Holiday (Dizzee Rascal song)

2009 single by Dizzee Rascal

"Holiday"

Single by Dizzee Rascal featuring Chrome & Calvin Harris
from the album  Tongue n' Cheek
Released| 23 August 2009
Recorded| April 2009
Genre| Hip house
Length| 3:39
Label| Dirtee Stank
Songwriter(s)|

* Dizzee Rascal
* Calvin Harris
* Nick Detnon

Producer(s)| Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal singles chronology
| "Bonkers"
(2009)  | "Holiday"
(2009)  | "Dirtee Cash"
(2009)

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"Holiday" is a song by English rapper Dizzee Rascal, released as the third single from his fourth studio album, Tongue n' Cheek. It was produced by Calvin Harris, with chorus vocals by R&B singer Chrome. Harris originally wrote the song for girl group, The Saturdays, but it was rejected.[1] The song was released digitally on 23 August 2009, with a physical copy that followed on 31 August 2009.[2] The single debuted in the UK at number-one upon initial release, bringing Dizzee's total of number-one singles to three (four including charity singles), as well as marking the fourth top ten hit and twelfth top forty hit from the rapper.

## Critical reception

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Vicki of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a positive review stating:

> "'Holiday' is a totally cheesy but totally harmless, fun song. It's designed to give people that are on holiday a great excuse to dance madly and us folks back home in Britain who need that holiday an even greater one. This song hasn't got the explosive feel that 'Bonkers' has and thus it doesn't have the same sense of longevity, but what it does have is a very now feel (not least because this song wouldn't have worked so well in November...)

> Looking out the window now as I reach the end of this review, I'm amazed to see it has stopped raining and that the sun is trying to peep through the clouds. But then, maybe I shouldn't be that surprised – after all, this has officially been Dizzee's summer and this song is a little ray of sunshine." The song was awarded a 4 star.[3]

## Track listing

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* CD single[4]

1. "Holiday" (Radio Edit) – 3:41
2. "Holiday" (Extended Mix) – 6:02
3. "Holiday" (R'n'B Mix) – 3:25
4. "Live, Large N' In Charge" – 3:51

* 12" single[5]

1. "Holiday" (Radio Edit)
2. "Holiday" (R'n'B Mix)
3. "Live, Large N' In Charge"
4. "Holiday" (Acappella)
5. "Holiday" (Instrumental)

* iTunes Australian single[6]

1. "Holiday" (Radio Edit)
2. "Holiday" (Extended Mix)
3. "Live Large 'N' In Charge"

* iTunes UK EP[7]

1. "Holiday" (Radio Edit)
2. "Holiday" (Extended Mix)
3. "Holiday" (R'n'B Mix)
4. "Live Large 'N' In Charge"
5. "Holiday" (Music Video)

## Credits and personnel

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* Writers: Dylan Mills, Calvin Harris, Nick Detnon
* Producer: Calvin Harris
* Mastering Mike Marsh
* Instruments performed and arranged by Calvin Harris
* Mixing: Calvin Harris
* Lyrics written and performed by Dizzee Rascal
* Chorus vocals performed by Chrome
* Backing vocals performed by The Doctor[8]
* Vocals recorded and produced by Nick Cage

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 68
Germany (GfK)[12] | 78
Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 6
UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 1
UK Indie (OCC)[16] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2009)  | Position

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UK Singles Chart[17] | 57

## Certifications

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Certification for "Holiday"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[18] | Gold  | 35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] | Platinum  | 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Platinum  | 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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United Kingdom[21] | 23 August 2009  | Digital download | Dirtee Stank
Australia  | 28 August 2009  | Liberation
United Kingdom  | 31 August 2009  | CD single | Dirtee Stank

## References

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1. ^ "Calvin Harris: How the non-dancing, foul-mouthed, anti-social Scot became the 'Caledonian Justin Timberlake'". The Independent. independent.co.uk. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
2. ^ Thompson, Ben (7 August 2009). "Dizzee heights for Dizzee Rascal". The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
3. ^ Vicki (25 August 2009). "Dizzee Rascal - 'Holiday'". BBC. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
4. ^ "Dizzee Rascal - Holiday". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
5. ^ "Dizzee Rascal - Holiday". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
6. ^ "Dizzee Rascal: Holiday". Apple Inc. iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 25 August 2009.
7. ^ "Dizzee Rascal: Holiday - EP". Apple Inc. iTunes Store (United Kingdom). Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
8. ^ "Doctor Who Prequel: Pond Life part 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
9. ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
10. ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
11. ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
12. ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Holiday". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
14. ^ "Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". Top 40 Singles.
15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
17. ^ "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
19. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". Radioscope. Retrieved 29 January 2025. Type Holiday  in the "Search:" field.
20. ^ "British single certifications – Dizzee Rascal – Holiday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
21. ^ Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome - Holiday, single. iTunes.

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* Discography
* Songs

Studio albums|

* Boy in da Corner
* Showtime
* Maths + English
* Tongue n' Cheek
* The Fifth
* Raskit
* E3 AF

Live albums|

* Sidewinder Live

Mixtapes|

* DirteeTV.com: The Mixtape (Mixed by DJ MK)
* DirteeTV.com: The Mixtape EP, Vol. 2

Extended plays|

* Pagans

Singles|

* "I Luv U"
* "Fix Up, Look Sharp"
* "Jus' a Rascal"
* "Stand Up Tall"
* "Dream"
* "Off 2 Work"
* "Sirens"
* "Pussyole (Old Skool)"
* "Flex"
* "Dance wiv Me"
* "Bonkers"
* "Holiday"
* "Dirtee Cash"
* "You Got the Dirtee Love"
* "Dirtee Disco"
* "Scream"
* "Goin' Crazy"
* "Something Really Bad"
* "Love This Town"
* "Hype"
* "Money Right"

As featured artist|

* "Lucky Star"
* "Toe Jam"
* "Loca"
* "The Power"
* "Wild"
* "How Love Begins"

Promotional singles|

* "Bassline Junkie"

Charity releases|

* "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
* "Shout"

Related articles|

* Roll Deep

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* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

| I Created Disco|

* "Acceptable in the 80s"
* "The Girls"
* "Merrymaking at My Place"

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Ready for the Weekend|

* "I'm Not Alone"
* "Ready for the Weekend"
* "Flashback"
* "You Used to Hold Me"

18 Months|

* "Bounce"
* "Feel So Close"
* "Let's Go"
* "We'll Be Coming Back"
* "Sweet Nothing"
* "Iron"
* "Drinking from the Bottle"
* "I Need Your Love"
* "Thinking About You"

Motion|

* "Under Control"
* "Summer"
* "Blame"
* "Slow Acid"
* "Outside"
* "Open Wide"
* "Pray to God"

Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1|

* "Slide"
* "Heatstroke"
* "Rollin"
* "Feels"
* "Faking It"

Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2|

* "Potion"
* "Stay with Me"
* "New to You"

96 Months|

* "How Deep Is Your Love"
* "This Is What You Came For"
* "My Way"
* "Nuh Ready Nuh Ready"
* "One Kiss"
* "Promises"
* "Giant"
* "By Your Side"
* "Miracle"
* "Desire"
* "Body Moving"
* "Lovers in a Past Life"
* "Free"

Non-album singles|

* "Hype"
* "Over Now"
* "Smoke the Pain Away"
* "Blessings"

Featured singles|

* "Dance wiv Me"
* "Holiday"
* "We Found Love"
* music video
* "Off the Record"

Remixes|

* "Spectrum (Say My Name)"
* "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat"
* "The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)"

Other songs|

* "Stillness in Time"
* "I Found You"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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