That's Not Me (Skepta song)

"That's Not Me" is a song by British MC Skepta, featuring his brother Jme. It was released on 8 June 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom on iTunes as the lead single from Skepta's fourth album Konnichiwa (2016). The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is an intentional throwback to the early era of grime music.[1] Complex magazine ranked the song at number 1 on their list of "Grime's Most Impactful Songs of the 2010s", calling it "one for the history books".[2]

"That's Not Me"
Single by Skepta featuring Jme
from the album Konnichiwa
Released6 June 2014
FormatDigital download
Recorded2013
GenreGrime
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Skepta
Skepta singles chronology
"Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)"
(2012)
"That's Not Me"
(2014)
"Supposed to Do"
(2014)
Jme singles chronology
"German Whip"
(2014)
"That's Not Me"
(2014)
"Rari WorkOut"
(2014)

Music video

A music video directed made by Tim & Barry to accompany the release of "That's Not Me" was first released onto YouTube on 13 April 2014, at a total length of three minutes and four seconds.[3] It was preceded by a short documentary shot on VHS[4] in a style intended to invoke early grime DVDs such as Lord of the Mics and Practice Hours. This video won the Award for Best Video at the 2014 MOBO Awards.

Track listings

Digital download - Single
No.TitleLength
1."That's Not Me" (featuring Jme) (Radio Edit Explicit)3:04
Digital download - Remix
No.TitleLength
1."That's Not Me" (featuring D Double E, Tempa T, President T, Sox & Jaykae) (Remix)3:28
2."That's Not Me" (Instrumental)3:28

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[5] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 21

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 600,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 8 June 2014[8] Digital download 3 Beat

References

  1. "Stream Skepta and JME's new track / mini-doc, 'That's Not Me' - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. Raw, Son (November 25, 2019). "The 2010s: Grime's Most Impactful Songs". Complex. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. Skepta featuring JME - #ThatsNotMe. Youtube.com. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2016 via YouTube.
  4. Skepta ft JME - That's Not Me. Youtube.com. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2016 via YouTube.
  5. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. "British single certifications – Skepta ft Jme – That's Not Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 April 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type That's Not Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. "That's Not Me (feat. JME) [Radio Edit] - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 28 May 2016.


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