017)

"Decline" is a song by British singer and songwriter Raye featuring Nigerian singer and songwriter Mr Eazi, released 3 November 2017, as the lead single from the formers third EP, Side Tape. The song samples and interpolates the 2002 single "Always on Time" by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti. [1]

Contents

Raye promoted "Decline" through live performances at the events, as Capital's 2018 Summertime Ball, 2018 Wireless Festival, and also Rita Ora's The Girls Tour as the supporting act. Its official music video premiered on 20 November 2017 on singer's official VEVO channel.

"Decline" was a commercial success peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles (Official Charts Company) becoming Raye's highest entry as lead artist at the time and also appeared in the top 100 years end list in the UK. It has since been certified platinum by the United Kingdom (BPI)

Track listing

  1. "Decline" – 3:08
  1. "Decline" (Remix) (Raye and Ramz) – 3:16
  1. "Decline" (Acoustic) – 3:45

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 29
Scotland (OCC) [6] 38
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [8] 98

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Platinum600,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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