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Are You Not Entertained?

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"Are You Not Entertained?"
Single by Dot Rotten
from the album Voices in My Head
Released4 March 2012 (2012-03-04)
Recorded2009[1]
GenreHip hop
Length2:53 (Radio Edit)
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)Joseph Ellis, Tom Barnes,
Ben Kohn + Peter Kelleher
Producer(s)TMS
Dot Rotten singles chronology
"Teardrop"
(2011)
"Are You Not Entertained?"
(2012)
"Overload"
(2012)

"Are You Not Entertained?" is a song by English rapper/producer Dot Rotten. The song was first released on 4 March 2012 in the United Kingdom as the second single from the rapper's upcoming debut studio album, Voices in My Head.[2] The track debuted at number fifty-three on the UK Singles Chart, marking Rotten's second chart appearance after "Teardrop" (#24, 2011); also reaching number twenty-one on the UK R&B Chart.[3][4]

The song also appeared on the soundtrack of the 2012 Codemasters video game Dirt: Showdown.

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Are You Not Entertained?" was first released onto YouTube on 6 January 2012 at a total length of three minutes and two seconds.[5]

Live performances

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As part of the Radio 1/Radio 1Xtra Hull takeover, Rotten performed the tracks "Keep it on a Low" and "Are You Not Entertained?" on 28 January – joining DJ Trevor Nelson at Hull University.[6]

Track listing

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Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Are You Not Entertained?" (Radio Edit)2:53
2."Are You Not Entertained?" (Roksonix Remix)4:09
3."Are You Not Entertained?" (DJ Q Remix)5:04
4."Positive Energy"3:34

Chart performance

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[4] 21
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] 53

Release history

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Country Release date Format Label
United Kingdom 4 March 2012[2] Digital download Mercury Records

References

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  1. ^ https://twitter.com/itsdotrotten/status/163204413341704192. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "iTunes – Music – Are You Not Entertained? – EP by Dot Rotten". UK: iTunes Store. 4 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Official Charts Company > 'Are You Not Entertained?' by Dot Rotten". Official Charts. 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ Dot Rotten – Are You Not Entertained. DotRottenVEVO. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Trevor Nelson + DJ Target take over Hull University". BBC. 28 January 2012.