6 Words
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| name = 6 Words
| cover = Wretch 32 6 Words.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Wretch 32
| album = Growing Over Life
| released = 16 November 2014
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| genre = Drum and bass{{cite web|url=http://www.kissfmuk.com/2014/09/12/wretch-32-returns-with-6-words/|title=Wretch 32 returns with '6 Words'|work=Kiss FM|date=12 September 2014}}
| length = 3:33
| label = {{hlist|Ministry of Sound|Levels}}
| writer = {{hlist|Jermaine Scott|Varren Wade}}
| producer = {{hlist|Mikey Muzik|Mo-Samuels|Wilkinson (add.)}}
| chronology = Wretch 32
| prev_title = Doing OK
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Alright with Me
| next_year = 2015
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"6 Words" is a song by English rapper Wretch 32. It was released on 16 November 2014 as the lead single from his third studio album Growing Over Life. The song was produced by Mikey Muzik and Mo-Samuels from the Sons of Sonix Music Group, with additional production and engineering by Wilkinson.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a603319/premiere-wretch-32-unveils-new-single-6-words-music-video.html|title=Premiere: Wretch 32 unveils new single '6 Words' music video|author=Corner, Lewis|work=Digital Spy|date=14 October 2014}} It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Wretch's fifth top ten single in the UK.
Musical influences and styles
Wretch received mixed feedback following the release of the song, due to the fact that he wasn't rapping on it. He told MistaJam "I'm still adamant that it's gliding, I'm gliding in key".{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v25q7|title=MistaJam's Christmas Party|work=BBC Radio 1Xtra|date=17 December 2014}} Speaking to Complex UK about this, he said:{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/11/soundtrack-to-my-life-wretch-32-interview/wretch-32-6-words|title=Wretch 32 — "6 Words" - Soundtrack To My Life: Wretch 32|work=Complex UK|date=20 November 2014|access-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200020/http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/11/soundtrack-to-my-life-wretch-32-interview/wretch-32-6-words|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
"Listening to Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and all those guys when I was growing up, I heard them guys rapping and singing and they can't really sing, but it still sounds good because it's in-tune. I wouldn't class them as singers. like I would Whitney Houston or someone, but they have the ability to do that because it's in their range and I knew it was in my ability because I can sing along with them, but I can't sing. I always had in my head, 'I'm gonna make a record where there are no rap verses.' And that's what '6 Words' is. It's not like everyday rap and I'd say that Gary Barlow and Chris Martin inspired it because, in the studio, all I was thinking was that I needed to write a better song than what they would write."
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "6 Words" was first released onto YouTube on 14 October 2014.{{YouTube|DGIYXuZIWBY|Wretch 32 '6 Words' (Official Video) (Out Now)}} The video features imagery such as loudspeakers placed in a field.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Vocals - Wretch 32
- Backing vocals - Teni Tinks, Vicky Tola, Ben Williams
- Guitar - Andy Shaw
- Songwriting - Jermaine Scott, Varren Wade
- Production - Mikey Muzik, Mo-Samuels
- Mixing, additional production - Wilkinson
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2014–15)
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| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/3295|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=13 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213091404/http://ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/3295|archive-date=2015-02-13|url-status=dead}}
| align="center"| 25 |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|12|song=6 Words|date=2014-11-29}} |
| {{singlechart|UKindie|1|song=6 Words|date=2014-11-29}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|8|song=6 Words|date=2014-11-29}} |
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=Certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Wretch 32|title=6 Words|relyear=2014|certyear=2022|id=13482-2759-1|access-date=25 November 2022}}
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Country
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| United Kingdom
| 16 November 2014 | rowspan="2"| Ministry of Sound / Levels |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Wretch 32}}
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Category:Ministry of Sound singles