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Heatwave (Wiley song)

"Heatwave" is a single from British grime artist Wiley, featuring vocals from Ms D – known for singing on the Chipmunk song "Oopsy Daisy". It was released as the lead single from his ninth studio album The Ascent on 27 July 2012 for digital download in the United Kingdom. It was written by Wiley, Dayo Olatunji and produced by Rymez, who is unofficially credited as a featured artist. "Heatwave" received major radio airplay, while managing to enter on BBC Radio 1's A-list. The song debuted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart on 5 August 2012, selling over 114,000 copies, while becoming Wiley's first ever solo number 1.

"Heatwave"
Single by Wiley featuring Ms D
from the album The Ascent
Released27 July 2012
Length3:14
LabelWarner Music/One More Tune
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rymez
Wiley singles chronology
"Boom Blast"
(2012) 		"Heatwave"
(2012) 		"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"
(2012)
Ms D singles chronology
"Oopsy Daisy"
(2009) 		"Heatwave"
(2012) 		"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"
(2012)

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Heatwave" was first released onto YouTube on 29 June 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-one seconds.[1]

Critical reception

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Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a neutral review, calling it "a suitably cool summer jam, but if Wiley really wants to make an impact like his peers, he's going to have to dial the temperature up just a little bit higher yet.      ."[2]

Chart performance

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"Heatwave" was number 1 on the Wednesday and Friday UK midweek chart.[3][4] As predicted, the song entered the UK Singles Chart on 5 August 2012 at number 1, spending two weeks there (holding off "We'll Be Coming Back" by Calvin Harris and Example). "Heatwave" sold over 114,000 copies in its first week of release and became Wiley's first ever solo number 1 single. In the second week of release, Wiley remained at number 1, selling another 66,000.[5] The song has sold 416,000 copies in the UK as of December 2012, and was the 38th best-selling single of 2012.[6]

Track listings

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D)3:14
2."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D) (DEVolution Radio Edit)3:01
3."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D) (Kat Krazy Radio Edit)3:26
4."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D) (Kat Krazy Extended Mix)4:29
5."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D) (DEVolution Extended Mix)5:06
Promotional CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D) (Radio Edit)3:16
2."Heatwave" (featuring Ms D) (Instrumental Mix)3:15

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8]
15
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[8]
41
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[8]
36
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 8
Scotland (OCC)[11] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[12] 83
UK Dance (OCC)[13] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2012) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 38

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 27 July 2012 Digital download Warner Music

References

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  1. ^ Wiley | Heatwave feat. Ms.D (Official Video). YouTube
  2. ^ Corner, Lewis (25 July 2012). "Wiley ft. Ms D: 'Heatwave' – Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ Copsey, Robert (1 August 2012). "Conor Maynard, Wiley storm midweek charts". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ^ Copsey, Robert (3 August 2012). "Sunday chart predictions: Wiley, Calvin Harris, Conor Maynard". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. ^ Kreisler, Lauren (1 August 2012). "Wiley's Heatwave scorches through the 100,000 sales mark to clinch Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b Lane, Dan (2 January 2013). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles Of 2012 Revealed!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Wiley feat. Ms D – Heatwave". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ a b c "Wiley feat. Ms D – Heatwave – ultratop.be".
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 43. týden 2012 in the date selector.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Heatwave". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201251,52 into search.
  13. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Wiley feat. Ms D – Heatwave". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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