a perfect debut – it’s slightly too long for one thing, and there are a couple of points where it sags – but it sounds like an album teeming with original, daring ideas. More importantly, it sounds like the work of an artist with the confidence and the talent to pull those ideas off." Accolades Commercial performance After receiving close competition with Rag'n'Bone Man's Human, Gang Signs & Prayer entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, with combined sales of 68,594 copies. It set British streaming records for the most first-week streams for a number one album in chart history, with 13.9 million streams, surpassing the opening week stream count of Drake's Views. Gang Signs & Prayer became the first grime album to chart at number one, as well as joining the likes of Skepta and Giggs of charting in the top five independently. The album also charted at number one on the UK Independent Chart, UK R&B Chart and the Irish Albums Chart, number two on the Scottish Albums Chart. Outside the UK, it entered the Official New Zealand Music Chart at number 14 and Sverigetopplistan at number 34. In the album's first week of release, seven tracks from Gang Signs & Prayer were in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart – "Big for Your Boots", "Cold", "Bad Boys", "First Things First", "Mr Skeng", "Cigarettes & Cush" and "Shut Up". All sixteen tracks from the album appeared in the top 100 in a single week, making Stormzy the fourth artist to achieve this. Gang Signs & Prayer was certified Silver by the BPI in its first week of release. Track listing Sample credits "Big for Your Boots" contains a sample of "House Train" by Risse. "Velvet / Jenny Francis (Interlude)" contains a sample of "Intro (Like Velvet)" by Nao. "Return of the Rucksack" interpolates lyrics from "Seems 2 Be" by Dizzee Rascal. "Lay Me Bare" contains a sample of "Last Stand" by Kwabs. Personnel Vocals Stormzy – vocals MNEK – vocals Raleigh Ritchie – vocals Kehlani – vocals Lily Allen – vocals Wretch 32 – vocals J Hus – vocals, backing vocals Yasmin Green – vocals Sleeks – backing vocals Rasul A-Salaam – arranger, vocals Keesha Gumbs – vocals Babatunde "Soye" Soyebo – vocals Monet Ulerio – vocals Jenny Francis – spoken word Crazy Titch – spoken word Mama Stormz – spoken word LaDonna Harley-Peters –