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 Records and Atlantic Records. The track was produced by Bow producer Bless Beats. "Wearing My Rolex" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.
An a cappella gangsta-rap 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.
The song was ranked at number 284 in Pitchfork Media's list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.

Music video

The video features a group of women dressed as and behaving like foxes. Wiley was stabbed in the face in the days before shooting, causing him to dip on the music video shoot and following promotion - a habit that has since become infamous.

Track listings

;Digital download single
  1. "Wearing My Rolex"
;Enhanced CD single
  1. "Wearing My Rolex"
  2. "Wearing My Rolex"
  3. "Wearing My Rolex"
  4. "Wearing My Rolex"
  5. "Wearing My Rolex"
  6. "Wearing My Rolex"

    Chart performance

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. The song also charted in Denmark, reaching number 32 on 25 July and staying on the chart for seven weeks.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Uses

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