Sam Smith is formally not the one one on their music “I’m Not the Solely One.”
On Tuesday (Aug. 6), Smith dropped the official music video for his or her duet model of “I’m Not the Solely One” that includes Alicia Keys. Displaying clips from a reside recording at Keys’ Jungle Metropolis Studios in New York Metropolis, the video tracks the duo’s cozy session as they reimagine the British singer’s beloved hit 10 years later.
The video additionally follows Smith at their Within the Lonely Hour anniversary get together in June, the place he and Keys first carried out their new model of the music the night time previous to their studio session. Footage exhibits Smith celebrating with the night’s emcee Girl Bunny, in addition to greeting buddies and followers alike earlier than taking to the stage with Keys.
In an announcement, Smith reiterated that they had been “so honored” to work with Keys on the brand new model of the one, calling her “an unimaginable expertise and a ravishing soul.” Keys added that the collaboration had “been on each of our wishlists,” earlier than detailing how the recording session occurred. “The vibe was tremendous intimate … My son Egypt performed Sam some keys and my son Genesis was telling jokes the entire time. Pure music, singing within the room collectively whereas I used to be taking part in piano.”
The brand new model comes off of Smith’s tenth anniversary version of their debut album, Within the Lonely Hour. Together with the brand new collaboration, the album (out now by way of Capitol Information) additionally contains a re-recorded model of Smith’s breakout hit “Keep With Me,” a brand new music titled “Little Sailor” and a lot of different collaborations that includes artists together with Mary J. Blige, A$AP Rocky and John Legend.
Take a look at the official video for Sam Smith and Alicia Keys’ “I’m Not the Solely One” above.
