Shutdown (Skepta song)

"Shutdown"
Single by Skepta
from the album Konnichiwa
Released26 April 2015
GenreGrime
Length
  • 3:08 (Single version)
  • 2:50 (Video edit)
LabelBoy Better Know
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ragz Originale
  • Skepta
Skepta singles chronology
"Red Eye to Paris"
(2015)
"Shutdown"
(2015)
"50 Grand"
(2015)
Music video
"Shutdown" on YouTube

"Shutdown" is a song by English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake.[1] The song was covered by English rock band Slaves (now Soft Play) in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge[2] and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in NBA 2K17, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion.

  1. ^ "Skepta samples Drake on new single 'Shutdown'". Fact. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Slaves - Shutdown (Skepta cover in the Live Lounge)". YouTube. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.