THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

586-Tinie Tempah-Pass Out.

2010-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 3.23. It appears that the very well travelled Tinie Tempah has visited Miami, and Ibiza, and also Southampton, but it seems he still has the delights of Scunthorpe to look forward to.

Tinie Tempah, (see also best songs 883) who in 2020 changed his stage name to Tinie, was born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, on November 7th, 1988, in Plumstead, London, England, he has recorded in the genres of ‘Hip-Hop,’ ‘Electronic,’ ‘Dance-Pop,’ and ‘UK Rap,’ and has appeared on seven UK Number 1 singles, which is more that any other British born Rap artist. He chose his stage name at the age of 12, by using a ‘thesaurus’ in school, juxtaposing ‘tempah,’ ((temper), which he saw under ‘angry,’ with ‘tinie,’ (tiny) to ameliorate the aggressive sound of ‘tempah.’ Tinie Tempah began his music career in 2005, releasing his first ‘mixtape’ later on that same year, which he gave away for free. This gained him a great deal of airplay on the British music TV channel ‘Channel U,’ particularly for his song ‘Tears.’ In 2006 with his manager and cousin Dumi Oburota, the pair founded he independent record label ‘Disturbing London,’ primarily as an outlet for Tinie Tempah’s music, but also with the idea of signing other young artists. ‘Disturbing London’ also has gone on to produce a clothing range, that Tinie Tempah wears and promotes. Tinie Tempah got his big break in 2009 when signing with ‘Parlophone Records,’ which was where he first met this songs co-writer, and co-producer ‘Labrinth.’ In 2019, Tinie Tempah married Eve De Haan, daughter of Sir Roger De Haan, the former owner of ‘Saga plc.’

The discography of Tinie Tempah includes three studio Albums released between 2010-2017, and 28 singles released as the lead artist between 2010-2023, he has also appeared on a further 12 singles as a featured artist between 2011-2020, there are also six mixtapes, and two extended plays available. In the UK, he has had 24 top 40 chart entries, as either the lead or featured artist, with seven of those tracks, (three as the lead artist) reaching Number 1. In America on the Billboard Hot 100, his only top 40 entry is ‘Written in the Stars,’ featuring Eric Turner, which reached Number 12 in 2010.

‘Pass Out’ was the first of six singles released from Tinie Tempah’s debut studio Album ‘Disc-Overy,’ from October 2010, the song was co-written, and co-produced by Tinie Tempah, and Labrinth, who was born Timothy Lee McKenzie, on January 4th, 1989, in Hackney, London, England. Labrinth who has been referred to as ‘One of the most important British musicians of his generation,’ has worked with numerous artists as a songwriter and producer, including Beyonce, Rihanna, and Kanye West. His discography includes three solo studio Albums released between 2012-2024, and two soundtrack Albums for the original score for the American television ‘HBO’ drama ‘Euphoria,’ series 1 & 2. He has also released an Album as part of the ‘supergroup’ ‘LSD,’ titled ‘Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present… LSD.’ Labrinth has released 21 singles as the lead artist, and has appeared on a further 11 as a featured artist between 2010-2024, with 12 of those tracks reaching the UK top 40, with ‘Beneath Your Beautiful,’ featuring Emeli Sandé, making the Number 1 spot in 2012. In 2011, Labrinth, along with the English singer/songwriter Gary Barlow, co-produced the song ‘Teardrop,’ with an assembled ‘supergroup’ named ‘The Collective,’ to raise money for ‘Children in Need,’ the song peaked at Number 24 in the UK. In America on Billboard, only ‘Beneath Your Beautiful’ has made the top 40, reaching Number 34.

Prior to their collaboration on ‘Pass Out,’ Tinie Tempah and Labrinth had never met, but Tinie Tempah has said that on meeting, he instantly related to Labrinth. He also said that they spent many hours in the studio experimenting with different sounds, and it was quite by chance that they came up with the ‘Drum & Bass’ ending on ‘Pass Out.’ ‘We tried out so many different things by going in the studio and having fun. It wasn’t like we just put a Drum & Bass ending on it and then thought, done! We tried out so many things, guitars, reggae bass; we were having so much fun. The drum & bass mix up was a trialled and tested method. Once we put it in there everyone went crazy in the studio, and that’s why we thought we would keep it there.’

As for the songs meaning, (which I do not condone in any manner) it is about ‘getting so out of it,’ that you end up passing out.

‘I’m born famous, I’m sorta known, and if your son doesn’t I bet your daughter know. Check out my visual, check out my audio, extraordinary, yo, hope you enjoyed the show.’