Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)

"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"
Single by Wiley featuring Skepta, Jme and Ms D
from the album The Ascent
Released	28 October 2012
Format	Digital download
Genre	Grime dance
Length	3:52
Label	Warner Music
Writer(s)	Richard Cowie Joseph Adenuga Jamie Adenuga Dayo Olatunji
Producer(s)	Rymez Sillkey
Wiley singles chronology
"Heatwave" (2012) "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (2012) "Banger" (2013)
Skepta singles chronology "Make Peace Not War" (2012) "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (2012) "That's Not Me" (2014) Jme singles chronology "Murking" (2012) "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (2012) "Banger" (2013) Ms D singles chronology "Heatwave" (2012) "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (2012) "Reload" (2013)

"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" is a single from British grime artist Wiley, featuring vocals from Skepta, Jme and Ms D. It was released as the second single from his eighth studio album The Ascent on 28 October 2012 for digital download in the United Kingdom. It was written by Richard Cowie, Joseph Adenuga, Jamie Adenuga, Dayo Olatunji and produced by Rymez and Sillkey

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" was first released onto YouTube on 4 October 2012 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-three seconds.^[1]

Chart performance

"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" debuted at number 3 on UK chart on 4 November 2012. The song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 26.^[2]

Track listings

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"	3:52
2.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (MOTI Remix)	5:12
3.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (TAI Remix)	9:11
4.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (Adam F Remix)	9:11
5.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (Instrumental)	9:11

Promotional CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (Radio Edit)	3:53
2.	"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" (Instrumental Mix)	3:40

Credits and personnel

• Vocals – Wiley, Skepta, Jme & Ms D
• Producer – Rymez & Sillkey
• Lyrics – Richard Cowie, Joseph Adenuga, Jamie Adenuga, Dayo Olatunji
• Label: Warner Music

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012/13)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	26
Israel (Media Forest)[4]	7
Poland (Dance Top 50)[5]	9
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6]	3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[7]	51
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[8]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Gold	400,000[11]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[12]	92

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	28 October 2012[13]	Digital download	Warner Music

References

1. Wiley - Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya) ft Skepta, Jme & Ms D. YouTube
2. Labrinth, Emeli Sandé remain at No.1 in Ireland. Digital Spy
3. "Chart Track: Week 44, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
4. "Wiley feat. MS D, Skepta & Jme – Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya) Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
5. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
6. "Archive Chart: 2012-11-10". Scottish Singles Top 40.
7. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201246 into search.
8. "Archive Chart: 2012-11-10" UK Dance Chart.
9. "Archive Chart: 2012-11-10" UK Singles Chart.
10. "British single certifications – Wiley feat. Ms D – Heatwave". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Heatwave in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
11. Lane, Dan (2013-01-02). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles Of 2012 Revealed!". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
12. "Top 100 Singles of 2012". BBC Radio 1. BBC Online. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
13. "iTunes - Music - Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya) [Remixes] [feat. Skepta, Jme & Ms. D] - EP by Wiley".