James Bay releases ‘One Life’ video

Song appears on forthcoming third album

James Bay has released the official music video for his new single “One Life.” The song appears on his highly anticipated forthcoming third full-length album, Leap, due July 8th via Mercury/Republic Records.

“From the moment I was presented with the idea for the video I was totally moved,” Bay shares. “It just felt right; the perfect way to tell the story of the song. The actors and directors did a beautiful job and I’m so excited for you to see it. Hope you love it.”

Bay previewed the “One Life” last week with a heartfelt note on socials talking about the inspiration behind the song – his relationship with his longtime girlfriend Lucy.

“This is a song I wrote about me and Lucy. We first got together at 16 and have been together ever since,” he says. “She’s supported me since day one. From open mic nights, right through to my biggest shows. It’s been one adventure after another, but now we’re on the biggest one of all. Raising our beautiful daughter Ada.”

For Leap, Bay worked with some of the most sought after producers and songwriters in a mixture of in person and remote sessions in Nashville and London including Foy Vance [Ed Sheeran], Dave Cobb [Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton], Ian Fitchuk [Kacey Musgraves, Brett Eldredge], Joel Little [Lorde, Taylor Swift] & Finneas [Billie Eilish, The Knocks].

Bay announced the project via a powerful letter on social media where he talked about his mental journey towards the making of this next body of work.

It arrives on the heels of “Give Me The Reason.” The latter has already gathered nearly 10 million global streams and right out of the gate. “Give Me The Reason” was recorded at both Blackbird studios in Nashville and in London with producer Gabe Simon [Lana Del Rey, Maroon 5, Calum Scott] and co-written with Foy Vance and features Ian Fitchuk on drums.

This summer, James will be joining The Lumineers on their 2022 Brightside World Tour where he will be joining them on nine dates including Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on September 1st and Chicago’s Wrigley Field on September 3rd.

Buddy Iahn
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