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Wikipedia article"'Frisky'" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah, crediting the song's producer Labrinth as its featured artist. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2010 as the second single from the musician's debut studio album, 'Disc-Overy' (2010). On the chart week ending 19 June 2010, "Frisky" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart behind "Shout" by Shout for England; in Scotland, it debuted at number one, becoming Tempah's second number-one single there. Background"Frisky" was first revealed on the radio show 'Koko Pop' on 17 April 2010, where both Tempah and Labrinth performed the track live. It was then four days later, on 21 April, that "Frisky" received its first radio playfrom BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe. Speaking to Lowe of the track, Tempah said: "'After Pass Out came out, there was a little bit of 'gosh', yeah the second one, we gotta get it right. Ultimately Zane, as you can probably tell, the record is about having a lot of fun and just trying to push boundaries and make unconventional music that doesn't have to sound a certain way. I just had fun with it, to be honest.'" before informing Lowe that "'I learnt the kind of effective, during all the performances, especially doing Pass Out. It's a tune that kind of really connects with those sounds.'" Critical receptionNick Levine of 'Digital Spy' gave the song a very positive review:
Track listingsMusic videoThe HD video of the song was uploaded onto Parlophone's official YouTube channel on 21 April 2010. On the day, the track received 300 views; reaching 63,000 views by 23 April; and soon after over 140,000 views. Just three weeks after its upload to YouTube, the song had over 940,000 views. It passed the one million mark on 12 May and by 20 July it had over 4,500,000 views. The video features Tinie Tempah and Labrinth in a derelict stone building, surrounded by several female dancers (including Funda nal) and bright disco lights. Usage in Media"Frisky" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2010 racing video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. ChartsWeekly chartsYear-end chartsSales and certificationsRelease historySee also* List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2010 ReferencesCategory:2010 singles Category:2010 songs Category:Labrinth songs Category:Number-one singles in Scotland Category:Parlophone singles Category:Song recordings produced by Labrinth Category:Songs written by Tinie Tempah Category:Tinie Tempah songs Category:Songs written by Labrinth | |
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