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| "Fix Up, Look Sharp" | ||||
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| Single byDizzee Rascal | ||||
| from the albumBoy in da Corner | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 18 August 2003 | |||
| Studio | Belly of the Beast, Raskits Lair (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Rap rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Dizzee Rascal | |||
| Dizzee Rascal singles chronology | ||||
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"Fix Up, Look Sharp" is the second single by British rapperDizzee Rascal and the second from his debut studio albumBoy in da Corner. It became his second top forty hit and first to peak inside the top twenty.[citation needed] "Fix Up, Look Sharp" peaked at number seventeen and spent three weeks on the top forty.[citation needed]
The song heavilysamples the main beat and vocals from "The Big Beat" by rock musicianBilly Squier.[citation needed] The song was remixed byRatatat and was featured on theirRatatat Remixes Vol. 1 mixtape.[citation needed]
The song'smusic video was directed byRuben Fleischer.[1]
In October 2011,NME placed it at number 25 on its "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 17 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
