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Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 28th February 2018, 10:50 PM
MNEK premiered his new single "Tongue" on BBC Radio 1 tonight. The FADER, which premiered the lyric video, mentioned that his debut album is slated to be released this year and that song is the lead single from the project.
From http://www.thefader.com/2018/02/28/mnek-tongue-premiere:
Posted by: ML Hammer95 28th February 2018, 11:53 PM
This new one is actually very good! Very MNEK, but with a fresh twist and I quite like the Funk/R&B vibe to it. Won't be a hit though.
Posted by: Frooot 1st March 2018, 12:42 AM
Will be interesting to see the collaborations on his album, he's written for so many huge artists that it wouldn't surprise me if he got Stormzy, Zara and Duo on his album etc, 'At Night (I Think About You)' remains amazing.
Posted by: Frooot 1st March 2018, 12:43 AM
'Tounge' is actually a pretty decent comeback, I don't think it will be a huge chart hit though but it's already on Spotify!
Posted by: ElectroBoy 1st March 2018, 03:39 PM
I really like Tongue - its different; hope it becomes a hit
Posted by: ML Hammer95 1st March 2018, 10:35 PM
The spoken chorus has a similar flow to 'Forget About Dre' I've realised!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 5th March 2018, 09:38 AM
Actually properly love 'Tongue'! I'd say it's the best thing he's done since 'The Rhythm'.
Posted by: _jase 5th March 2018, 09:14 PM
Loving 'Tongue' - such an earworm 
Posted by: Jack 5th March 2018, 10:10 PM
I love Tongue but it feels like it was written in mind for someone like Zara Larson or Little Mix and he decided to kee it. I still love it anyway and I hope it's a huge hit somehow :win:
Posted by: RobBob 6th March 2018, 02:51 PM
TONGUE IS SO GOOD, easily the best thing I've heard from him since Never Forget You. I feel like he's bound to get another big hit EVENTUALLY, I just don't know when.
Posted by: danG 6th March 2018, 05:39 PM
Lyric video
Best thing he's done in a while, it almost makes up for his terrible 'Don't Stop Me Now' cover.
Posted by: Cucumberella 10th March 2018, 04:08 PM
AMAZING PACKAGE - seems like a breakout hit for him 
hoping it has traction.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 10th March 2018, 04:38 PM
The video has helped it rise a bit on i-tunes.
Really hope this gets playlisted/ becomes a hit as it deserves to.
Posted by: BridgeCow 10th March 2018, 05:03 PM
That video is SO good, I’m gonna need this to be a hit pls
Posted by: lewistgreen 31st March 2018, 07:25 AM
That video is so camp I love it.
I really wasn't sure of this song at first but it is such an earworm after a few listens!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st April 2018, 01:02 PM
Is there any chance of 'Tongue' doing anything now?
I have slightly tired of it, but I'd still like to see it be a hit.
Posted by: Tombo 1st April 2018, 02:22 PM
Tongue is such a good song so I'm looking forward to the album!
Posted by: Jack 1st April 2018, 05:29 PM
I have slightly tired of it, but I'd still like to see it be a hit.
I think it still could be if given a Hot Hits add and on Radio 1 playlist, although I guess you could say that of most songs :') It's certainly his most 'hit sounding' song in a while anyway!
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 3rd April 2018, 08:30 AM
Just getting into Tongue now, really liking it! Can't see it doing anything officially though 
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🍸 25th May 2018, 07:51 PM
His new single is called "Colour" and it features Hailee Steinfeld. It will be out next week.
From https://twitter.com/MNEK/status/1000094007278612480:
Posted by: lewistgreen 25th May 2018, 07:53 PM
OMG
Posted by: BridgeCow 25th May 2018, 08:09 PM
Omg hyped
Posted by: Ronald McJackson 25th May 2018, 08:19 PM
It's a shame he has to put a random pop girl on to try and get a hit and couldn't get one on his own merit with Tongue
Posted by: Liаm 25th May 2018, 08:33 PM
Omg YAAAAAS Hailee is such a star and Tongue was a bop so this era will hopefully continue in that vein.
