Shut Up

Stormzy

About Shut Up

"Shut Up" is a song by English rapper Stormzy. The song was released independently for digital download in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2015 as the B-side to the "WickedSkengMan 4" single. It was produced by XTC and written by Stormzy. "Shut Up" was originally released as a freestyle video in May 2015 but gained popularity over the year. The song initially entered at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2015; however, following an unsuccessful Christmas number one campaign, the song rose to number eight. To date, the song has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. 


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Right
State your name, cuz
Stormzy, init
What we doing today?
Repping, init
Yeah, fucking repping, init
Yeah fire in the park, let's go!

Man try say he's better than me
Tell my man shut up
Mention my name in your tweets
Oi rudeboy, shut up
How can you be better than me?
Shut up
Best in the scene?
Tell my man, yo, yo

Couple man called me a backup dancer
Onstage at the BRITs, I'm a backup dancer
If that makes me a backup dancer
The man in your vids, backup dancer
The man in your pics, backup dancer
Man wanna chat about backup dancer
Big man like me with a beard
I'm a big man, how the f*ck can I
Army comes everywhere I go
I can't run when my enemies show
Walk in the club with all of my tugs
Party's done, everybody go home
Apart from the girl dem, you lot stay
Walk in the club, all the girls say hey
Tell a man like I'm K to the A
There's no champagne, we don't rave
Yeah, I'm the best, I'm so cocky
I've got a mob like A$AP Rocky
I set trends, dem man copy
They catch feelings, I catch bodies
They roll deep, I roll squaddy
Got about 25 goons in my posse
They drink Bailey's, I drink Vossy
I get merky, they get worried
If you got a G-A-T, bring it out
Most of the real badboys live in south
If you wanna do me something, I'm about
I'm not a gangster, I'm just about
But you see my man over there with the pouch?
Dare one of you man try get loud
All of my mandem move so foul
I might sing but I ain't sold out
Nowadays all of my shows sold out
Headline tour, yeah blud, sold out
When we roll in, they roll out
I'm so London, I'm so south
Food in the ends like there ain't no drought
Flipz don't talk like he's got no mouth
I wanna make my mum so proud
Like "yo Mum, book a flight, go now"
All of my ex girls stalking me hard
Talk to my face, don't talk to my palm
Had four bills and I bought a new car
Little red whip that I bought for my marge
I straight murk, it's a walk in the park
I take care when I water my plants
These MCs wanna talk about Lord of the Mics
You ain't even lord of your yard
Dead MCs, blud, leave me alone
Me and your girl, we speak on the phone
Kill a whole crew of MCs on my own
Kill a whole crew of MCs for the throne
Look, I was out hungry, so damn hungry
Man tried eat then leave me the bones
Now these niggas, they need me to grow
Hot chocolate and a panini to go
I'm a big man, f*ck a postcode war
Man were upset about the MOBO Awards
Yeah, I was gassed at the MOBO Awards
Why? Cause I ain't won a MOBO before
Duh, all of you MCs sound so bitter
Shut down Wireless, shut down Twitter
Shoutout Deepee, shoutout Flipper
Best my age, yeah blud, look
If you don't rate me, shame on you
If you don't rate me, shame on you
Can I order a deathbed for an MC?
He wants beef with me? Make that two
Anyone else wanna make that move?
Anyone else wanna pay their dues?

Imposters wanna take my tunes
Stiff Chocolate, yeah, my face so smooth, check it
Don't even talk too much, you're a talker
Dem man still go halves on a quarter
See me turn from a prince to a pauper
Two cigarettes and a bottle of water
Told the bouncers get the bottles in order
Man in the kitchen putting in orders
Stiff Chocolate, skin clear like water
Smooth on this ting, start locking up daughters

Yeah, so shut your fucking stupid mouths
Chatting bare fucking shit
Shut the f*ck up, shut your fucking mouth
Oi rudeboy, shut up
One time yeah, chatting bare fucking shit
Shut up, man
Pussy, what?

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Stormzy

Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), better known by his stage name Stormzy, is an English rapper and rapper. Stormzy won Best Grime Act at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards and was named as an artist to look out for in the BBC's influential Sound of 2015 list. His most successful song to date is the BPI platinum-selling "Shut Up", which was initially released as a freestyle on YouTube. The track was then officially released and got to number eight on the UK Singles Chart after Stormzy launched a campaign to reach Christmas number one. His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer, was released on 24 February 2017 and was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. more »

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Written by: MICHAEL EBENAZER KWADJO OMARI OWUO JUNIOR, OBI PROMISE EGWUATU OBINNA

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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11 facts about this song

Release Date Fact
"Shut Up" by Stormzy was officially released on the 11th of September 2015.
Record Label Fact
The song was released under the label "#Merky Records," which is Stormzy's own independent label.
Commercial Success Fact
"Shut Up" became Stormzy's first top-10 hit and the first freestyle to reach the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
Music Video Fact
The music video for "Shut Up" was initially released on YouTube as a freestyle over XTC's Functions on the Low instrumental. The video features Stormzy rapping with friends within a park setting.
Achievement Fact
The song became popular through a social media campaign to make it the UK Christmas number one song in December 2015. However, it ultimately reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
Chart Performance Fact
"Shut Up" charted again in 2016 after Stormzy's performance at the 2016 Brit Awards.
Live Performance Fact
Stormzy performed "Shut Up" during the 2017 Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko boxing fight at Wembley Stadium in front of approximately 90,000 people.
Certification Fact
"Shut Up" was certified platinum in the UK in 2017 for sales exceeding 600,000 units.
Grime Genre Fact
"Shut Up" is noted for its contribution to the rising popularity of the grime genre in the UK mainstream.
Sampling Fact
The instrumental of the song, "Functions on the Low" by XTC, is one of the most recognized instrumentals in Grime music.
Cultural Impact Fact
The song became one of the anthems of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK.

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