EMELI SANDE SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘THERE ISN’T MUCH’
FROM UPCOMING ALBUM LET’S SAY FOR INSTANCE
DUE 6 MAY VIA CHRYSALIS RECORDS
Today, internationally renowned British singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé has shared her new single and video for ‘There Isn’t Much’, available to stream and download HERE. The heartfelt, classic power ballad arrives as the latest offering from Emeli’s forthcoming studio album Let’s Say For Instance, out Friday, 6 May via Chrysalis Records.
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‘There Isn’t Much’ follows Emeli’s recent performances at ITV’s Concert for Ukraine, a televised fundraiser to support the ongoing DEC Ukraine Humanitarian appeal during the ongoing crisis, and the annual Commonwealth Day Service earlier this month, where she sang a beautiful rendition of recent single ‘Brighter Days’ alongside the London African Gospel Choir.
Emeli says of the song: “‘There Isn't Much’ is one of my favourite songs on the album. I wrote with Naughty Boy and Shaq, and I’m so happy that we managed to get the production, the drums and the mix really on point for this album. I love the 80s vibe of it; it really reminds me of what my parents might have been listening to when they met.”
“The whole lyric is about everything I thought I wanted, being nothing without the right person to share it with. Having experienced the heights of the industry, winning these awards, living in London, every dream I'd had as this kid in Scotland was coming true, but I just wasn't in a place where I could really enjoy it or just feeling happy and settled in myself. So that song is really just about everything being an illusion apart from love. Now that I’ve found true love and finally the right life partner, I could really put genuine emotion into the video performance and every time I perform the song.”
The official video for the single premiered on YouTube HERE which director Mareike Macklon shared: “Working with Emeli went so naturally and beautifully. We are both huge advocates to encourage and have more women and the queer community to get involved within the music and visual industry and to build a solid and positive foundation, where everyone works alongside each other equally with respect, kindness and understanding. I hope this will inspire anyone who watches the video to go out and pursue music within this male dominated industry, make a change and to be made aware that it is not that intimidating as it is made out to be.”
Her first release on an independent label, Let’s Say For Instance marks a new era of Emeli’s expansive artistry after a decade on stage and on the airwaves. Exploring new sonic territory through shades of classical, disco, nostalgic R&B and more, it sees Emeli freeing herself from the expectations of others, flexing her holistic skills as a songwriter, producer and vocalist in new, versatile ways. In her words: “‘an ode to resilience, rebirth, and renewal”. The album features current hit single ‘Brighter Days’, alongside the previous singles ‘Look What You’ve Done’ and ‘Family’.
Let’s Say For Instance tracklisting
1. Family
2. Look What You’ve Done (with Jaykae)
3. July 25th
4. Oxygen
5. Summer
6. My Pleasure
7. There Isn’t Much
8. September 8th
9. Look In Your Eyes
10. Ready To Love
11. Wait For Me
12. Another One
13. Yes You Can
14. Brighter Days
15. Super Human
16. World Go Round
To celebrate the release of Let’s Say For Instance, Emeli will be embarking on a tour of the UK and Europe in May and June 2022. The tour will see Emeli performing both with her full band, as well as select solo piano show dates, commencing on May 16 in Glasgow, before journeying through Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, London and Europe. Tickets are available now via livenation.co.uk.
Emeli Sandé 2022 UK/EU ‘Brighter Days Tour’
Monday 16 May - SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK (full band show)
Wednesday 18 May - Stylus, Leeds, UK (full band show)
Thursday 19 May - The Mill, Birmingham, UK (full band show)
Friday 20 May - O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK (full band show)
Sunday 22 May - EartH, London, UK (full band show)
Thursday 26 May - Oran Mor Auditorium, Glasgow, UK (solo piano show)
Saturday 28 May - City Varieties, Leeds (solo piano show)
Sunday 29 May - Stoller Hall, Manchester (solo piano show)
Monday 30 May - Town Hall, Birmingham (solo piano show)
Wednesday 1 June - La Cigale, Paris, France (full band show)
Friday 3 June - Santeria Toscana 31, Milan, Italy (full band show)
Saturday 4 June - Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany (full band show)
Sunday 5 June - TivoliVredenburg - Ronda, Utrecht, Netherlands (full band show)
Tuesday 7 June - De Duif, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo piano show)
Wednesday 8 June - La Seine Musicale, Paris, France (solo piano show)
Thursday 9 June - Kulturkirche, Cologne, Germany (solo piano show)
Emeli Sandé is one of Britain’s most successful living songwriters. Her debut album Our Version of Events, which sold over 5.4 million copies to date, was the biggest selling album in the UK of 2012 and the second biggest selling of 2013, and is certified platinum eight times in the UK and Ireland. Emeli followed it with critically acclaimed Long Live The Angels in 2016, the Kingdom Coming EP in 2017 and Real Life in 2019. With 19 million singles sold including 3 x UK No. 1 singles, 6 million albums and four BRIT awards (including Best Female twice), Emeli received an MBE for Services to Music in 2018 and in July 2019 she became the University of Sunderland’s Chancellor. In between her own records, she has recently collaborated with UK rap and grime giants, including Bugzy Malone’s ‘Welcome to the Hood’ and Ghett’s ‘Sonya’, featured on his Mercury Prize-nominated record Conflict of Interest. Other collaborations that span Emeli’s career include Kendrick Lamar, Giggs, Loski, Wretch 32, Wiley, Jools Holland, Nile Rodgers and many more.
