Global superstar Tones And I has released her new single โWonโt Sleep,โ which previews her widely anticipated full-length debut expected to arrive this year [single artwork below].ย โWonโt Sleepโ is available now onย Todas las plataformas de streamingย and accompanied by a Tones And I, Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly directed official music video, which is streaming onย Tones And Iโs YouTube channel.
โWonโt Sleepโย is an entirely solo composition fromย Tones And I, reflecting the inimitable idiosyncrasies of her signature style, highlighting her clever lyricism, unpredictable songcraft, and indisputable knack for a hook.ย Born as a personal antidote to the Lockdown doldrums, โWonโt Sleepโ might just be the perfect soundtrack to reopening the world.
Elaborating on โWonโt Sleep,โ Tones and I shared,ย โI loved writing this song and playing around with the production, the bass, and the drums. Itโs a song about me and my friends staying home and partying through lockdown.โ
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.
Of the video, she added, โWhen coming up with the creative for this film clip, I thought to myself, โPicture the most crazy thing everโโฆ and thatโs 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!โ
โWonโt Sleepโ follows on the heels of Tones And Iโs recent single โFly Away,โ which stands out as one of her most personal, poetic, and powerful compositions. Originally released at the tail end of 2020, โFly Awayโ has amassed over 160 million streams with Tones And I delivering performances of the song onย Jimmy Kimmel Live!ย yย The Ellen DeGeneres Show.ย This past fall, she recruited blackbear forย the official remixย of her 2020 hit โUr So F**kInG cOoL,โ the single version ofย which has surpassedย 140 millionย streams andย follows Tones And Iโs standalone tracksย โCanโt Be Happy All The Time" y "Bad Child.โ
Tones And Iโs global smash โDance Monkeyโ was declared the most Shazamed single of all time, and officially became the 3tercerย most streamed song of all time on Spotify making the track the most streamed song ever by a female artist on the platform. The โDance Monkeyโ official music video has surpassed 1.5 billion views on YouTube,ย while the track hasย 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,ย โDance Monkeyโ hit #4 onย Billboardโsย Hot 100ย chart, making โDance Monkeyโ the first top fiveย Hot 100ย hit solely written by a woman in over eight years. In Australia, โDance Monkeyโ holds the all-time record for the most weeks spent at #1 on theย ARIA Singles Chart, while in the UK โDance Monkeyโ has made Tones And I the longest running #1 of all time by a female artist on theย Official Singles Chart.ย The New York Timesย detailed the making of โDance Monkeyโ in theirย Diary of a Songย video series, speaking with Tones And I about her journey from local busker to global star.
โDance Monkeyโ is featured on Tones And Iโs RIAA gold certifiedย debut EPย The Kids Are Comingย which earned her four major wins back home at last yearโs ARIA Awards including: โBreakthrough Artist,โ โBest Female Artist,โ โBest Pop Release,โ and โBest Independent Release.โย Following the EPโs releaseย Tones And I showcased her staggering voice across performances of โDance Monkeyโ and standout single โNever Seen The Rain,โ appearing onย The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,ย The Voice,ย The Ellen DeGeneres Showย yย Theย Todayย Show.
Originally from Australiaโs 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.ย Tones 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 everyย weekend. A year later, she had one of the biggest songs in the world with her global smash โDance Monkey.โ