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In January 2011 the album was re-released in 25 countries all over the world and a second video was shot: A Little The same year, Safemode toured withshot: Sleeping A Little Gian Cryt andFor TheHelp. Almost in Latin America. This tour in- Cry For HelpIn. August 2010, Safemode recorded and released their 10 track debut album For A BetterT omorrow. It creased the popularity of the band and ThetheirThe same samefan baseyear, yea rgrewSafemode, Safemode to another toured toured level.with with Sleeping Sleeping Giant Gian andt and The The Almost Almost in Latin in Latin America. America. 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Safemode finished off an eventfulgrowing year by successtouringIn January they Europe allso 2011 as landed thesupporting album a after was actparty re-releasedto show American at thein 25 Sonisphereband Show- countries Festival all over in the Stockholm world, and were a second bands likevideo was In SafemodeFlames and finished Slipknot offperformed. an eventful year by touring Europe as supporting act to American band Show- bread. They played in countries like Germany, Holland,shot: Switzerland,A Little Cry ForHungar Help.y , Ukraine, Poland, and Austria. bread Safemode. They ended played an in eventful countries year like withGerman a monthy, Holland, long tour Switzerland, in Europe asHungar directy ,support Ukraine, to Poland,the American and band ShowbreadAustria. TheyThe playedsame yea in countriesr, Safemode like toured Germany, with Holland, Sleeping Switzerland, Giant and Hungary,The Almost Ukraine, in Latin Poland, America. and Austria.This tour in- creased the popularity of the band and their fan base grew to another level. The band recorded pre-productions at The Red Bull TheStudios band in also London managed, and tothey win finished the Red Bullat Studio Bedroom Radio- Jam’s competition, along with performing at the nika, Stockholm. The EP, called Gold DiggerInThe 2012 band, was the recorded released band went pre-productionsin to2013, London along to withrecord at The a videopre-productions Red Bullfor the Studios song of in Goldsome London new, andsongs they at Red finished Bull Studios at Studio. Radio- Digger: Sam. First single Another Day Willnika, Haunt Stockholm. 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In January 2014 Safemode made its second tour in Latin America. This time as headlining band. Title track Gold Digger: Sam was picked up by AmericanThe band radio recorded station pre-productions RadioU, and the at video The Red by RadioU’sBull Studios in London, and they finished at Studio Radio- InTitle January track 2014Gold SafemodeDigger: Sam toured was Latinpicked America up by American for the second radio statime,tion this RadioU time, asand headlining the video band.by RadioU’s UTV. Shortly after that, Another Day Will Haunt Younika, w asStockholm. picked up The by ERadioUP, called’s BuzztracksGold Digger and, was reached released in 2013, along with a video for the song Gold UTV The. popularityShortly after of Safemode that, Another continued Day Will to increase,Haunt You especially was picked in countries up by RadioU like Germany,’s Buzztracks the andNetherlands reached and USA. #1 on RadioU’s Most Wanted. Digger: Sam. First single Another Day Will Haunt You, was already released and picked up by American #1 on RadioU’s Most Wanted. In September 2014, American Mosaic Artistry radioGroup staheartiond Safemode Effect Radio on. RadioU, and signed the band DuringIn September the year of 2014, 2015, Americ Safemodean Mosaic started workingArtistry on Group their hear secondd Safemode full-length on album RadioU, and aand crowd-funding signed the bandcampaign for the US-market. wasfor the launched US-market. to support the recording of the album. The band entered the studio to work with producer Dino Safemode is now working on new music,Medanhodzic which isIn planned(JanuaryFor A Better 2014for release SafemodeTomorrow in 2015., Goldmade MeanwhileDigger its second) and tourthe foundationband in Latin is America. of the newThis albumtime startedas headlining to come band.together. Safemode is now working on new music, which is planned for release in 2015. 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