I Don't Need a Reason

Album: The Fifth (2013)
Charted: 69
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Songfacts®:

  • The second single from Dizzee Rascal's The Fifth album sees the British rapper going at it alone as he drops both the hook and verse himself. Dizzee's previous solo single release without any guest vocalists was his 2009 cut "Dirtee Cash." Another unaccompanied track was "Bassline Junkie," which managed to peak at #10 on the UK Singles Chart in early 2013 without being officially released as a single.
  • The song was produced by Jean Baptiste, who has previously worked with the likes of Madonna, will.i.am and Chris Brown.
  • The tongue-in-cheek music video finds Dizzee king of the castle at a crazy 18th century royal court.

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