When the Bassline Drops

"When the Bassline Drops"
Single by Craig David and Big Narstie
from the album Following My Intuition
Released 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre UK garage
Length 3:05
Label
  • Insanity
  • Speakerbox
Writer(s)
Producer(s) White N3rd
Craig David singles chronology
"All Alone Tonight (Stop, Look, Listen)"
(2010)		 "When the Bassline Drops"
(2015)		 "Who Am I"
(2016)
Big Narstie singles chronology
"Hello Hi"
(2015)		 "When the Bassline Drops"
(2015)

"When the Bassline Drops" is a song by British singer Craig David and British rapper Big Narstie. It is David's first single in six years, it was released on 27 November 2015 by Insanity and Speakerbox Media as the lead single from his upcoming sixth studio album, Following My Intuition (2016).[2] The song was written by David, Scott Wild and Tyrone Lindo, and peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

The song sees David return to his UK garage roots, and is his first single release since "All Alone Tonight (Stop, Look, Listen)" in May 2010. The "Ravers Edition" music video was released on 10 December.[3] The song premiered on MistaJam's show on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 7 November 2015.[4][5]

Chart performance

The song entered at number fifty on the UK Singles Chart on 4 December 2015 – for the week ending dated 10 December 2015 – before climbing to number twelve seven weeks later. This gave David his first top twenty hit since "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" in 2007.[6] The song finally peaked at number ten on the chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "When the Bassline Drops" was first released onto YouTube on 10 December 2015 at a total length of three minutes and five seconds.[7]

Live performances

David and Big Narstie performed "When the Bassline Drops" on The Jonathan Ross Show on 30 January 2016.[8]

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."When the Bassline Drops"  3:05

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 74
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 61
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 10
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[14] 10
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[15] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 400,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 27 November 2015[2] Digital download
  • Insanity
  • Speakerbox

References

  1. ↑ "When the Bassline Drops - Single by Craig David & Big Narstie". iTunes Store GB. Apple Inc. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "When the Bassline Drops - Single". iTunes.
  3. ↑ Swift, Patrick (13 December 2015). "Watch the video for 'When The Bassline Drops' by Craig David & Big Narstie". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Craig David x Big Narstie - When the Bassline Drops". YouTube. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Morgan Britton, Luke (9 November 2015). "Craig David returns with new song 'When The Bassline Drops' from 2016 comeback album – listen". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Myers, Justin (15 January 2016). "Justin Bieber's Love Yourself scores sixth week at Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Craig David x Big Narstie - When the Bassline Drops (Ravers Edition)". YouTube. 10 December 2015.
  8. ↑ McGrath, Rachel (29 February 2016). "Craig David Has Something To Say About THAT 'Bo Selecta' Impression". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' Is Australia's No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Craig David x Big Narstie – When the Bassline Drops" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 5, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-02-11". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-02-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-02-11" UK Download Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-02-11" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  16. ↑
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