"Hitz" is a single from English

United Kingdom

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 drum-and-bass duo Chase & Status

Chase & Status

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, which features vocals from English singer Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...

. The single was released in the United Kingdom

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 as a digital download

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 on 15 July 2011, and served as the sixth release from the studio album No More Idols

No More Idols

No More Idols is the second album by British production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More Than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal...

. It peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart

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 and number 11 on the UK Dance Chart

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. The song features a spoken word sample from the 1973 film The Harder They Come

The Harder They Come

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Background

The single version of the song features an additional chorus, performed between Tempah's verses, which does not appear on the album version. The single version was released on 15 July 2011 as a digital download

Music download

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 in the United Kingdom

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. The exclusive iTunes digital bundle includes remixes from Wretch 32, 16Bit, Delta Heavy & Dillon Francis. A music video to accompany the release of "Hitz" was first released onto YouTube

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 on 10 June 2011; at a total length of three minutes and fourteen seconds. The music video was filmed in New York

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 and was directed by AG Rojas.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Tinie Tempah
• Producer
  Record producer
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  s – Saul Milton, William Kennard
• songwriter – Saul Milton, Patrick Okogwu, William Kennard
• Label
  Record label
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  : Mercury Records
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Chart performance

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	15 July 2011	Digital Download, 12" Vinyl	Mercury Records