Dinner Guest
2020 single by AJ Tracey featuring MoStack
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"Dinner Guest" is a song recorded by British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer AJ Tracey featuring British rapper MoStack. It was released as a single on 29 April 2020 as the lead single from the former's second studio album Flu Game (2021). The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of 12 weeks in the top ten.[1] The song features a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers.[2]
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| Single by AJ Tracey featuring MoStack | ||||
| from the album Flu Game | ||||
| Released | 29 April 2020 | |||
| Genre | Afroswing, hip house | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | AJ Tracey | |||
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| "Dinner Guest" on YouTube | ||||
Production
The song was written in January 2020 and saw a collaboration in production between AJ Tracey and The Elements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tracey announced that all first week download profits from sales of "Dinner Guest" would be donated to the COVID-19 Urgent Appeal to support NHS staff and volunteers.[3] This followed his appearance on the BBC Radio 1 charity single "Times Like These", which topped the chart and also raised money for the NHS.[4]
Tracey used a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Scottish house music producers Nightcrawlers as the hook for the song.[2] It was one of two songs released in 2020 to sample "Push the Feeling On", the other being "House Party" by Mist featuring Fredo.[5]
Chart performance
"Dinner Guest" entered the top 10 on its first week of release, making its bows at number 8. It hovered between positions 8 to 10 for six weeks before rising to number 6 and finally its peak of number five on the chart week ending 25 June 2020.[6]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||