{"id":13431,"date":"2021-05-14T09:08:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T13:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=13431"},"modified":"2023-10-15T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T14:31:42","slug":"press-release-tones-i-releases-new-single-and-video-wont-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/press-release-tones-i-releases-new-single-and-video-wont-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"[Press Release] Tones & I Releases New Single and Video “Won’t Sleep”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global superstar Tones And I has released her new single \u201cWon\u2019t Sleep,\u201d which previews her widely anticipated full-length debut expected to arrive this year [single artwork below].\u00a0\u201cWon\u2019t Sleep\u201d is available now on\u00a0all streaming platforms<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and accompanied by a Tones And I, Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly directed official music video, which is streaming on\u00a0Tones And I\u2019s YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWon\u2019t Sleep\u201d\u00a0is an entirely solo composition from<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Tones And I, reflecting the inimitable idiosyncrasies of her signature style, highlighting her clever lyricism, unpredictable songcraft, and indisputable knack for a hook.\u00a0Born as a personal antidote to the Lockdown doldrums, \u201cWon\u2019t Sleep\u201d might just be the perfect soundtrack to reopening the world.<\/p>\n

Elaborating on \u201cWon\u2019t Sleep,\u201d Tones and I shared,\u00a0\u201cI loved writing this song and playing around with the production, the bass, and the drums. It\u2019s a song about me and my friends staying home and partying through lockdown.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the music video continues what has become a tradition of highly unexpected and unforgettable visuals. Once again, she unveils another side of herself with no shortage of costume changes and unbelievable characters.<\/p>\n

Of the video, she added, \u201cWhen coming up with the creative for this film clip, I thought to myself, \u2018Picture the most crazy thing ever\u2019\u2026 and that\u2019s what I wanted it to be. As with most of my videos, there are lots of prosthetics and different characters, and I had so much fun shooting it!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWon\u2019t Sleep\u201d follows on the heels of Tones And I\u2019s recent single \u201cFly Away<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d which stands out as one of her most personal, poetic, and powerful compositions. Originally released at the tail end of 2020, \u201cFly Away<\/strong><\/a>\u201d has amassed over 160 million streams with Tones And I delivering performances of the song on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0This past fall, she recruited blackbear for\u00a0the official remix<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of her 2020 hit \u201cUr So F**kInG cOoL<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d the single version of\u00a0which has surpassed\u00a0140 million\u00a0streams and\u00a0follows Tones And I\u2019s standalone tracks\u00a0\u201cCan\u2019t Be Happy All The Time<\/strong><\/a>\u201d and \u201cBad Child<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tones And I\u2019s global smash \u201cDance Monkey<\/strong><\/a>\u201d was declared the most Shazamed single of all time, and officially became the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0most streamed song of all time on Spotify making the track the most streamed song ever by a female artist on the platform. The \u201cDance Monkey\u201d official music video has surpassed 1.5 billion views on YouTube,\u00a0<\/em>while the track has\u00a0<\/em>eclipsed six billion streams globally and earned 4x platinum certification from the RIAA in the US as well as multi-platinum or diamond certification in sixteen other countries. Plus,\u00a0\u201cDance Monkey\u201d hit #4 on\u00a0Billboard<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Hot 100<\/em>\u00a0chart, making \u201cDance Monkey\u201d the first top five\u00a0Hot 100<\/em>\u00a0hit solely written by a woman in over eight years. In Australia, \u201cDance Monkey\u201d holds the all-time record for the most weeks spent at #1 on the\u00a0ARIA Singles Chart<\/em>, while in the UK \u201cDance Monkey\u201d has made Tones And I the longest running #1 of all time by a female artist on the\u00a0Official Singles Chart<\/em>.\u00a0The New York Times<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0detailed the making of \u201cDance Monkey\u201d in their\u00a0Diary of a Song\u00a0<\/em>video series, speaking with Tones And I about her journey from local busker to global star.<\/p>\n

\u201cDance Monkey\u201d is featured on Tones And I\u2019s RIAA gold certified\u00a0debut EP\u00a0The Kids Are Coming<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which earned her four major wins back home at last year\u2019s ARIA Awards including: \u201cBreakthrough Artist,\u201d \u201cBest Female Artist,\u201d \u201cBest Pop Release,\u201d and \u201cBest Independent Release.\u201d\u00a0Following the EP\u2019s release\u00a0Tones And I showcased her staggering voice across performances of \u201cDance Monkey\u201d and standout single \u201cNever Seen The Rain<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d appearing on\u00a0The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>,\u00a0The Voice<\/em>,\u00a0The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The\u00a0Today\u00a0Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Originally from Australia\u2019s Mornington Peninsula, Tones And I traveled to Byron Bay in early 2018 to take a chance at busking. On the first day she had crowds spilling onto the street.\u00a0Tones quit her retail job and decided to make Byron her new home where she lived out of her van for a year, honing her songwriting and busking every\u00a0weekend. A year later, she had one of the biggest songs in the world with her global smash \u201cDance Monkey.\u201d<\/p>\n

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