Song · Sampa the Great
“Final Form” by Sampa the Great
From the album The Return (2019)
“Final Form” by Sampa the Great appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2019. It was first released in 2019 on the album The Return. Its best result is #89 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #348 alternative song of 2019.
"Final Form" was the second single from The Return, the 2019 debut album by Zambian rapper and singer Sampa the Great, and it struts in on a pair of borrowed grooves: the Sylvers' 1973 funk cut "Stay Away from Me" and Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel". By her own account it's a song about growing into yourself and calling out the negativity that meets that growth.
It hit hard. Triple J's Al Newstead called it breathtaking, the kind of track that leaves you feeling unbeatable, and The Guardian's Rachel Aroesti singled it out as a highlight of the album. At the 2019 ARIA Music Awards it won Best Hip Hop Release, and in 2020 it made the shortlist for Song of the Year at the APRA Music 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 | 100 |
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