.......
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 25th May 2018, 08:35 PM
I'm not the biggest fan, but I loved Tounge and his part on BBYGP2, so I am optimistic.
Posted by: Jack 25th May 2018, 10:08 PM
Hailee She really is such a star and deserves to be the next big pop female.
Here for this - I'm sure it'll be amazing. I loved 'Tongue' tbh.
Posted by: Jonjo 25th May 2018, 10:14 PM
I hope it's good. I haven't really liked anything of his despite wanting to (except 'Blinded By Your Grace Pt. 2' 
)
I'm willing for him to pull through and hopefully give Hailee another smash coz she really deserves it
Posted by: Cameron 26th May 2018, 02:19 PM
YAY!
Posted by: Jαsє 26th May 2018, 06:22 PM
looking forward to the Hailee colab!
Posted by: Liаm 31st May 2018, 11:06 PM
Colour is incred, it's pretty chilled but it's a bop with quite a euphoric feeling - perfect for summer and they fit so well
Posted by: LeeWallace 31st May 2018, 11:16 PM
Doesn’t sound like a smash, but it’s such a feel good summer track
Posted by: LeeWallace 31st May 2018, 11:16 PM
Omg crying at the artwork
Posted by: Liаm 31st May 2018, 11:36 PM
Can't get over how good this is omgggggg
Posted by: BridgeCow 31st May 2018, 11:40 PM
OOoooh yes Colour is a bop
Posted by: mdh 1st June 2018, 07:26 AM
Think this could be a big hit - very on trend without sounding overly generic. Chorus bops too.
Posted by: jjake 1st June 2018, 03:22 PM
this feels like it could be a huge summer hit if it gets support
it is kinda saccharine lyrically but so melodic and hooky!
Posted by: lewistgreen 2nd June 2018, 12:08 PM
Posted by: ebae 2nd June 2018, 01:55 PM
It sounds ok on a first listen
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 2nd June 2018, 01:58 PM
Damn, Colour is so much better than I was expecting. It's a very Summery tune, and I'm loving the drop.
Posted by: Connor. 2nd June 2018, 02:09 PM
Quite like this - it’s very summery. Sounds quite similar to another song though? I was thinking ‘Rain’ by the Script but I’m not hearing it so much now.
Posted by: JOTA 28th June 2018, 10:37 AM
'Colour' music video
Posted by: Cameron 28th June 2018, 12:20 PM
SLAY
Posted by: Liаm 28th June 2018, 01:08 PM
Why is this not #1 everywhere tbh, ffs
Posted by: lewistgreen 28th June 2018, 07:39 PM
Cahill Remix of Colour is out tomorrow
Posted by: LeeWallace 30th June 2018, 12:33 AM
Actually shocked to see how much radio are sleeping on MNEK, he will need to chucks dua or Little Mix on his new one!
Posted by: LeeWallace 30th June 2018, 12:34 AM
Also that video is FAB
Posted by: RobBob 30th June 2018, 08:17 PM
His team needs to get him some kind of Spotify payola because these past two songs ARE hits that wouldn't sound even slightly out of place in the charts or on Radio 1. It's frustrating, I really feel like he has such huge potential and song after song just seems to get slept on.
Posted by: mdh 30th June 2018, 09:21 PM
He's making some of the best pop music around right now; 'Tongue' and 'Colour' are relatively substanceless but you can't knock the catchy production, he deserves to be a lot bigger than he is.
Posted by: Klaus 30th June 2018, 10:39 PM
LOVED Tongue (after a few disappointing solo singles!) but Colour is so bad/cringy
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 14th August 2018, 02:37 PM
"Language" will be released soon. Maybe this week?
