Know Me From
{{Infobox song
| name = Know Me From
| cover = Stormzy Know Me From.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Stormzy
| album =
| released = 8 March 2015
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Grime
| length = 3:14
| label =
| writer = Michael Omari
| producer = Zdot
| chronology = Stormzy
| prev_title = TRKRZ
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = WickedSkengMan 4
| next_year = 2015
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|PxbzujA69DA|"Know Me From"}}}}
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"Know Me From" is a grime track by Stormzy, released independently on 8 March 2015. The song peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background and release
The instrumental used for "Know Me From" is called "Ninja" by Zdot. This was also used on Wiley's "BMO Field" freestyle, taken from his 2014 album Snakes and Ladders, and Kozzie's "Try Me".{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ZdotProductions/posts/756521731098847|title=Zdot|publisher=}}
"Know Me From" premiered on Logan Sama's Boiler Room showcase.{{cite web|url=http://rwdmag.com/stormzy-unleashes-hilarious-know-me-from-video/|title=Stormzy unleashes hilarious 'Know Me From' video|work=RWD Magazine|author=Walker, Joe|date=22 February 2015}} Stormzy performed the track at the BBC Radio 1Xtra Prom in 2015.
Music video
The one-take music video, directed by Omari's friend Jaiden Ramgeet, was released on 22 February 2015. It features appearances from Stormzy's mother and Inch from Section Boyz. The video has accumulated over 29 million YouTube views.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxbzujA69DA|title=STORMZY [@STORMZY1] - KNOW ME FROM|first=|last=StormzyTV|date=22 February 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
Controversy
Wiley's younger brother, Cadell, was unimpressed with the way that Stormzy had used the same instrumental as his sibling but turned it into something marketable.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} He released the diss track "Hotline", directed at Stormzy among others,{{cite web|url=http://sbtv.co.uk/read/features/thelowdown-sending-season-full-chronology/|title=#TheLowdown - Sending Season [Full Chronology]|work=SB.TV|author=Gibbins, Paul|date=17 September 2015}} and Stormzy addressed these remarks (as well as Cadell's loaded tweets) on "Shut Up".{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
In other media
The song is featured in the 2018 episode "Arachnids in the UK" of the show Doctor Who.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-10-28/doctor-who-series-11-music-arachnids-in-the-uk-grime-track/|title=What was the grime music playing in Doctor Who: Arachnids in the UK?|magazine=Radio Times|first=James|last=Gill|date=2018-10-28|accessdate=2018-10-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030003233/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-10-28/doctor-who-series-11-music-arachnids-in-the-uk-grime-track/|archivedate=2018-10-30}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2015)
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| {{singlechart|UKindie|2|song=Know Me From|date=2015-03-21}} |
| {{singlechart|UKrandb|7|song=Know Me From|date=2015-03-21}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|49|song=Know Me From|date=2015-03-21}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Stormzy|title=Know Me From|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2020|id=13996-4124-1|accessdate=19 May 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
References
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