Reviews for Doin' It Again have been mixed. The Observer

The Observer

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 said "This third album is clearly a bid for international recognition, but the transition feels uncomfortable at times". The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

 was more positive saying that Skepta

Skepta

Joseph Junior Adenuga , better known as Skepta, is an English rapper from London. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved to London aged three....

 had "a distinctive, authentic voice and a sharp sense of humour". However, NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

 were far more negative saying "this is the sound of grime destroying itself"

Singles

• "Bad Boy
  Bad Boy (Skepta song)
  "Bad Boy" is a single by British grime artist Skepta, released on 15 March 2010 for digital download. On 21 March 2010 it charted number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. The track is produced by Agent X and the music video is directed by "Staple House"...
  
  " is the first single from the album it was released on March 15, 2010, it entered at number 34 on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Then 4 days after on March 21, 2010 climbed 8 places from the mid-week chart to number 26. In the same week, it reached number 8 on the UK R&B Chart
  UK R&B Chart
  The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...
  
   and a number 1 on the UK Indie Chart
  UK Indie Chart
  The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
  
  .

• "Rescue Me
  Rescue Me (Skepta song)
  "Rescue Me" is a single by British grime artist, Skepta. It released June 27, 2010 for digital download. On July 10, 2010 it charted number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, beating the chart position of Skepta's previous single, "Bad Boy". The track is produced by Agent X - who had also produced "Bad...
  
  " is the second single from the album it was released on June 27, 2010, it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 14 - which is Skepta's highest chart position currently. The next week it slipped down to number 19. The song features Greg Timberlake who is uncredited.

• "Cross My Heart
  Cross My Heart (Skepta song)
  "Cross My Heart" is a song by British MC Skepta, featuring vocals from actress and singer Preeya Kalidas. The song was released on October 17, 2010 in the United Kingdom. It is the third single to be released from Skepta's third studio album, Doin' It Again. The single will also feature on Kalidas'...
  
  " is the third single from the album which features Preeya Kalidas
  Preeya Kalidas
  Preeya Kalidas is a British singer and actress of Indian descent. She plays Amira Masood in the soap opera EastEnders. She returned to a career in singing, with her single "Shimmy" being released in July 2010 taken from her debut album Constant Craving, was supposed to be released in September...
  
  . It was released on October 17, 2010, it reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
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  .

• "So Alive
  So Alive (Skepta and N-Dubz song)
  "So Alive" is a song by British MC Skepta and British trio, N-Dubz. It was released as an official single on 6 February 2011. It is the fourth single released Skepta's third album Doin' It Again and N-Dubz's third album Love.Live.Life...
  
  " is the fourth single which features N-Dubz
  N-Dubz
  N-Dubz are a British hip hop group from Camden Town, London. The group consists of members Dappy, Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer.N-Dubz were previously signed to Polydor Records before joining All Around the World Records...
  
  , who are credited as "vs. N-Dubz
  N-Dubz
  N-Dubz are a British hip hop group from Camden Town, London. The group consists of members Dappy, Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer.N-Dubz were previously signed to Polydor Records before joining All Around the World Records...
  
  " It was released for digital download on December 9, 2010. It is to release as a single on February 6, 2011.

• "Amnesia
  Amnesia (Skepta song)
  "Amnesia" is a song by British MC Skepta. It was released on February 27, 2011 in the United Kingdom. It is the fifth single released Skepta's third album Doin' It Again. It reached number 164 on the UK Singles Chart.-Background:...
  
  " is the fifth single from the album. It was released for digital download on February 27, 2011.

Track listing

Notes: - Greg Bonnick of Agent X

Agent X (Music Producers)

Agent X is a British record production, songwriting and DJ team, originally founded as a duo in London by Music College classmates Greg Bonnick and Leon Price, adding Hayden Chapman and Peter Renshaw to the collective in 2009...

 also featured on this track, but was not credited.

Chart performance

On February 6, 2011, "Doin' It Again" entered the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

 at number 19.

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	19
UK R&B Chart UK R&B Chart The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...	2
UK Download Chart	7

Certifications

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	January 31, 2011	Digital download, CD	3 Beat 3 Beat Records 3 Beat Records is a British record shop and independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.-History:3 Beat Records was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at... , AATW AATW AATW may refer to:* All Along the Watchtower, a song written by Bob Dylan* All Along the Watchtower, a British sitcom* All Around the World , a record company* Anarchists Against the Wall, an Israeli direct action group...