Prayin' (Plan B Song)
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"Prayin'" is the third single from British rapper Plan B's second album ''
The Defamation of Strickland Banks ''The Defamation of Strickland Banks'' is the second studio album from English singer and rapper Plan B. It was released on 12 April 2010 by 679 Recordings. The album is a departure from the sound heard on Plan B's debut album '' Who Needs Act ...
'' – a concept album whose songs tell the fictitious tale of a sharp-suited British soul singer who finds fame with bitter-sweet love songs, but then loses everything when he ends up in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The single was released as a digital download and on
CD single A CD single is a single (music), music single in the form of a compact disc (CD). Originally the ''CD single'' standard (as defined in the Rainbow Books, Red Book) was an 8 cm (3-inch) "mini CD" (''CD3''); later on the term referred to any si ...
on July 9, 2010.


Background

The music video for "Prayin'" was directed by Daniel Wolfe and shows Strickland Banks during his time in prison. Another inmate was played by British rapper Skrein. It was first aired on YouTube on 28 May 2010. Plan B performed the single on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on 20 June 2010. He also performed "Prayin'" along with various other songs as part of
Glastonbury Festival 2010 The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place in Pilton, Somerset, England in June 2010. The festival was headlined by Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. U2 were initially announced as headliners, but withdrew on 2 ...
on 25 June 2010, in which he performed on the East Dance Stage; and the song again on the Pyramid stage at the next year's festival. In the 2011 Glastonbury appearance, Plan B both "manage to project emotional fragility nd had the... vast crowd cheerily singing along," according to one reviewer.


Chart performance

"Prayin'" debuted on the
UK R&B Chart Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart The UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart (also known as The Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts, and previously the Top 40 Hip Hop and RnB Singles and the Top 40 Hip Hop and ...
at number 40 on 20 June 2010 before climbing to number 18 the following week. That same week, "Prayin'" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 46. On 4 July 2010, the single rose to number 15 and 36 on the R&B and Singles Chart respectively, giving Plan B his third consecutive Top 40 hit. On its second week in the Top 40, the single climbed 12 places to number 24 and number 11 on the R&B Chart. Upon physical release, the single climbed to number 17 and number 7 on the respective charts on 18 July 2010. The following week, the single climbed a single place to its current peak of number 16. The single has sold over 126,500 copies in the UK. The single debuted on the
Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are ...
at number 42 on 15 July 2010, marking Plan B's second consecutive hit in the country after ''"She Said"'' reached number 2. On its second week in the chart, the single climbed 8 places to a current peak of number 34 before falling 3 places to number 37 on 29 July 2010.


Track listing

* UK CD single # "Prayin'" – 3:47 # "Prayin'" ( Breakage's Bad Week Remix) – 5:34 # "Prayin'" (Riva Starr Remix) – 8:00 * UK Promotional CD single # "Prayin'" (Breakage's Bad Week Remix) – 5:34 # "Prayin'" (Breakage's Bad Week Edit) – 3:21 # "Prayin'" (Riva Starr Remix) – 8:00 # "Prayin'" (Riva Starr Edit) – 4:02 # "Prayin'" (Riva Starr Dub) – 8:03 # "Prayin'" – 3:47 * UK 12" vinyl # "Prayin'" (Chase & Status Remix) – 3:26 # "Prayin'" (Breakage's Bad Week Remix) – 5:34 # "Prayin'" (Riva Starr Remix) – 8:00 # "Prayin'" (Boy Kid Cloud and Faith SFX Remix) – 4:20 * Digital download # "Prayin'" – 3:47 * Digital download – EP # "Prayin'" (Chase & Status Remix) – 3:26 # "Prayin'" (Breakage's Bad Week Remix) – 5:34 # "Prayin'" ( RAK Version) – 4:13 # "Prayin'" (Riva Starr Remix) – 8:00 # "Prayin'" (Boy Kid Cloud and Faith SFX Remix) – 4:20


Personnel

* Plan B – vocals ;Production *
Paul Epworth Paul Richard Epworth (born 25 July 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, musician, and remixer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna, and Maxïmo Park, among many others. He is a member of th ...
– producer, mixing * Mark "Top" Rankin – engineer ;Additional musicians * Tom Wright-Goss – guitar * Eric Appapoulay – bass * Richard Cassell – drums * Uncredited – orchestra


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* * * {{Authority control 2010 singles 679 Artists singles Atlantic Records UK singles British soul songs Plan B (musician) songs Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth Songs written by Plan B (musician) 2009 songs