Growing Over Life
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{{Infobox album
| name = Growing Over Life
| type = studio
| artist = Wretch 32
| cover = Wretch 32 - Growing Over Life.png
| alt =
| released = 2 September 2016
| recorded = 2014–2015
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|British hip hop|R&B|grime}}
| length =
| label = Polydor
| producer =
| prev_title = Black and White
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = FR32
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Growing Over Life
| type = studio
| single1 = 6 Words
| single1date = 16 November 2014
| single2 = Antwi
| single2date = 19 May 2016
| single3 = Liberation
| single3date = 5 July 2016
| single4 = All a Dream
| single4date = 2016
| single5 = I.O.U
| single5date = 2016
| single6 = Open Conversation & Mark Duggan
| single6date = 18 November 2016
}}
}}
Growing Over Life is the third studio album by British hip hop recording artist Wretch 32. It was released on 2 September 2016 through Polydor Records. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ward-thomas-are-the-first-uk-country-act-to-score-a-number-1-album-this-is-completely-crazy-__16272/|title=Ward Thomas score Number 1 album: "This is completely crazy"|work=officialcharts.com|publisher=Official Charts Company}} The album includes the singles "6 Words", "Antwi", "Liberation", "All a Dream", "I.O.U" and "Open Conversation & Mark Duggan".
Singles
"6 Words" was released as the lead single from the album on 16 November 2014.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/6-words-single/id1217142851|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235516/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/6-words-single/id1217142851|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2017|title=6 Words - Single by Wretch 32|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple Music}} The song peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 25 on the Australian Singles Chart. "Antwi" was released as the second single from the album on 19 May 2016.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/antwi-single/id1114845274|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235446/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/antwi-single/id1114845274|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2017|title=Antwi - Single by Wretch 32|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple Music}} "Liberation" was released as the third single from the album on 5 July 2016.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/liberation-single/id1130598619|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223005750/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/liberation-single/id1130598619|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2017|title=Liberation - Single by Wretch 32|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple Music}} "All a Dream" was released as the fourth single from the album. "I.O.U" was released as the fifth single from the album. "Open Conversation & Mark Duggan" was released as the sixth single from the album on 18 November 2016.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/open-conversation-mark-duggan-feat-bobbi-lewis-avelino/1444887626|title=Open Conversation & Mark Duggan (feat. Bobbi Lewis, Avelino & Varren Wade) [Radio Edit] - Single by Wretch 32|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple Music}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Anti
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = Pressure
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Take Me as I Am
| note3 = featuring Phoenix Thomas and Kranium
| length3 = 5:38
| title4 = All a Dream
| note4 = featuring Knox Brown
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = Dreams
| note5 = featuring Pantha!
| length5 = 4:40
| title6 = 6 Words
| length6 = 3:36
| title7 = Open Conversation & Mark Duggan
| note7 = featuring Avelino
| length7 = 6:08
| title8 = Liberation
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = Cooked Food
| length9 = 3:08
| title10 = I.O.U.
| note10 = featuring Emeli Sandé
| length10 = 3:58
| title11 = Something
| length11 = 3:59
| title12 = Church
| length12 = 4:52
}}
Charts
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| Chart (2016)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Scotland|43|date=20160909|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|5|date=20160909|rowheader=true}} |
Release history
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| Country
! Date ! Label ! Format |
|---|
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 2 September 2016{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/growing-over-life/1440868477|title=Growing Over Life by Wretch 32|work=iTunes Store}} | Polydr | {{hlist|Digital download|CD}} |