| "Wiley Flow" | ||||
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| Single byStormzy | ||||
| from the albumHeavy Is the Head | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2019 (2019-9-15) | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
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| "Wiley Flow" onYouTube | ||||
"Wiley Flow" is a song by English rapperStormzy, released on 15 September 2019 through #Merky andAtlantic Records as the third single from his second studio album,Heavy Is the Head. The song is a homage to Britishgrime MCWiley that interpolatesflows from his tracks "Bad 'Em Up" and "Nightbus Dubplate".[1] The cover art also mirrors his mixtape,Tunnel Vision Vol 1 (2007).[2]
Writing forFact, Henry Bruce-Jones called it a salute to the "godfather of grime" on which Stormzy "cribs flows" from Wiley and "go[es] in on" over a "murky instrumental".[1] Karen Gwee ofNME labelled it "hard-hitting",[3] while Sajae Elder ofThe Fader described it as Stormzy "racing through a series of number and OG checks ("If you can't do 10K first week then I don't wanna hear no chat about numbers')".[4]
The music video features Stormzy rapping the song while "surrounded by his friends in a gloomy basement".[3]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 30 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] | 21 |
| Scotland (OCC)[7] | 59 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 22 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] | 25 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
