Boasty
{{Infobox song
| name = Boasty
| type = single
| cover = Wiley, Stefflon Don and Sean Paul - Boasty.png
| alt =
| artist = Wiley, Stefflon Don and Sean Paul featuring Idris Elba
| released = {{start date|2019|01|22|df=y}}
| recorded =
| genre = Dancehall
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=57}}
| label = BMG
| writer =
- Richard Cowie
- Stephanie Allen
- Sean Paul
- Idris Elba
- Reynard Bargmann
- Thomas Mackenzie Bell
| producer =
- Mucky
- Toddla T
| chronology = Wiley
| prev_title = Remember Me
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = My One
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Stefflon Don
| type = singles
| prev_title = Shot & Wine
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Boasty
| year = 2019
| next_title = Scared of Love
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Sean Paul
| type = singles
| prev_title = Shot & Wine
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Boasty
| year = 2019
| next_title = Contra La Pared
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Idris Elba
| type = singles
| prev_title =Dance Off
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Boasty
| year = 2019
| next_title = Come Alive
| next_year = 2019
}}
}}
"Boasty" is a song by British rappers Wiley and Stefflon Don and Jamaican rapper Sean Paul featuring vocals from English actor and musician Idris Elba. It was originally released by Wiley featuring Mucky in August 2018,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/boasty-feat-mucky-single/1427525316|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070724/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/boasty-feat-mucky-single/1427525316|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2019|title=Boasty (feat. Mucky) – Single by Wiley on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|access-date=30 March 2019}} and remixed for release with contributions from Stefflon Don, Paul and Elba in January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/wiley-sean-paul-and-stefflon-don-grab-idris-elba-for-boasty-new-song.1981758.html|title=Wiley, Sean Paul & Stefflon Don Grab Idris Elba For 'Boasty'|website=HotNewHipHop|last=A|first=Aron|date=22 January 2019|access-date=30 March 2019}} It reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2019. A solo version of the track was released on the rapper's 14th studio album, Boasty Gang – The Album, which was released on 22 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/boasty-gang-the-album/1519753039|title=Boasty Gang - The Album|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2020-06-23}}
Music video
The music video, directed by Henry Scholfield, was released in March 2019, featuring Stefflon Don, Paul and Elba, with a young actor, Brooklyn Appiah, appearing in place of Wiley.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/07/wiley-stefflon-don-sean-paul-idris-elba-boasty|title=Sean Paul, Idris Elba, Stefflon Don, and 'Wiley' link-up in their 'Boasty' video|website=The Fader|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=7 March 2019|access-date=30 March 2019}} Idris Elba delivers his verse in a mansion that includes a film set.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/3/wiley-stefflon-don-sean-paul-idris-elba-boasty-stream|title=Wiley Releases Music Video for "Boasty" Featuring Idris Elba, Sean Paul & Stefflon Don|website=Hypebeast|last=Brain|first=Eric|date=7 March 2019|access-date=30 March 2019}} Scholfield said that he wanted the video to feel like a competition between the artists "competing for lyrical screen-space" to give the "vibe of bigupmanship and a visual riff on who's the boasty-iest".
Charts
=Weekly charts=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=13 April 2019}}
| 82 |
{{single chart|Scotland|31|date=20190329|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2019}} |
{{single chart|UK|11|date=20190329|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2019|refname=UK}} |
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20190405|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2019}} |
{{single chart|UKrandb|5|date=20190405|rowheader=true|access-date=21 April 2019}} |
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|35|artist=Stefflon Don|rowheader=true|access-date=14 June 2019}} |
=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20190101/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=4 January 2020}}
| 50 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Wiley/Stefflon Don/Sean Paul|title=Boasty|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=4 January 2020|id=15627-4941-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Wiley}}
{{Stefflon Don}}
{{Sean Paul}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Wiley (musician) songs
Category:BMG Rights Management singles
Category:British dancehall songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Toddla T
Category:Songs written by Idris Elba
Category:Songs written by Toddla T
Category:Songs written by Sean Paul
Category:Songs written by Stefflon Don
Category:Songs written by Wiley (musician)
Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
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