Sam Smith is releasing a brand new model of their hit ‘I am Not The Solely One’ that includes Alicia Keys.
Sam Smith and Alicia Keys will launch their rendition of I am Not The Solely One this week
The ‘Keep With Me’ hitmaker – who got here out as non-binary in 2019 and makes use of they/them pronouns – has a brand new model of their debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ on the best way Friday (02.08.24), together with Sam and the ‘No One’ hitmaker’s duet model of the 2014 ballad.
Alongside a photograph of the pair, Sam gushed on Instagram: “I’m Not The Solely One feat. the actually incomparable @aliciakeys.
“Coming Friday August 2nd.
“I’m so honoured to have such an unbelievable expertise and a phenomenal soul be a part of me on this observe to have a good time a decade of In The Lonely Hour.”
Sam re-recorded ‘Keep With Me’ with up to date lyrics and admitted the which means of the music “adjustments” for them each time they take heed to it.
In a letter to their followers, Sam mentioned: “When me, Jimmy and Vacationer wrote this music, none of us would’ve anticipated it to develop into what it has on the earth.
“I’ll always remember Will (Vacationer) taking part in these three chords on the piano. I ended every thing I used to be doing and mentioned ‘what’s that’.
“These chords and this music nonetheless stir me in the identical solution to this present day. I’ve by no means as soon as bought sick of singing it.
“The which means of this music adjustments for me each time I sing it. The phrases ‘Keep With Me’ can imply one million various things and observe me all through my life like an previous buddy. (sic)”
The road “I am only a man” has been modified to “child perceive”, having made a number of reworks in reside performances over time.
They continued: “This music is actually so particular to me, so for the ten yr anniversary I re-recorded the observe, which can be out there on all platforms and bodily, together with the up to date lyric ‘however I nonetheless want love, child perceive’ which felt actually necessary to me.
“It’s lovely to know that typically, we are able to change the previous.”
The album hit primary within the UK when it was launched in Could 2014, whereas it landed at quantity two within the US Billboard 200 the next month.
