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SAM RYDER
“WHIRLWIND” LIVE ACOUSTICVERSION OUT NOW
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Sam Ryder
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Following the success of his debut single “Whirlwind,” Sam Ryder has released a live acousticversion of the song, and performed an exclusive debut show on March 19th via Moment House. Upon release last month, “Whirlwind” shot to#1 on multiple DSPs across the world and gained nearly 2 million global streams,with the accompanying lyric video racking up over 160,000 views. To mark the release, Sam recorded an exclusive performance thatwas broadcast on Friday, March 19th. The show,recorded at York Hall, gave fans theirfirst opportunity to hear Sam performing his own original music alongside someof his iconic covers.
The track was written and produced incollaboration with Jamie Hartman (Ivor Novello Award, BMI Pop Award, BritsAward, other credits: Rag n Bone Man, Calvin Harris, Lewis Capaldi, Celeste,Louis Tomlinson) with additional production from Dan Grech-Marguerat(Grammy Award, Lana Del Rey, George Ezra, Tom Grennan) & Max WolfgangAshnikko, ZAYN, Kygo, Macklemore, Martin Garrix).
Sam Ryder "Whirlwind"
Whirlwind’ – how else could you begin todescribe the journey that Sam has been on over the past year? He has spentmuch of his adult life touring, writing and performing in bands, lived inHawaii for a while and even owned a vegan coffee shop before closing it downand deciding the time was right to pursue his dream of becoming a solo artist.
As the world was being put into lockdown inMarch - he uploaded the first of his now infamous covers. Theyquickly caught the attention of some famous fans (Justin Bieber, Sia, AliciaKeys and Elton John) – with compilations of his videos appearing on The EllenShow, BBC’s Newsbeat and more. As the videos kept coming, so did the fans– with his socials standing at over 11 million followers to date and hundredsof thousands of comments. Fast forward 7 months and Sam rounded-off hisincredible year with TikTok crowning his account as the most popular UK artistaccount of 2020 - beating the likes of Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi and LiamPayne. A truly incredible feat, for an incredibly talented artist.
Sam says of the track “To be frustratinglyambiguous about the meaning (I’ll let you make up your own mind) whenyou're spiraling, up or down, there are forces at work that are beyond yourcontrol. In essence, If you ever find yourself swept up in a whirlwind, itmight (or might not) be of some comfort to know that where you end up may notbe completely up to you”.
Sam has spent the last few months writing andrecording original songs with some of the finest writers and producers fromaround the world which are set to continue his meteoric rise.
SAM RYDER
“Whirlwind”
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