Real Life (Burna Boy song)

"Real Life"
Single by Burna Boy featuring Stormzy
from the album Twice As Tall
Language
Released2020
GenreAfrobeats
Label
Songwriters
ProducerTelz

"Real Life" is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter Burna Boy, featuring British rapper Stormzy. It appears on Burna Boy’s fifth studio album, Twice as Tall. [1]The official music video was released on October 2, 2020.[2][3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Real Life"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts)[4]54
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[5]36
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 21

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Burna Boy connects with Stormzy on "Real Life"". The Fader. October 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Burna Boy in riveting visuals for 'REAL LIFE' ft. Stormzy". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. October 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Burna Boy's emotional, Stormzy-featuring video for 'Real Life'". NME. October 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 27/8/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 27/8/2020 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Burna Boy Chart History – World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Burna Boy – Real Life". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 July 2025. Type Real Life in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  9. ↑ "British single certifications – Burna Boy & Stormzy – Real Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 December 2022. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Real Life Burna Boy & Stormzy in the "Search:" field.