"Wot Do U Call It?" is the debut single by British
grime
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* Dirt, in the form of black, ingrained dust
Music
* Grime music, a genre of music
* ''Grime'' (album), a 2001 album by Iniquity
* "Grime", a 2023 song by Macklemore from ''Ben''
* "Grime", a 2024 song by Kittie from ''Fire
...
artist
Wiley
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Locations
*Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
*Wiley, Georgia, an U.S. unincorporated community
* Wiley, Pleasants County, West Virginia, U.S.
* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany
People
*Wiley (musician), ...
. It is the first single released from his first album ''
Treddin' on Thin Ice
''Treddin' on Thin Ice'' is the debut album by UK grime artist Wiley released on XL Recordings. It was released on 26 April 2004.
The album is seen as a critical success in grime music with an enduring and influential forward facing sound. H ...
'' (2004). It was released on 5 April 2004 for digital download and CD single.
Music video
The music video consists mainly of Wiley around various streets and venues of his local area, in
East London
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, and was produced on a shoestring budget.
Track listings
; CD single
# "Wot Do U Call It?" – 3:20
# "Problems" – 3:49
;Digital download – EP
# "Wot Do U Call It?"
# "Wot Do U Call It?" (instrumental)
Credits and personnel
* Lead vocals – Wiley
* Producer – Wiley
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Lyrics
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– Richard Cowie
* Label: XL Recordings
Chart performance
Release history
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wot Do U Call It (Song)
2004 debut singles
Wiley (musician) songs
2004 songs
XL Recordings singles
Songs written by Wiley (musician)