{{Infobox song | name = Dinner Guest | cover = AJ Tracey - Dinner Guest.png | alt = | type = single | artist = AJ Tracey featuring MoStack |album=Flu Game| released = 29 April 2020 | recorded = | genre = Afroswing, hip house <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 3:33 | label = AJ Tracey | writer = * AJ Tracey * MoStack * The Elements | producer = * AJ Tracey * The Elements | chronology = AJ Tracey | prev_title = Rain | prev_year = 2020 | title = Dinner Guest | year = 2020 | next_title = West Ten | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = MoStack | type = single | prev_title = Floss | prev_year = 2019 | title = Dinner Guest | year = 2020 | next_title = Way Too Long | next_year = 2021 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|aPc4OnfTrY8|"Dinner Guest"}}}} }} '''"Dinner Guest"''' is a song recorded by British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer AJ Tracey featuring British rapper MoStack. It was released as a single on 29 April 2020 as the lead single from the former's second studio album ''Flu Game'' (2021). The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of 12 weeks in the top ten.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50525/aj-tracey/ |title=AJ Tracy - full Official Chart history |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> The song features a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers.<ref name = "Nightcrawlers">{{cite web |last=Weston |first=Christopher |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/04/30/aj-tracey-dinner-guest-sample-mostack-single/ |title=AJ TRACEY ‘DINNER GUEST’ SAMPLE: NEW SINGLE FT. MOSTACK |publisher=HITC |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref>

==Production== The song was written in January 2020 and saw a collaboration in production between AJ Tracey and The Elements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tracey announced that all first week download profits from sales of "Dinner Guest" would be donated to the COVID-19 Urgent Appeal to support NHS staff and volunteers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rose |first=Anna |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aj-tracey-releases-surprise-single-dinner-guest-2656580 |title=AJ Tracey releases surprise single 'Dinner Guest' featuring MoStack |publisher=New Musical Express |date=30 April 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> This followed his appearance on the BBC Radio 1 charity single "Times Like These", which topped the chart and also raised money for the NHS.<ref>{{cite web |last=Singer |first=Olivia |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/aj-tracey-nhs-coronavirus |title="As A Human You Should Want To Help People": AJ Tracey On Becoming An Unlikely Champion Of The NHS |publisher=Vogue |date=15 May 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref>

Tracey used a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Scottish house music producers Nightcrawlers as the hook for the song.<ref name = "Nightcrawlers" /> It was one of two songs released in 2020 to sample "Push the Feeling On", the other being "House Party" by Mist featuring Fredo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bassil |first=Ryan |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/house-party-dinner-guest-push-the-feeling-on/ |title=Hold On, Why Do These Two New UK Rap Songs Sound the Same? |publisher=Vice |date=1 May 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref>

==Chart performance== "Dinner Guest" entered the top 10 on its first week of release, making its bows at number 8. It hovered between positions 8 to 10 for six weeks before rising to number 6 and finally its peak of number five on the chart week ending 25 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/drake-aj-tracey-and-amanda-holden-set-for-big-new-entries-on-the-official-singles-chart__29672/ |title=Drake, AJ Tracey and Amanda Holden set for big new entries on the Official Singles Chart |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=3 May 2020 |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref>

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Ireland4|13|date=20200612|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2020}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|31|date=20200612|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 November 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|5|date=20200619|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2020}} |- {{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20200619|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2025}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|4|date=20200703|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 October 2020}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=5 January 2021}}</ref> | 37 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=AJ Tracey feat. MoStack|title=Dinner Guest|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=20 March 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=AJ Tracey Ft Mostack|title=Dinner Guest|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|accessdate=26 November 2020|id=16490-5286-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}

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