Stronger (Clean Bandit song) explained

Stronger
Cover:Clean-Bandit-Stronger-Single-Cover.png
Type:single
Artist:Clean Bandit featuring Alex Newell and Sean Bass
Released:19 April 2015
Length:3:41[1]
Producer:Clean Bandit
Chronology:Clean Bandit
Prev Title:Real Love
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Tears
Next Year:2016

"Stronger" is a song by the English electronic group Clean Bandit with uncredited vocals by Alex Newell and Sean Bass, the brother of Sharna Bass (who sings the vocals of Clean Bandit's song "Extraordinary").[2] It was originally released on 22 November 2014, with uncredited vocals from Olly Alexander, the lead singer of Years & Years. The song was then re-recorded and released as a single on 19 April 2015.[3] It was also remixed by the American electronic duo Vindata.[4]

Music video

A contest in collaboration with Microsoft Lumia was held, with the prize being the chance to be a crew member of the music video production.[5] The winners were Wlodek Markowicz and Karol Paciorek from "Lekko Stronniczy".[6]

The video,[7] which was released on 11 March 2015, was made in collaboration with Microsoft, Wlodek Markowicz and Karol Paciorek and featured Microsoft Lumia phones, which were used for the video's bullet time effect,[8] a bus driver singing to the song and dancing to it with others (including Clean Bandit), intermixed with clips of Clean Bandit and a dance group dancing to the song (where the bullet time effect was used). The video was directed by Jack Patterson and produced by Katharine Cowell[9] and had more than 38 million YouTube views by April 2021.[10]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom17 April 2015Digital download (remixes)
19 April 2015Digital download (single)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Universal Music Publishing Group - UK. umusicpub.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/cleanbandit/938485405291085020 . 2021-12-25 . registration.
  3. Web site: iTunes - Music - Stronger by Clean Bandit. iTunes. 17 April 2015.
  4. News: Check Out This New Remix Of Clean Bandit's 'Stronger'. 16 July 2015. EDM.com. 3 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409131154/http://edm.com/articles/2015/7/16/vindata-clean-bandit-stronger-remix. 9 April 2017. dead.
    - News: Clean Bandit - Stronger (Vindata Remix). Chu. Michelle. 15 July 2015. EDMTunes. 3 June 2017.
    - Web site: Clean Bandit - Stronger (Vindata Remix) [Big Beat Records]]. Trew. Tyler. 16 July 2015. Your EDM. 3 June 2017.
  5. Clean Bandit & Lumia Music: The YouTube Creator Challenge. 2 December 2014. YouTube.
  6. Clean Bandit & Lumia Music: Winner Announcement. 13 January 2015. YouTube.
  7. Clean Bandit - Stronger [Official Video]]. 11 March 2015. YouTube.
  8. Web site: Clean Bandit film new video using 50 Microsoft Lumia smartphones . News Team. 11 March 2015. NME.COM.
  9. Web site: Clean Bandit - Stronger (2015). IMVDb. 11 March 2015.
  10. Web site: Clean Bandit - Stronger [Official Video]]. YouTube. 7 July 2015.