From https://www.instagram.com/p/BmdCkSwhz-u/:
Posted by: LeeWallace 14th August 2018, 03:38 PM
I just don’t see him getting any airplay anytime soon and I hve no idea why
Posted by: lewistgreen 15th August 2018, 05:44 PM
New single definitely coming on Friday
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 15th August 2018, 05:47 PM
"Crazy World" will be released this Friday and Language is the title of the album. There's an Amazon pre-order link which says that the release date is next week and you could check it https://www.amazon.com/Language-MNEK/dp/B07FLGJWDN/.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 15th August 2018, 09:32 PM
"Crazy World" will be available as an instant grat on Friday at midnight local time and the release date of Language (*) will be revealed as well.
https://mnek.lnk.to/language
(*) I've realized that the Amazon pre-order link says 'import', which means that the release date should be this week (August 17) instead of August 24.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 16th August 2018, 12:17 PM
The album will be released on September 7. It has 16 tracks and "Paradise" made the cut.
Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 16th August 2018, 02:38 PM
because he's a terrible artist and person that's better suited as a writer; or whatever he did before and nothing more and the GP know this.
Posted by: lewistgreen 17th August 2018, 06:23 AM
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 30th August 2018, 07:28 PM
"Correct" will be released tomorrow as an instant grat.
Posted by: lewistgreen 1st September 2018, 04:00 PM
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 1st September 2018, 04:42 PM
Not really feeling either Correct or Crazy World, I do really love Tongue and Colour though.
Posted by: Dobbo 3rd September 2018, 09:10 PM
To be honest all of the stuff in this thread sucks. Absolutely worlds away from the likes of At Night.
Posted by: Cameron 7th September 2018, 12:40 PM
This is out now
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 7th September 2018, 01:40 PM
'Tongue' has been the one slice of goodness from this whole thing, the rest has been bleh.
Posted by: SevenSees 7th September 2018, 02:09 PM
WOW at this *.*
everyone in this thread needs to come correct
Posted by: ElectroBoy 7th September 2018, 02:19 PM
I like Correct and liked Tongue too. Colour I grew to like, but I feel a bit meh with MNEK at the moment...
But I can't help but feeling they're kinda flogging a dead horse now. For whatever reason he just isn't clicking or seemingly gaining fans/ support.
Posted by: lewistgreen 9th September 2018, 08:41 AM
He's performing on Sunday Brunch today, not sure which song though.
Posted by: lewistgreen 9th September 2018, 09:29 AM
Actually, as a body of work this album is pretty solid. Girlfriend is a certified banger.
Posted by: lewistgreen 18th September 2018, 09:06 PM
Oop
@MNEK
Posted by: Dobbo 18th September 2018, 09:10 PM
Scared of seeing the sales? Reminds me of when alesha dixon "deleted" her single a few years back to avoid the shame!
Posted by: lewistgreen 18th September 2018, 09:13 PM
Apparently these were the figures (from Popjustice)
Posted by: Dobbo 18th September 2018, 09:21 PM
Good Lord, it's like the whole county completely forget his existence! He has 92K followers on Twitter too...
Posted by: Klaus 18th September 2018, 09:29 PM
Wait does that mean the rest are from streaming??
So around 400 actual sales?? Eeek, I just don’t have words...
Posted by: ElectroBoy 18th September 2018, 09:50 PM
It is a major flop... but then kind of expected given Tongue and Colours didn't exactly take off in any big way.
Also his 'bigger' hits weren't even included on the album.
There just seems to be no interest in him as an artist. Its odd really that he isn't really supported anywhere especially given as he has featured on 'Ready Four Your Love' had a bit of a break through with 'Never Forgot You', but there seems to be a void around any form of radio support or just momentum.
Maybe he should stick to producing for others
Posted by: LeeWallace 18th September 2018, 10:12 PM
I actual feel sorry for him, he’s a good producer and ‘Tounge’ would have been a smash for almost any other artist!
Posted by: ElectroBoy 18th September 2018, 10:23 PM
Agreed on all counts; Tongue was a bop and deserved to smash.
Posted by: Liаm 18th September 2018, 10:39 PM
Wow that is really bad :/ Not heard the album yet oops but christ.
Posted by: Jack 18th September 2018, 10:46 PM
I feel so sorry for him He's so talented and 'Tongue' and 'Colour' are such bops as well.
I don't think we will hear from him as a solo artist from now on unfortunately.
