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Unorthodox (Wretch 32 song)

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380:"I got a good vibe/ I ain't trying to be bait with my hook lines," Wretch swaggers with rapper-turned-singer Example over thrumming beats and funk-infused guitars that sample the Stone Roses' 1989 hit 'Fools Gold' – proving there is still a place for a bit string plucking while maintaining a musical relevance in today's chart. "We don't follow no crowd, they follow us," they claim on the bouncy, summery and catchy-as-cholera chorus. Like with any new and exciting fad, let's hope it's in their droves. 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 31: 433:" peaking at number 1. The following week the single fell five places to number 7; spending but another week in the top 10 before falling to number 16. "Unorthodox" then gradually fell down the chart, spending a total of six weeks in the top 40 before dropping down to number 43. The single also debuted at number-one on both the 465:
A music video to accompany the release of the single "Unorthodox" was first released on YouTube on 1 March 2011, directed by Ben Newman. The video lasts 3 minutes and 23 seconds long. The video begins with faded dictionary definition of the words 'Orthodox' and 'Unorthodox', the latter of which is
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estate. The lyrics talk of people not adhering to the norm and as such the video features a range of unorthodox characters; including a young child with speakers in a shopping trolley, women with piercings, a woman shaving her head and a tattoo artist. The video features cameos from rappers
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defined as "breaking the convention or tradition". The song then begins to play with Wretch 32 and Example rapping besides one another when walking around the notorious
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for the week ending 30 April 2011, marking Wretch 32's highest-charting single to date and Example's second highest-charting single to date; with the latter's "
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was released the following day. The song samples Run D.M.C.'s "What's It All About" and
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at number 37 and then peaking 32, beating the peak of previous single "
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Music – Singles Review – Wretch 32 featuring Example: 'Unorthodox'
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for 26–27 March 2011. It also features on the soundtrack of
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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Index


Single
Wretch 32
Example
Black and White
Playing in the Shadows
Genre
British hip hop
Label
Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s)
Jermaine Scott
Elliot Gleave
Ian Brown
John Squire
Producer(s)
Wretch 32
Traktor
Don't Go
Example
Game Over
Changed the Way You Kiss Me
Tottenham
Wretch 32
recording artist
Example
Black and White
vinyl
Manchester
The Stone Roses

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