Summary
"Holiday" is a song by English rapper Dizzee Rascal, released as the third single from his fourth studio album, Tongue n' Cheek. It was produced by Calvin Harris, with chorus vocals by R&B singer Chrome. Harris originally wrote the song for girl group, The Saturdays, but it was rejected.[1] The song was released digitally on 23 August 2009, with a physical copy that followed on 31 August 2009.[2] The single debuted in the UK at number-one upon initial release, bringing Dizzee's total of number-one singles to three (four including charity singles), as well as marking the fourth top ten hit and twelfth top forty hit from the rapper.
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| Single by Dizzee Rascal featuring Chrome | ||||
| from the album Tongue n' Cheek | ||||
| Released | 23 August 2009 | |||
| Recorded | April 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip house | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Dirtee Stank | |||
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| Producer(s) | Calvin Harris | |||
| Dizzee Rascal singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
Vicki of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a positive review stating:
"'Holiday' is a totally cheesy but totally harmless, fun song. It's designed to give people that are on holiday a great excuse to dance madly and us folks back home in Britain who need that holiday an even greater one. This song hasn't got the explosive feel that 'Bonkers' has and thus it doesn't have the same sense of longevity, but what it does have is a very now feel (not least because this song wouldn't have worked so well in November...)
Looking out the window now as I reach the end of this review, I'm amazed to see it has stopped raining and that the sun is trying to peep through the clouds. But then, maybe I shouldn't be that surprised – after all, this has officially been Dizzee's summer and this song is a little ray of sunshine." The song was awarded a 4 star.[3]
Track listing edit
- CD single[4]
- "Holiday" (Radio Edit) – 3:41
- "Holiday" (Extended Mix) – 6:02
- "Holiday" (R'n'B Mix) – 3:25
- "Live, Large N' In Charge" – 3:51
- 12" single[5]
- "Holiday" (Radio Edit)
- "Holiday" (R'n'B Mix)
- "Live, Large N' In Charge"
- "Holiday" (Acappella)
- "Holiday" (Instrumental)
- iTunes Australian single[6]
- "Holiday" (Radio Edit)
- "Holiday" (Extended Mix)
- "Live Large 'N' In Charge"
- iTunes UK EP[7]
- "Holiday" (Radio Edit)
- "Holiday" (Extended Mix)
- "Holiday" (R'n'B Mix)
- "Live Large 'N' In Charge"
- "Holiday" (Music Video)
Credits and personnel edit
- Writers: Dylan Mills, Calvin Harris, Nick Detnon
- Producer: Calvin Harris
- Instruments performed and arranged by Calvin Harris
- Mixing: Calvin Harris
- Lyrics written and performed by Dizzee Rascal
- Chorus vocals performed by Chrome
- Backing vocals performed by The Doctor[8]
- Vocals recorded and produced by Nick Cage
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Gold | 7,500* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom[19] | 23 August 2009 | Digital download | Dirtee Stank |
| Australia | 28 August 2009 | Liberation | |
| United Kingdom | 31 August 2009 | CD single | Dirtee Stank |
References edit
- ^ "Calvin Harris: How the non-dancing, foul-mouthed, anti-social Scot became the 'Caledonian Justin Timberlake'". The Independent. independent.co.uk. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ Thompson, Ben (7 August 2009). "Dizzee heights for Dizzee Rascal". The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ Vicki (25 August 2009). "Dizzee Rascal - 'Holiday'". BBC. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal - Holiday". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal - Holiday". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal: Holiday". Apple Inc. iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal: Holiday - EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store (United Kingdom). Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Doctor Who Prequel: Pond Life part 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Holiday". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome - Holiday, single. iTunes.