You Got The Dirtee Love
| "You Got the Dirtee Love" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Florence + the Machine & Dizzee Rascal | |||||||||||
| from the album Between Two Lungs and Tongue n' Cheek (Deluxe Edition) | |||||||||||
| Released | 17 February 2010 | ||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
| Genre | Indie pop, soul, art rock, grime | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||||||||
| Label | Universal Island | ||||||||||
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At the 2010 BRIT Awards on 16 February 2010, Florence and the Machine were joined by Dizzee Rascal an extended version of "You Got the Love" which featured Dizzee Rascal interweaving his rap "Dirtee Cash"; she was awarded a BRIT Award for having made the best British album of the year, Lungs, while he won the Best British Male award.
The single, entitled "You Got the Dirtee Love" was released on 17 February 2010 exclusively to iTunes, one day after the BRITs performance. On 21 February 2010, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2. As of 10 May 2010, the song has been certified silver and has sold more than 280,000 copies in the UK. The single is featured on the Dirtee Deluxe Edition of Dizzee Rascal's Tongue n' Cheek album. The song charted in Ireland following the album's release. The single is also available on deluxe and bonus editions of Florence + The Machine's album Lungs.
The song was performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend in North Wales on 22 May 2010, and again at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 on 25 June. The song was also performed at Capital's Summertime Ball 2010, where Florence appeared as a special guest during Dizzee's set.
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