{{short description|2010 single by Dizzee Rascal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Use British English|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox song | name = Dirtee Disco | cover = Dirtee disco.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Dizzee Rascal | album = Tongue n' Cheek Deluxe Edition | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|05|23}} | recorded = 2009–2010 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Hip house|nu-disco}} | length = 3:40 | label = Dirtee Stank | writer = Dizzee Rascal | producer = | chronology = Dizzee Rascal | prev_title = "You Got the Dirtee Love" | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Shout | next_year = 2010 }}
"'''Dirtee Disco'''" is the fifth single from English rapper Dizzee Rascal's fourth studio album ''Tongue n' Cheek,'' although the song only appears in the deluxe edition of the album. It features background vocals from former One True Voice member Daniel Pearce and samples The Staple Singers' 1972 track, "I'll Take You There". It was released on 23 May 2010 by digital download.
==Content== The song overlaps thematically with Rascal's earlier singles "Holiday" and "Dance wiv Me", discussing nights out and good times.
==Critical reception== Robert Copsey of ''Digital Spy'' gave the song a negative review, stating:
<blockquote> 'Dirtee Disco' is a '70s-influenced party tune on which Dizz raps about doing the robot, drinking JD and Coke and wrapping his hands around the nearest girl's waist over some oh-so-groovy beats. Featuring vocals from none other than One True Voice alumnus and former ''X Factor'' hopeful Daniel Pearce, it's more likely to remind you of your local Flares nightclub than the hedonistic heyday of Studio 54. Close to the start of the track, Dizz warns: "If you can't say something nice, then keep quiet." We'd better keep our lips firmly shut then.{{Rating|2|5}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a220933/dizzee-rascal-dirtee-disco.html|work=Digital Spy|publisher=digitalspy.co.uk|author=Robert Copsey|title=Dizzee Rascal: 'Dirtee Disco'|date=21 May 2010 }}</ref> </blockquote>
==Music video== {{Expand section|date=May 2010}} In the comedic music video, Rascal and his accomplices enter the setting of a disco in a typical British church or village hall. The hall used for the video is St Hilda's Church Hall in South East London, pictured. thumb|St Hilda's church hall, Courtrai Road - geograph.org.uk - 221147
The disco is hosted by older Mobile DJ character, played by DJ Derek, in aid of a church fundraiser. The disco is rather quiet until Rascal and his comrades gatecrash, arriving in a stretched Limousine Hummer, the party then gets going. He is accompanied by a number of attractive women that are much younger than the other dancers, they are all dressed for clubbing.
The older people are initially shocked at Rascal and the women he is with. The party then escalates with various dancing and everyone involved taking part. As the song ends, the DJ announces "OK, that was Dizzee Rascal and Dirtee Disco. Some wicked moves out there. Well it's nearly 10 o'clock, and the night is almost over. So it's time to slow things down a bit." The DJ then puts on a slow song and everyone waltzes for the remainder of the video.
Rascal told the ''NME'' about the video: "There's no ''Saturday Night Fever'' influence. That's not John Travolta strutting, that's me, wearing a £2,000 Gucci suit. The moves are more influenced by ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan''. Keep an eye out for the models – I chose them. The video's about being able to have a good time wherever you go, whether it's a club or a church hall."<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web | url = http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=19338 | title = Dirtee Disco | work = Songfacts.com | accessdate = 2010-06-10 }}</ref>
==Commercial performance== "Dirtee Disco" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one on 30 May 2010, marking Dizzee Rascal's fourth number one hit in the country. The single also managed to debut on the Irish Singles Chart at number twenty-one on 28 May 2010. Despite being a No. 1 in the UK, it became the lowest-selling one of the year.<ref>[http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2010.pdf Dirtee Disco on the UK Singles Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628170049/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2010.pdf |date=28 June 2012 }}. The Official Charts Company.</ref>
==Track listings== '''UK iTunes digital download'''<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dirtee-disco-single/id371707878 Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco, single] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527084846/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dirtee-disco-single/id371707878 |date=27 May 2010 }}. iTunes.</ref> #"Dirtee Disco" {{small|(Radio Edit)}} – 3:40 #"Dirtee Disco" {{small|(Club Mix)}} – 4:46
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for "Dirtee Disco" !scope="col"|Chart (2010) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=84}}</ref> |align="center"|68 |- {{single chart|Ireland3|21|artist=Dizzee Rascal|rowheader=true|access-date=17 August 2022}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20100605|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|1|date=20100605|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20100605|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=20100605|rowheader=true}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "Dirtee Disco" !Chart (2010) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2010.pdf|title=End of Year Charts: 2010|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> |111 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Dirtee Disco"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Dizzee Rascal|title=Dirtee Disco|award=Silver|relyear=2010|certyear=2013|id=9924-2931-1|access-date=29 April 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100519010953/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/dizzee-rascal/video/dirtee-disco-extended-version Dirtee Disco (Extended Version)] at MTV.co.uk (Dizzee Rascal explaining the video for "Dirtee Disco")
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