Song · Headie One, AJ Tracey and Stormzy
“Ain't It Different” by Headie One, AJ Tracey and Stormzy
“Ain't It Different” by Headie One, AJ Tracey and Stormzy appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. Its best result is #48 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #201 alternative song of 2020.
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Headie One shares "Ain't It Different" with AJ Tracey and Stormzy, and it went out in August 2020 as the second single from his debut album, Edna. The three trade blunt, no-nonsense bars about how far life has moved on from the days when they had a lot less, over a beat built like a crate-digger's collage: M-Dubs' 1999 "Bump 'n' Grind (I Am Feeling Hot Tonight)", Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Pretty Little Ditty" (yes, the one Crazy Town rode on "Butterfly"), and an interpolation of Lady Saw's "No Long Talking", all folded into a slow-burning drill track.
It went to number two in the UK, the highest-charting single yet for both Headie One and AJ Tracey, and it was up for Song of the Year at the 2021 Brit Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 | 100 |
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