"Location" is a song recorded by British rapper

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featuring Nigerian singer

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, released as the third single from Dave's debut studio album ''

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''. The song was written by Dave, Burna Boy and Jonathan Mensah, and produced by

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and Dave. Commercially, the song reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom and top 40 in Ireland. In April 2020, it was certified as Triple Platinum by the

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for exceeding chart sales of 1,800,000.

Music video

The music video for "Location" was released via YouTube on 15 July 2019. Directed by Kaylum and Dave, it was shot on location in Ibiza, and features behind the scenes shots of

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' series of f ...

's #MERKY Festival, held at

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, which Dave co-headlined alongside Stormzy and

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. Burna Boy appears in the video, alongside a number of cameo appearances from other artists and celebrities, including Stormzy, Fredo,

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, Avelino,

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, comedian

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and English footballers,

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and

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Critical reception

Writing for ''

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'', Natty Kasambla referred to the track as "an understated bop".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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