Dinner Guest
{{Infobox song
| name = Dinner Guest
| cover = AJ Tracey - Dinner Guest.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = AJ Tracey featuring MoStack
|album=Flu Game| released = 29 April 2020
| recorded =
| genre = Afroswing, hip house
| length = 3:33
| label = AJ Tracey
| writer =
- AJ Tracey
- MoStack
- The Elements
| producer =
- AJ Tracey
- The Elements
| chronology = AJ Tracey
| prev_title = Rain
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Dinner Guest
| year = 2020
| next_title = West Ten
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = MoStack
| type = single
| prev_title = Floss
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Dinner Guest
| year = 2020
| next_title = Way Too Long
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|aPc4OnfTrY8|"Dinner Guest"}}}}
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"Dinner Guest" is a song recorded by British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer AJ Tracey featuring British rapper MoStack. It was released as a single on 29 April 2020 as the lead single from the former's second studio album Flu Game (2021). The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of 12 weeks in the top ten.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50525/aj-tracey/ |title=AJ Tracy - full Official Chart history |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=13 October 2020}} The song features a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers.{{cite web |last=Weston |first=Christopher |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/04/30/aj-tracey-dinner-guest-sample-mostack-single/ |title=AJ TRACEY ‘DINNER GUEST’ SAMPLE: NEW SINGLE FT. MOSTACK |publisher=HITC |accessdate=13 October 2020}}
Production
The song was written in January 2020 and saw a collaboration in production between AJ Tracey and The Elements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tracey announced that all first week download profits from sales of "Dinner Guest" would be donated to the COVID-19 Urgent Appeal to support NHS staff and volunteers.{{cite web |last=Rose |first=Anna |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aj-tracey-releases-surprise-single-dinner-guest-2656580 |title=AJ Tracey releases surprise single 'Dinner Guest' featuring MoStack |publisher=New Musical Express |date=30 April 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}} This followed his appearance on the BBC Radio 1 charity single "Times Like These", which topped the chart and also raised money for the NHS.{{cite web |last=Singer |first=Olivia |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/aj-tracey-nhs-coronavirus |title="As A Human You Should Want To Help People": AJ Tracey On Becoming An Unlikely Champion Of The NHS |publisher=Vogue |date=15 May 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}}
Tracey used a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Scottish house music producers Nightcrawlers as the hook for the song.
It was one of two songs released in 2020 to sample "Push the Feeling On", the other being "House Party" by Mist featuring Fredo.{{cite web |last=Bassil |first=Ryan |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/house-party-dinner-guest-push-the-feeling-on/ |title=Hold On, Why Do These Two New UK Rap Songs Sound the Same? |publisher=Vice |date=1 May 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020}}
Chart performance
"Dinner Guest" entered the top 10 on its first week of release, making its bows at number 8. It hovered between positions 8 to 10 for six weeks before rising to number 6 and finally its peak of number five on the chart week ending 25 June 2020.{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/drake-aj-tracey-and-amanda-holden-set-for-big-new-entries-on-the-official-singles-chart__29672/ |title=Drake, AJ Tracey and Amanda Holden set for big new entries on the Official Singles Chart |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=3 May 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Ireland4|13|date=20200612|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|31|date=20200612|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|5|date=20200619|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20200619|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2025}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|4|date=20200703|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=5 January 2021}}
| 37 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=AJ Tracey feat. MoStack|title=Dinner Guest|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=20 March 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=AJ Tracey Ft Mostack|title=Dinner Guest|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|accessdate=26 November 2020|id=16490-5286-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
References
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{{AJ Tracey}}
{{MoStack}}
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Category:Songs written by AJ Tracey