King of the North (EP)
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| King of the North | ||||
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| Released | 14 July 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 30:15 | |||
| Label | Ill Gotten | |||
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| Bugzy Malone chronology | ||||
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| Singles from King of the North | ||||
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King of the North is the third EP by UK grime rapper Bugzy Malone. The EP was released on 14 July 2017 by Ill Gotten Records, which is an independent record label set up by Malone.
The album consists of eight tracks and was released after Malone's Part 2 Fire in the Booth on BBC Radio 1 Xtra with Charlie Sloth. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), recognising it earning 60,000 album-equivalent units. The album had three charting singles, "Through the Night", "Memory Lane" and "Bruce Wayne", charting at numbers 92, 74 and 99, respectively.
The guest appearances for the album include Tom Grennan and DJ Luck & MC Neat with an uncredited appearance from Shola Ama. All songs on the album were classified as explicit. The main producers on the album were DJ Luck, Shift K3Y and Z.Dot. Others producers involved were Ali Karim, S-X and Toddla T. For the music videos uploaded for the album, the directors were Connor Hamilton, G.Kuba and Wayne Lennox.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "King of the North" | Aaron Davies | Ill Gotten Records | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Aggy wid it" | Davies | Zdot | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Make or Break" |
| Toddla T | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Through the Night" (featuring DJ Luck & MC Neat) |
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| 4:25 |
| 5. | "We Don't Play" | Davies | S-X | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Memory Lane" (featuring Tom Grennan) |
| Shift K3Y | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Bruce Wayne" | Davies | Ali Karim | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Sniper" | Davies | Ill Gotten Records | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 30:15 | |||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[1] | 22 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 4 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] | 1 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[4] | 1 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "British album certifications – Bugzy Malone – King Of The North". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
