Example has released the official video for his new single ‘Stay Awake’. The track is the second to be taken from his upcoming album ‘Playing In The Shadows’, and the rapper no doubt hopes that it will follow on from the success of debut track ‘Changed The Way You Kissed Me’, which entered the UK singles chart at Number One.
‘Stay Awake’ is a lively club track, said to have been written after the British musician woke up after performing at Ibiza Rocks to find clubbers still dancing from the night before. The song was produced by Nero and is scheduled for release on 28th August this year.
Speaking to Gigwise about his upcoming album, Example claimed that ‘Playing In The Shadows’ is concerned with “drugs and commitment”. He said: "This is my drugs and commitment album. The music industry puts a lot of strain on your relationships and social life."
Example continued: "This whole album is me asking: 'Should I be doing drugs? Should I be drinking? Should I commit? Should I stop partying? Should I settle down?'" ‘Playing In The Shadows’ is chalked for a release on September 4th 2011.
Meanwhile, Example recently added a new Dublin date to his UK and Irish Autumn tour. The rapper will kick off his tour in Margate on November 21st this year.
You can watch the video for ‘Stay Awake’ below:
Example UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Thu August 4th 2011 - Eastnor Deer Park, Ledbury
Mon August 15th 2011 - HMV Edinburgh Picture House, Edinburgh
Sat August 27th 2011 - Oceana Leeds, Leeds
Sat September 3rd 2011 - Norfolk Showground, Norfolk
Mon September 5th 2011 - Liquid & Envy, Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Fri September 9th 2011 - Oceana, Brighton, Brighton
Tue September 13th 2011 - Lava & Ignite, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Fri September 16th 2011 - Basildon Liquid & Envy, Basildon
Sat September 17th 2011 - Stanmer Park, Brighton
Tue September 20th 2011 - Oceana Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
Wed September 21st 2011 - Liquid Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Mon November 21st 2011 - Winter Gardens, Margate, Margate, CT9 1HX
Tue November 22nd 2011 - Southend Cliffs Pavilion, Southend On Sea
Wed November 23rd 2011 - Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Fri November 25th 2011 - O2 Academy Sheffield, Sheffield
Sun November 27th 2011 - Engine Shed, Lincoln
Thu December 1st 2011 - O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
Sat December 3rd 2011 - Liverpool Su Mountford Hall, Liverpool
Sun December 4th 2011 - O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mon December 5th 2011 - O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow
Wed December 7th 2011 - O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
Thu December 8th 2011 - Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff
Fri December 9th 2011 - O2 Academy Brixton, London
Sat December 10th 2011 - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
Mon December 12th 2011 - Oasis Leisure Centre Swindon, Swindon
Tue December 13th 2011 - Corn Exchange, Cambridge, Cambridge
Wed December 14th 2011 - The Brighton Centre, Brighton
Thu December 15th 2011 - Rock City, Nottingham
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