'Shut Up' was the first freestyle to reach the charts.
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21. 'Shut Up' was the first freestyle to reach the charts.
Originally released online Stormzy released it as an official track in December 2015 after it reached 17 million views, taking on the Xfactor for the Christmas number 1. He then launched a Twitter campaign and 'Shut -Up' reached number 8 in the charts.