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Afraid by James Hype feat. HARLEE
Mastered by Sam Wills
I mastered the original and the Nathan Dawe, KC Lights and Goodboys remixes.
- Silver BPI (UK)
The record that charted on the UK dance chart and has been streamed more than fifty million times, in the original and across its remixes.
James Hype and Harlee's Afraid came out on Island Records on 18 September 2020. It reached number 22 on the UK dance chart, and the original has been streamed more than fifty million times on Spotify. I mastered the original in July 2020, and the Nathan Dawe, KC Lights and Goodboys remixes after it.
“gaining multiple plays at BBC Radio 1”
- UK Official Dance Singles Chart, peak position
- #22
- Spotify streams across the original and the three remixes I mastered
- 50M+
- YouTube views on the official video, the lyric video and the label audio
- 4M+
Discs and awards
Afraid has gone certified
- SilverBPI (UK) · 1 April 2022Source
The evidence · chart positions
The climb
Every chart position on the same #1 to #200 scale. Best rank first.
- UK Official Dance Singles ChartOfficial Charts · peak position, 13 weeks on the chart
The master
I mastered it in July 2020, ahead of the September release.
The versions I worked on
- OriginalJuly 2020
- Nathan Dawe Extended GarageOctober 2020
- Nathan Dawe Extended Instrumental GarageOctober 2020
- Nathan Dawe GarageOctober 2020
- KC Lights remixDecember 2020
- Goodboys remixFebruary 2021
Release day
Island Records released it on 18 September 2020.
Every release of the record
- Afraid18 September 2020single
- Afraid (VIP Remix)29 October 2020single
- Afraid (Nathan Dawe Remix)6 November 2020single
- Afraid (Piano Acoustic)13 November 2020single
- Afraid (Remixes)20 November 2020single
- Afraid (KC Lights Remix)15 January 2021single
- Afraid (Goodboys Remix)26 February 2021single
- Afraid (Guitar Acoustic)12 March 2021single
“gaining multiple plays at BBC Radio 1”
The charts
Here is where it landed.
Still going
It is still being played and streamed.
The record
More about Afraid
- Co-written with Rob Harvey (Joel Corry collaborator) musicis4lovers.com
- Spotify cover of 'The Dance List' editorial playlist; multiple plays at BBC Radio 1 musicis4lovers.com
Compilations and DJ mixes
Afraid is on 6 compilations and mixes
At a glance
Quick answers
- Who mastered Afraid?
- Afraid by James Hype feat. HARLEE was mastered by Sam Wills. I mastered the original and the Nathan Dawe, KC Lights and Goodboys remixes.
- How did Afraid chart?
- Afraid reached #22 on Official Charts's UK Official Dance Singles Chart.
- How many Spotify streams has Afraid got?
- Afraid has 54.7 million Spotify streams across the original and the Nathan Dawe, KC Lights and Goodboys remixes.
- Has Afraid won any discs or awards?
- Silver (BPI (UK), 1 April 2022).
- When was Afraid released?
- Afraid was released by Island Records on 18 September 2020.
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