"Shutdown" is a song by English rapper

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, released as the second single from his fourth album '' Konnichiwa'' (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his

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record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to

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on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the

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. The song samples speech from a

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video created by Canadian rapper

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. The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the

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and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in ''

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'' and ''

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'' and '' Watch Dogs: Legion''.

Music video

The official music video for the song, shot in the

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and lasting two minutes and fifty seconds, was uploaded on 26 April 2015 to Skepta's

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channel on

. It was directed by Grace Ladoja and produced by Skepta and Ragz Originale. It was the last music video aired on MTV Base UK before its closure on 31st March 2022.

Music video

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Release history

References