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"Location"
Single by Dave featuring Burna Boy
from the album Psychodrama
Released8 March 2019
Genre
Length4:01
LabelNeighbourhood
Songwriters
Producers
Dave singles chronology
"Streatham"
(2019)		 "Location"
(2019)		 "Disaster"
(2019)
Burna Boy singles chronology
"Dangote"
(2019)		 "Location"
(2019)		 "Anybody"
(2019)

"Location" is a song recorded by British rapper Dave featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released as the third single from Dave's debut studio album Psychodrama.[2] The song was written by Dave, Burna Boy and Jonathan Mensah, and produced by Fraser T. Smith, Jae5 and Dave. The song has a sample from Final Fantasy XIII (Sarah's Theme) [3]

Commercially, the song reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom and top 20 in Ireland.[4][5] It has been certified 5× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding chart sales of 3,000,000.[6]

Music video

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The music video for "Location" was released via YouTube on 15 July 2019. Directed by Kaylum and Dave, it was shot on location in Ibiza, and features behind the scenes shots of Stormzy's #MERKY Festival, held at Ibiza Rocks, which Dave co-headlined alongside Stormzy and Fredo.

Burna Boy appears in the video, alongside a number of cameo appearances from other artists and celebrities, including Stormzy, Fredo, Lethal Bizzle, Jorja Smith, Avelino, J Hus, Aitch, Unknown T, comedian Michael Dapaah and English footballers, Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho.

Critical reception

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Writing for Complex, Natty Kasambla referred to the track as "an understated bop".[7]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Location"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[16] Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[17] Gold 300,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] Platinum 93,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
Nigeria (TCSN)[20] Platinum 100,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[21] Platinum 60,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[22] Gold 5,000‡
South Africa (RISA)[23] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] 5× Platinum 3,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[26] Platinum 12,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ "Dave & Burna Boy's "Vacation" Captures The Art Of Seduction". HotNewHipHop. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "SANTAN on Twitter: "Buy & Stream 'Psychodrama', the debut album from Dave. Out Now". Twitter. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "PSYCHODRAMA / DAVE". Tidal. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dave". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart on 29/3/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 "British single certifications – Dave ft Burna Boy – Location". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 May 2025. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Location Dave ft Burna Boy in the "Search:" field.
  7. ↑ Kasambala, Natty (11 March 2019). "Review: Dave's 'Psychodrama' Is A Brutally Impressive Examination Of Society". Complex. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 12/4/2019 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 33, 2022" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "TurnTable Nigeria Bubbling Under Hot 100: Mar 13th – Mar 19th, 2026". TurnTable. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Copsey, Rob (1 January 2020). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Dave – Location". Music Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Dave – Location". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "French single certifications – Dave feat. Burna Boy – Location" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dave feat. Burna Boy; 'Location')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – Dave – Location" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 11 July 2026. Enter Location in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2026 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  19. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Dave feat. Burna Boy – Location". Radioscope. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Type Location in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  20. ↑ "Nigeria certifications". TurnTable. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications – Dave – Location" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Dave – Location" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "South Africa certifications". Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Location')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  25. ↑ "American single certifications – Dave – Location (feat. Burna Boy)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "Grammotex – Artikeldata Artist: Dave Titel: Location (feat. Burna Boy)" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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