Alan Walker Releases New Single and Video for “Tired” Feat
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ALAN WALKER RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “TIRED” FEAT. GAVIN JAMES CLICK HERE TO WATCH (New York, NY – May 19, 2017) Norwegian artist/producer Alan Walker today releases his fourth single and video for “Tired” feat. Gavin James via Sony Music Sweden/RCA Records. The video was directed by Alexander Halvorsen and the track is available at all digital service providers. Click here to listen. “Tired,” the anthemic single, which showcases Walker’s ability to pair a catchy melody with an impactful message, features Irish vocalist Gavin James. This song marks the first time that Alan Walker has credited an artist on a track and is his first release with a male singer. On the track, Alan Walker states, “I’m very excited to finally release ‘Tired.’ I feel it adds another dimension to my productions. Also, it is my first release with a male vocalist, and I’m very grateful to have Gavin James join me on this one. He has an amazing voice, has written an incredible song and I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I do!” Click here to watch the video for “Tired” feat. Gavin James. 19-year-old Norwegian producer Alan Walker is an international sensation, with three tremendously successful singles under his belt. At just the beginning of his career, he is one of the most streamed artists in the world, with his YouTube channel alone having over 1.9 billion views. His first single “Faded” has become a global viral hit with over 650 million streams on Spotify, over 1 billion views on YouTube and it is the 9th most liked video on YouTube ever. It was #1 in many countries all over the world, is certified Gold or Platinum in 29 counties, was #1 on Shazam for 7 weeks and was the #10 most played song on Spotify worldwide in 2016. His second single “Sing Me To Sleep” has over 130 million streams on Spotify, over 250 million views on YouTube and reached the #1 spot on Billboard’s Emerging Artist chart and held the position for 8 weeks. His third single “Alone” received over 230 million views on YouTube, has over 145 million streams on Spotify and was #1 on iTunes in 20 countries and #21 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Electronic chart. “Faded” was the most played song on U.S. Dance Radio last year, while “Alone” was his first single to reach #1 on Dance Radio in the U.S. Alan recently remixed Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like,” which has received over 3 million listens on YouTube and 2 million streams on Spotify since its April 21st release and Julia Michaels’ “Issues” on May 5th. Last summer, Alan toured all across Europe and performed at various festivals including Tomorrowland in Belgium and Creamfields in the UK and supported Rihanna during her European leg of her ANTI World Tour. In October, his remix of Sia's hit “Move Your Body” was included on the deluxe version of her album This Is Acting. He has received press coverage from Billboard, Complex, Fader, Mashable and more. Alan Walker recently completed his first European headlining tour, where all shows were sold out and he is currently on his first-ever North-American tour, with sold out shows in LA, NY, D.C. and more. Just last week, Alan joined superstar Justin Bieber on his “Purpose World Tour” stop in India for a show- stopping performance. Growing up in the digital era, Alan found an early interest in computers that later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design. In 2012 he started making music on his laptop with the help and feedback from his online friends. His music gained great popularity among gamers who used Alan’s tracks in their own YouTube videos (UGC). The songs spread all over the world and later caught the attention of the record labels. ALAN WALKER SHOW DATES: DATE VENUE CITY June 10 Spring Awakening Festival Chicago, IL June 16 Firefly Music Festival Dover, DE June 17 EDC Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV June 23 Paradiso Seattle, WA June 24 Ryse St. Charles, WO June 25 Escapade Music Festival Ottawa, ON August 11 ileSoniq Montreal, QC September 3 Electric Zoo New York, NY *Additional tour dates will be announced shortly. Watch the Official Video for “Tired” feat. Gavin James YouTube: http://smarturl.it/AWTiredVid Listen to “Tired” feat. Gavin James on: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/AWTired Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/TiredAW Spotify: http://smarturl.it/StreamAWTired Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/AWTiredAmz Google Play: http://smarturl.it/AWTiredGP SoundCloud: http://smarturl.it/AWTiredSC Follow Alan Walker on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamalanwalker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alanwalkermusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanwalkermusic/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alanwalkermusic For all media inquiries, please contact: Amaiya Davis: [email protected] .