Hype (song)

This article is about the Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris song. For the Drake song of the same name, see Views (album).

"Hype" is a song by English rapper Dizzee Rascal and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris. The song was released as a single on 24 June 2016. Rascal and Harris had previously collaborated on the 2008 single "Dance wiv Me", the 2009 single "Holiday" and on "Here 2 China", a song from Harris's third studio album, 18 Months (2012).

"Hype"
Single by Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris
Released	24 June 2016 (2016-06-24)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Big beat[1] hip hop future house[1] techno EDM[2] hip house[2]
Length	3:31
Label	Dirtee Stank Island
Songwriter(s)	Dylan Mills Calvin Harris
Producer(s)	Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal singles chronology
"How Love Begins" (2016) "Hype" (2016) "Space" (2017)
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"This Is What You Came For" (2016) "Hype" (2016) "My Way" (2016)
Music video
"Hype" on YouTube

Although Harris and Rascal had previously worked together on several singles they did so remotely, emailing the track components back and forth, "Hype" marks the first song they worked on together in the same studio at the same time.^[3] Dizzee claims the words were written in the studio in an hour, and the vocals recorded and finished in a further half hour.^[3]

Track listing

Digital download^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hype"	3:31

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	71
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	2
Scotland (OCC)[7]	13
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	34
UK Dance (OCC)[9]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.