Posted by: LeeWallace 18th September 2018, 10:50 PM
I’ll never understand why radio never bothered to support anything from this era, ‘Colour’ sounds exactly like a song that Radio 1 and Capital would heavily rotate.
I like how real his disappointment is on twitter though, like I previously said ‘Tounge’ would have been a smash had he giving it to Dua, Zara or Little Mix. I can’t see any future solo material though and I guess his only way to comeback would be a duet which isn’t impossible considering the artists he writes for.
Posted by: danG 18th September 2018, 11:04 PM
I wasn't expecting the album to do that well but it flopping quite that much is rather shocking.
at least he can continue writing for other artists and get success that way, but flopping so much with all his solo material must be tough. hope we at least get his vocal on the occasional dance dj song anyway (and tbh I can't say I've listened to his album or really got into his recent solo singles either).
Posted by: Liаm 18th September 2018, 11:05 PM
I like how real his disappointment is on twitter though, like I previously said ‘Tounge’ would have been a smash had he giving it to Dua, Zara or Little Mix. I can’t see any future solo material though and I guess his only way to comeback would be a duet which isn’t impossible considering the artists he writes for.
Definitely! It's really frustrating that he is writing great radio pop and yet the charts nowadays seem to rely so much on name. I feel so bad that he is making great pop but also put his own life and story and experiences into it, yet it's still not enough. There really doesn't seem to be anything he can do as a solo artist and that must be so gutting, I follow him on Twitter and he seemed so passionate about this project.
Posted by: BridgeCow 19th September 2018, 11:11 AM
Gah I feel so awful for him, he really poured so much into this and he delivered fun solid pop bops that sound like smashes. I just cannot understand how he can’t gain any traction he’s so passionate and I can’t imagine how tough and frustrating this must be for him. He deserves so much more.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 19th September 2018, 11:46 AM
I think maybe 'Never Forget You' was just an exceptional fluke for him and he was just never destined to properly make it as a solo artist. (or maybe if he'd not followed that single up with a selection of shit tracks)
I think he can still get hits as a featured artist ala Ella Eyre, RAYE etc. though.
Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 19th September 2018, 12:02 PM
Right. Never Forget You was on a hit because of Zara. Noone cares of him on the track.
Hes incredibly unlikeable & thats why only 800 people bothered with the record. Obviously theres other issues. Hes not particularly commercially viable as an artist. I assume the only reason Virgin released this album was so they could tie him into a publishing deal.
Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 19th September 2018, 12:03 PM
Btw when I say hes unlikeable; I am speaking from personal encounters.
Posted by: Dobbo 19th September 2018, 12:31 PM
You sure about that? She was a nobody in the UK at the time of that release (Lush Life didn't smash till after) whereas MNEK had had the gorgon city feature & a couple of minor hits.
Posted by: ThePensmith 19th September 2018, 12:46 PM
It's sad this album has performed the way it has, I've had it on loop on my Spotify for pretty much all the last week and it's a really strong, consistent pop/R&B album - 'Phone' in particular is my favourite. Like others have said I didn't expect a massive amount of success for it but to not even make the top 100 is pitiful. He can at least hold his head up high that he's produced an album that he totally believes in and that is of real quality.
It's sad more so because we've got some amazing pop writing and performing talent in this country who, for whatever reason, the public just don't get behind in their own right. Ed Drewett is another one who springs to mind, I've got the samplers from his unreleased album and it's criminal he's never enjoyed the success he's had writing with or for Little Mix, Olly Murs and The Wanted on his own merits.
Posted by: lewistgreen 19th September 2018, 12:48 PM
I'd say those minor successes were mainly because Radio 1 were supporting him as a new act and they playlisted those first 3 singles then leading to him obtaining a Top 40 single. Since then/Never Forget You, radio genuinely haven't touched him.
Posted by: deepinside 25th January 2019, 04:08 AM
Apologize for bumping this, I just realised Anne Marie co written Colour and it would be on Speak Your Mind instead had her label didn't reject the song.
Posted by: lewistgreen 6th February 2019, 06:20 PM
Girlfriend video has been released today
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