# XTC — Functions on the Low

XTC’s Functions on the Low (2004) is No. 5 in our Grime ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 2004
- **On one list:** Grime
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [XTC](https://waxonia.com/artist/xtc/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/xtc--functions-on-the-low/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Grime](https://waxonia.com/genre/grime/)

A mournful string figure over a beat with nothing in the middle. Ignored for a decade, then rediscovered as the backing for Stormzy's Shut Up, which is a fair verdict on how good it always was.

## Listen

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