Song · Skepta
“Shutdown” by Skepta
From the album Konnichiwa (2016)
“Shutdown” by Skepta appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2015. It was first released in 2016 on the album Konnichiwa. Its best result is #68 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #350 alternative song of 2015.
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Skepta dropped "Shutdown" in April 2015 on his own Boy Better Know label, the second single from Konnichiwa, an album that would not arrive until 2016, and the video went up on YouTube the same day. It came after "That's Not Me", and it's grime at its most bullish, lifting a snatch of speech from a Vine clip made by Drake.
It peaked at 39 on the UK Singles Chart, but its reach went further than that number suggests. The English rock band Slaves, now Soft Play, covered it in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and kept it in their live sets, and it has turned up in NBA 2K17, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 68 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 | 100 |
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