"Barking" is a 2017 song by British rapper Ramz. It was released on 1 December 2017 as his debut single. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 14 December 2017 at number 41, before peaking at number two on 19 January 2018.

"Barking"
Single by Ramz
Released1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
Recorded2017
GenreAfroswing[1]
Length3:23
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Ramone Rochester
Producer(s)
  • Mokuba Lives
  • Ramz
  • Nicky J
Ramz singles chronology
"Barking"
(2017)
"Decline (Remix)"
(2018)

A promotional music video, filmed around Waterloo, London and Barking, London, was uploaded to GRM Daily's YouTube channel on 17 September 2017.[2]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Barking"3:23
Digital download – #BarkingChallenge
No.TitleLength
1."Barking (#BarkingChallenge)"1:30

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2017–19) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 38
Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] 25
Germany (GfK)[5] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 8
Italy (FIMI)[7] 39
Portugal (AFP)[8] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 65
Scotland (OCC)[10] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 54
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[13] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 92
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 29

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[17] Platinum 90,000
France (SNEP)[18] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[19] Platinum 400,000
Italy (FIMI)[20] Platinum 50,000
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Gold 25,000
Portugal (AFP)[22] Platinum 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] 2× Platinum 1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ McQuaid, Ian (4 January 2018). "10 UK rap artists to watch in 2018". Fact. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Ramz – Barking [Music Video] | GRM Daily". YouTube. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ramz – Barking" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Ramz – Barking" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart: 2 March 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 12" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Ramz – Barking". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Ramz – Barking". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Track Top-100 2018" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Danish single certifications – Ramz – Barking". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  18. ^ "French single certifications – Ramz – Barking" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ramz; 'Barking')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Italian single certifications – Ramz – Barking" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 November 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Barking" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  21. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 September 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Barking in the search box.
  22. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Ramz – Barking" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Ramz – Barking". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 January 2021.