West Ten

"West Ten" is a song by English rapper AJ Tracey and English singer Mabel. It was released as a digital download on 2 July 2020.[1] The song was written by Tracey, Fred, Camille Purcell, Mabel and Take a Daytrip and is included on Digital & Streaming versions of Mabel's debut studio album High Expectations (2019). It was a top 5 hit, peaking at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the UK Dance Chart.[2]

"West Ten"
Single by AJ Tracey and Mabel
from the album High Expectations
Released2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)
GenreUK garage
Length3:33
LabelAJ Tracey
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • FRED
  • Take a Daytrip
AJ Tracey singles chronology
"Dinner Guest"
(2020)		 "West Ten"
(2020)
Mabel singles chronology
"Boyfriend"
(2020)		 "West Ten"
(2020)		 "Tick Tock"
(2020)
Music video
"West Ten" on YouTube

Background

Tracey first teased the collaboration by sharing an animated clip of him playing Pac-Man along with an unidentified companion, he said, "Can you guess who this is playing games with me? We just made a banger and wanna share it with you lot." The post was then removed. On 29 June 2020, Mabel shared a screenshot from the AJ Tracey video which included an iMessage from Tracey which reads, "We dropping this tune or what?!" She also tagged Tracey in the accompanying caption. Tracey then replied, "Is it that time?"[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "West Ten" was first released onto YouTube on 2 July 2020. The music video was directed by Oliver Jennings.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 16
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 20
Scotland (OCC)[8] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2020) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 64

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various 2 July 2020[1]
Self-released

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

  • Fred – producer, writer
  • Take a Daytrip – producer, writer
  • AJ Tracey – writer
  • Kamille – writer
  • Mabel – writer
  • Jay Reynolds - mixer

References
  1. "West Ten - Single by AJ Tracey & Mabel". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20200710/104/
  3. "Listen to AJ Tracey and Mabel's new collaborative track 'West Ten'". NME. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "AJ Tracey & Mabel - West Ten". YouTube. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – AJ Tracey & Mabel – West Ten" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. "British single certifications – AJ Tracey & Mabel – West Ten". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. "Credits / West Ten / AJ Tracey – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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