Wearing My Rolex

"Wearing My Rolex" is a 2008 single from British grime artist Wiley who is a founding member of the Roll Deep crew. Described as "grime-meets-electro" on BBC Radio 1Xtra, the song samples DSK's song "What Would We Do" and was released on 5 May 2008 by Asylum/Atlantic Records. The track was produced by Bow producer called Bless Beats.

An a cappella version of "Wearing My Rolex", performed by the main cast, featured in the original Royal Court Theatre production of Laura Wade's stage play Posh (2010).

The song was ranked at number 284 in Pitchfork Media's list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.^[1]

Music Video

The video features a group of women dressed as and behaving like foxes.

Track listings

Digital Download Single

"Wearing My Rolex" (Radio Edit)

Enhanced CD Single

"Wearing My Rolex" (Radio Edit)
"Wearing My Rolex" (Club (Extended) Edit)
"Wearing My Rolex" (Niteryders Remix)
"Wearing My Rolex" (Pirate Soundsystem Bassline Mix)
"Wearing My Rolex" (Shoes Remix)
"Wearing My Rolex" (Video)

Chart positions

In the United Kingdom, "Wearing My Rolex" entered at number four on the UK Singles Chart. It rose to number three and eventually peaked at number two, failing to topple "4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland from the top off the British charts in its fourth week at the summit. In total the song remained in the Top 100 for 22 weeks.

Chart (2008)	Peak position	BPI certificate
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[2]	2	Silver 200,000+

Uses

The song is used as the theme tune for The Kevin Bishop Show.

References

Wiley

Studio albums	Treddin' on Thin Ice (2004) Da 2nd Phaze (2006) Playtime Is Over (2007) See Clear Now (2008) Race Against Time (2009) 100% Publishing (2011) Evolve or Be Extinct (2012) The Ascent (2013) Snakes & Ladders (2014)

Extra albums (EPs / Mixtapes)	Grime Wave EP (2008) Zip Files (Mixtape) (2010) Chill Out Zone EP (2011)

Singles	"Wot Do U Call It" "Pies" "50/50" "My Mistakes" "Wearing My Rolex" "Summertime" "Cash in My Pocket" "She Likes To" "Take That" "Never Be Your Woman" "Numbers In Action" "If I Could" "Boom Blast" "Scar/Money Man" "Heatwave" "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" "Reload" "Lights On" "Flying" "1 Step Further" "And Again" "Born In The Cold" "F**k It" "On A Level"

Featured singles	"Sidetracked" "Now or Never" "Pow 2011" "Banger" "Animal" "They Got It Wrong"

Related articles	Discography Grime (music) Boy Better Know Roll Deep Big Dada

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