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"When the Bassline Drops" is a song by British singer Craig David and British rapper Big Narstie. It was David's first single in six years, it was released on 27 November 2015 by Insanity and Speakerbox Media as the lead single from his sixth studio album, Following My Intuition (2016).[2] The song was written by David, Scott Wild and Tyrone Lindo, and peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart.

"When the Bassline Drops"
Single by Craig David and Big Narstie
from the album Following My Intuition
Released27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)[1]
Recorded2015
GenreUK garage
Length3:05
Label
  • Insanity
  • Speakerbox
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)White N3rd
Craig David singles chronology
"All Alone Tonight (Stop, Look, Listen)"
(2010)		 "When the Bassline Drops"
(2015)		 "Who Am I"
(2016)
Big Narstie singles chronology
"Hello Hi"
(2015)		 "When the Bassline Drops"
(2015)

Background


The song sees David return to his UK garage roots, and is his first single release since "All Alone Tonight (Stop, Look, Listen)" in May 2010. The "Ravers Edition" music video was released on 10 December.[3] The song premiered on MistaJam's show on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 7 November 2015.[4][5]


Chart performance


The song entered at number fifty on the UK Singles Chart on 4 December 2015 – for the week ending dated 10 December 2015 – before climbing to number ten nine weeks later. This gave David his first top ten hit since "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" in 2007.[6]


Music video


A music video to accompany the release of "When the Bassline Drops" was first released onto YouTube on 10 December 2015 at a total length of three minutes and five seconds.[7]


Live performances


David and Big Narstie performed "When the Bassline Drops" on The Jonathan Ross Show on 30 January 2016.[8]


Track listing


Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."When the Bassline Drops"3:05

Charts



Certifications


Certifications for "When the Bassline Drops"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Release history and formats for "When the Bassline Drops"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 27 November 2015 Digital download
  • Insanity
  • Speakerbox
 [2]

References


  1. "When the Bassline Drops - Single by Craig David & Big Narstie". iTunes Store GB. Apple Inc. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. "When the Bassline Drops - Single". iTunes.
  3. Swift, Patrick (13 December 2015). "Watch the video for 'When The Bassline Drops' by Craig David & Big Narstie". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. "Craig David x Big Narstie - When the Bassline Drops". YouTube. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. Morgan Britton, Luke (9 November 2015). "Craig David returns with new song 'When The Bassline Drops' from 2016 comeback album – listen". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. Myers, Justin (15 January 2016). "Justin Bieber's Love Yourself scores sixth week at Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. "Craig David x Big Narstie - When the Bassline Drops (Ravers Edition)". YouTube. 10 December 2015.
  8. McGrath, Rachel (29 February 2016). "Craig David Has Something To Say About THAT 'Bo Selecta' Impression". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  9. Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' Is Australia's No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. "Craig David x Big Narstie – When the Bassline Drops" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. "Chart Track: Week 5, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  14. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  15. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  16. "British single certifications – Craig David & Big Narstie – When the Bassline Drops". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 October 2018.


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