Fix Up, Look Sharp
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| "Fix Up, Look Sharp" | ||||
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| File:Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp.jpg | ||||
| Single by Dizzee Rascal | ||||
| from the album Boy in da Corner | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 18 August 2003 | |||
| Studio | Belly of the Beast, Raskits Lair (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Rap rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
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| Producer | Dizzee Rascal | |||
| Dizzee Rascal singles chronology | ||||
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"Fix Up, Look Sharp" is the second single by British rapper Dizzee Rascal and the second from his debut studio album Boy in da Corner. It became his second top forty hit and first to peak inside the top twenty.[citation needed] "Fix Up, Look Sharp" peaked at number seventeen and spent three weeks on the top forty.[citation needed]
The song heavily samples the main beat and vocals from "The Big Beat" by rock musician Billy Squier.[citation needed] The song was remixed by Ratatat and was featured on their Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1 mixtape.[citation needed]
The song's music video was directed by Ruben Fleischer.[1]
In October 2011, NME placed it at number 25 on its "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- CD
- "Fix Up, Look Sharp" (clean radio edit)
- "Stop Dat"
- "I Luv U" (video)
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 17 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ 150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years Archived 23 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. NME.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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