Location (Dave song)

"Location" is a song recorded by British rapper Dave featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released as the third single from Dave's debut studio album Psychodrama.^[2] The song was written by Dave, Burna Boy and Jonathan Mensah, and produced by Fraser T. Smith, Jae5 and Dave. The song has a sample from Final Fantasy XIII ( Sarah's theme) ^[3]

"Location"
Single by Dave featuring Burna Boy
from the album Psychodrama
Released	8 March 2019
Genre	Afrobeats British hip hop[1]
Length	4:01
Label	Neighbourhood
Songwriter(s)	David Omoregie Damini Ogulu Jonathan Mensah
Producer(s)	Fraser T. Smith Jae5
Dave singles chronology
"Streatham" (2019) "Location" (2019) "Disaster" (2019)
Burna Boy singles chronology
"Dangote" (2019) "Location" (2019) "Anybody" (2019)

Commercially, the song reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom and top 20 in Ireland.^[4][5] In April 2020, it was certified as Triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding chart sales of 1,800,000.^[6]

Music video

The music video for "Location" was released via YouTube on 15 July 2019. Directed by Kaylum and Dave, it was shot on location in Ibiza, and features behind the scenes shots of Stormzy's #MERKY Festival, held at Ibiza Rocks, which Dave co-headlined alongside Stormzy and Fredo.

Burna Boy appears in the video, alongside a number of cameo appearances from other artists and celebrities, including Stormzy, Fredo, Lethal Bizzle, Jorja Smith, Avelino, J Hus, Aitch, Unknown T, comedian Michael Dapaah and English footballers, Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho.

Critical reception

Writing for Complex, Natty Kasambla referred to the track as "an understated bop".^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts 2019 weekly chart performance for "Location" Chart (2019) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[4] 20 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 6 2022 weekly chart performance for "Location" Chart (2022) Peak position Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 16

Year-end charts 2019 year-end chart performance for "Location" Chart (2019) Position UK Singles (OCC)[10] 13 2020 year-end chart performance for "Location" Chart (2020) Position UK Singles (OCC)[11] 68 2022 year-end chart performance for "Location" Chart (2022) Position UK Singles (OCC)[12] 85

Certifications

Certifications for "Location"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[14]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[15]	Platinum	200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[17]	Gold	5,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	4× Platinum	2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.