Should've Been Me
by Naughty Boy (featuring Kyla & Popcaan)

Album: single release only (2016)
Charted: 61
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Songfacts®:

  • This song features vocals from British singer songwriter Kyla, who is best known for her sampled vocal on Drake's smash hit "One Dance." Naughty said, "I met Kyla and f---ing loved her, she's humble and she's got heart."
  • The other featured vocalist is Jamaican singer/DJ Popcaan, whose also collaborated with Drake ("Know Yourself, "Controlla"), as well as the likes of Jamie XX ("I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times),") Melissa Steel ("Kisses For Breakfast") and AlunaGeorge ("I'm In Control")
  • The song's music video was shot by Ben Strebel in a skatepark in Kampala, Uganda. He said:

    "The skate park acts as a form of refuge in Kintale slums, Kampala - an escape for local kids. Growing up in these tough conditions a lot of them turn to crime. And therefore skateboarding and the park in particular act as an outlet, a focus."

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