"Own It" is a song by English rapper Stormzy featuring English singer Ed Sheeran and Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released on 22 November 2019 through #Merky and Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Stormzy's second studio album, Heavy Is the Head.[1] It is Stormzy and Ed Sheeran's second collaboration of 2019, following Sheeran's "Take Me Back to London".[2] It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 2020, becoming Stormzy's third UK number one, and second as a lead artist, as well as Sheeran's ninth. It was also the first number one of the 2020s.
Background
A press release described "Own It" as "another supremely slick release" from Stormzy, writing that his "South London flow [is] aligned to a dancehall-tinged production, [...] with his word play empowering and uplifting a female love interest".[3]
Music video
The video was released on 22 November 2019, the same day as the song.[4] It was directed by Nathan James Tettey and shot in various locations around London.[3]
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