"Location" is a song recorded by British rapper Dave featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released as the third single from Dave's debut studio album Psychodrama. The song was written by Dave, Burna Boy and Jonathan Mensah, and produced by Fraser T. Smith, Jae5 and Dave. The song has a sample from Final Fantasy XIII (Sarah's Theme)
Commercially, the song reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom and top 20 in Ireland. It has been certified 5× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding chart sales of 3,000,000.
Music video The music video for "Location" was released via YouTube on 15 July 2019. Directed by Kaylum and Dave, it was shot on location in Ibiza, and features behind the scenes shots of Stormzy's #MERKY Festival, held at Ibiza Rocks, which Dave co-headlined alongside Stormzy and Fredo.
Burna Boy appears in the video, alongside a number of cameo appearances from other artists and celebrities, including Stormzy, Fredo, Lethal Bizzle, Jorja Smith, Avelino, J Hus, Aitch, Unknown T, comedian Michael Dapaah and English footballers, Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho.
Critical reception Writing for Complex, Natty Kasambla referred to the track as "an understated bop".
Charts
Weekly charts + 2019 weekly chart performance for "Location" Chart (2019) Peakposition
+ 2022 weekly chart performance for "Location" Chart (2022) Peakposition Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 12
+ 2026 weekly chart performance for "Location" Chart (2026) Peakposition Nigeria Bubbling Under Hot 100 (TurnTable) 9
Year-end charts + 2019 year-end chart performance for "Location" Chart (2019) Position UK Singles (OCC) 13 + 2020 year-end chart performance for "Location" Chart (2020) Position UK Singles (OCC) 68 + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Location" Chart (2022) Position UK Singles (OCC) 85
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