15 of Tinie Tempah’s best collaborations to date

Tinie is the King of collabs!

Author: Alex RossPublished 6th Feb 2024

Tinie Tempah has worked with some HUGE names throughout his career so far, having gifted us with plenty of huge tunes over the years since he released his brilliant debut single 'Pass Out' back in 2010.

To celebrate Tinie's general coolness and amazing career, we've decided to delve into the archives to find his best collaborations to date so far, including stars like Jess Glynne, Zara Larsson, Labrinth and Ellie Goulding. Do the iconic songs 'Miami 2 Ibiza', 'Wonderman' and 'Written in the Stars' ring any bells?

Check out our fave Tinie Tempah collabs below:

‘Written In The Stars’ ft. Eric Turner

Following his two breakthrough singles, Tinie worked with American singer Eric Turner to release 'Written In The Stars' in 2010.


The popular track was even used during the closing ceremony at the London Olympic Games in August 2012, and years later Tinie performed it live at Wembley Stadium before the FA Cup final in 2016.


Watch the official music video for 'Written In The Stars' right here.

‘Frisky’ ft. Labrinth (2010)

Tinie and Labrinth have worked with each other a number of times over the years, but their 2010 collab 'Frisky' is certainly one to remember.


As well as lending his vocals to the track, Labrinth also produced the hit song which featured on Tinie's debut album 'Discovery'.


Watch the official music video for 'Frisky' right here.

‘Miami To Ibiza’ ft. Swedish House Mafia (2010)

Although it only feels like yesterday since this banger was released, it actually came out back in 2010! Tinie x Swedish House Mafia was certainly one of the collabs of the decade!


Watch the official music video for 'Miami To Ibiza' right here.

‘Wonderman’ ft. Ellie Goulding (2010)

Another amazing early collab from Tinie, this time with pop star Ellie Goulding on 'Wonderman' in 2010. Not only did he team up with Ellie, Labrinth produced the track which featured on Tinie's debut album 'Discovery'.


Watch the official music video for 'Wonderman' right here.

'Earthquake' ft. Labrinth (2011)

A year after Labrinth featured on Tinie's track 'Frisky', the boys worked together once more, this time with Tinie featuring on Labrinth's massive 2011 hit 'Earthquake'.


Watch the official music video for 'Earthquake' below.

'Eyes Wide Shut' ft JLS (2011)

Perhaps one of Tinie's more surprising collabs, but still an absolute banger nonetheless! After appearing on The X Factor, JLS boys Aston, Marvin, JB and Oritsé lent a hand from Tinie for their 2011 hit 'Eyes Wide Shut'.


The track appeared on JLS' second studio album 'Outta This World'.


Watch the official music video for 'Eyes Wide Shut' right here.

'R.I.P' ft. Rita Ora (2012)

Tinie helped out his close friend Rita Ora when he featured on her track 'R.I.P' in 2012, which featured on her debut album.


The track went straight to Number 1 on the Official UK singles chart, becoming the seventh fastest selling single of 2012.


Watch the official music video for 'R.I.P' right here.

‘Tsunami (Jump)' ft. DVBBS and Borgeous (2013)

Tinie appeared on the vocal remix of 'Tsunami (Jump)' by DVBBS and Borgeous, helping the track shoot to Number 1 on both the UK singles chart and UK dance chart.


Watch the official music video for 'Tsunami (Jump)' right here.

'Children of the Sun’ ft. John Martin (2013)

In 2013, Tinie joined forces with Swedish singer John Martin to release 'Children of the Sun', the second single taken from Tinie's second studio album 'Demonstration'.


The track performed relatively well in the charts, debuting at Number 6 in 2013.


Watch the official music video for 'Children of the Sun' right here.

‘Trampoline’ ft. 2 Chainz (2013)

Another massive single taken from Tinie's second studio album 'Demonstration', this time with American rapper 2 Chainz.


The track, which features an absolute unbelievable bass drop, peaked at Number 3 in the UK Chart.


Watch the official music video for 'Trampoline' right here.

'Crazy Stupid Love' ft Cheryl (2014)

Tinie co-wrote and featured on Cheryl's 2014 hit 'Crazy Stupid Love', which went on to gain the singers yet another Number 1 hit single in the UK charts.


Shortly after the release, Cheryl and Tinie performed the track live on Britain's Got Talent.


Watch the official music video for 'Crazy Stupid Love' right here.

'Girls Like' ft. Zara Larsson (2016)

Teaming up with Swedish pop star Zara Larsson in 2016, the track 'Girls Like' was very popular with fans, even gaining a nomination for both British Video of the Year and Song of the Year at the BRIT Awards.


Watch the official music video for 'Girls Like' right here.

'Not Letting Go’ ft. Jess Glynne (2017)

You can't expect anything less than an absolute tune when the likes of Tinie Tempah and Jess Glynne work together... And that's exactly what they delivered in 2017 with 'Not Letting Go'.


Released as the debut single from Tinie's third album 'Youth', the track was loved by fans and shot straight to Number 1 in the UK charts.


Watch the official music video for 'Not Letting Go' right here.

'Mamacita’ Ft. Wizkid (2017)

Another massive single taken from Tinie's album 'Youth' in 2017! This time he teamed up with Nigerian singer Wizkid for summer anthem 'Mamacita'.


The video followed a similar theme, with Tinie heading off to the Dominican Republic to shoot the vid with director Craig Moore.


Watch the official music video for 'Mamacita' right here.

'Whoppa' ft Sofia Reyes and Farina (2020)

Released in 2020, 'Whoppa' featuring Sofia Reyes and Farina is an absolute summer banger!


Watch the official music video for 'Whoppa' right here.

'How You Samba' Kris Kross Amsterdam x Sofía Reyes x Tinie Tempah (2023)

Released in 2023, this bop sees Tinie Tempah reunited with Sofia Reyes. The pair teamed up with Kris Kross Amsterdam for this summer tune 'How You Samba'.
Watch the official music video on YouTube.

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