The Avenue (song) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

"The Avenue" is a song by Roll Deep

Roll Deep

Roll Deep are an Urban Music Awards-winning London-based grime music collective. They were founded in 2002, by a group of MCs including Wiley. Roll Deep were also closely associated with Boy Better Know with members in both. Their debut album, In at the Deep End, was released in June 2005...

, the group that once contained UK grime

Grime (music)

Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...

artist Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

. The song samples from "Heartache Avenue", a 1983 song by The Maisonettes

The Maisonettes

The Maisonettes were an English one-hit band formed by Lol Mason and Mark Tibenham. Their debut single, "Heartache Avenue", reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1982,...

. The song is the first without Dizzee Rascal and it became a Top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, entering the chart at #11 during summer 2005.

Track listing

Digital download

"The Avenue" (Radio Edit) – 2:32

CD Single

"The Avenue" (Radio Edit) – 2:32
"When I'm 'Ere" -

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position

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