James Bay drops emotive video for 'Give Me The Reason' and teases new album
It's great to hear new music from James
Last updated 21st Apr 2022
It's been four years since James Bay released his UK Number 2 album 'Electric Light' and eight years since his fantastic song 'Hold Back the River', and now, James has just released his comeback single 'Give Me The Reason'.
The music video for James' new song has now premiered on YouTube and is a massive hit with fans.
One fan commented: 'ahhhhh im cryinggggg too good to be true', with another saying: 'Literally I have never been let down by you James bay'. (sic)
In April, James then uploaded a video showing how the song was written. Walking his fans through his process, the singer said: "'Give Me The Reason' started with just these beautiful soft piano chords."
He went on to say: "Me being me, I wanted to get it to a guitar at some point, so I hit the acoustic and went back to this guy (tapping his electric guitar)."
Before releasing the music video, the singer took to Twitter to share a clip of the song saying: 'Give Me The Reason, the first single from my third album is finally here. It’s been a long and winding adventure making all this new music, but every moment was worth it. I love this song, hope you all love it too'.
James has been teasing his new single for a while now, posting a video back on Valentine's Day saying: 'Happy Valentine’s everyone This is Give Me The Reason. It’s a song about seeing that the sun’s going down on a relationship, but believing that it doesn’t have to be the end. It’s about believing that there’s still a chance you can make it work.'
Speaking about his new song, James said: "I wanted this song to feel huge and emotional. It’s about that moment when you feel like the sun is beginning to set on a relationship, it’s about the fight to stay together.
"I want it to explode with energy when I play it live. It’s about feeling your heart beat fast and love racing through your veins."
James is currently on tour, his first in three years with his band, and you can buy tickets from Aloud.com.
James Bay's tour dates
April
Fri 29th - Oxford, 02 Academy
Sat 30th – Cheltenham Jazz Festival
May
Sun 1st - Coventry, Empire
Tue 3rd - Brighton, Chalk
Wed 4th - London, O2 Kentish Town Forum
Thu 5th - Norwich,UEA
Sat 7th - Leicester Academy
Sun 8th - Hull, Asylum
Mon 9th – Middlesborough, Empire
Wed 11th - Glasgow, Old Fruitmarket
Thu 12th - Aberdeen, Beach Ballroom
Fri 13th - Sheffield, Leadmill
Buy tickets now to see James Bay on tour from Aloud.com
You can hear 'Give Me The Reason' on Forth 1.
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