The Wanted are certainly showing off their adult side with a new video release on Monday for their latest pop-garage-clubby single, "I Found You," the lead single from the five-piece British-Irish boy band's forthcoming third studio album, "Battleground," which will hopefully slam into physical and digital shelves in both the US and UK in early 2013. The first 'Battleground' clip takes the the UK quintet's bad-boy status to a new level.
"I Found You," is a sexy, sultry electro track, with a dance beat that evokes their breakout hit "Glad You Came," plus the added twist of soul-inflected baby-makin’ falsetto vocals on the chorus. The Steve Mac-produced track opens with the same bouncing synths from "Glad You Came," but soon moves into a lengthy chorus sung entirely in falsetto. Lyrically, "I Found You" recalls Rihanna's "We Found Love," with a story about discovering love in an unexpected place.
"This song is a little bit different for us, it's a little bit retro," Jay McGuinness told MTV News of the new single. "But we obviously still have The Wanted party feel [like we're] at a club." Siva Kaneswaren added: "It's about finding someone, whether it be in the rain, in the darkness. It's about being lost, but found." The soulful up-tempo number that manages to come across unlike anything else on radio at the moment. Sure, all the formulaic dance-pop boxes are ticked here. But vocally, these guys have never sounded stronger.
The gritty, British gangster themed video was shot in Los Angeles in late August and directed by Chris Marrs Piliero. It shows the very sharply dressed British boys both at a party and marching through a town, before breaking into a remote country estate and fight with kidnappers of a beautiful blonde. At first, we think we're going to watch boys be the hero but no, instead they steal a small key from her, gives her a goodbye kiss and leaves the room. As it turns out, the key opens a metal box full of diamonds or some other expensive jewels. The final shot shows us five very satisfied faces of jewel thieves.
"I Found You," is a sexy, sultry electro track, with a dance beat that evokes their breakout hit "Glad You Came," plus the added twist of soul-inflected baby-makin’ falsetto vocals on the chorus. The Steve Mac-produced track opens with the same bouncing synths from "Glad You Came," but soon moves into a lengthy chorus sung entirely in falsetto. Lyrically, "I Found You" recalls Rihanna's "We Found Love," with a story about discovering love in an unexpected place.
"This song is a little bit different for us, it's a little bit retro," Jay McGuinness told MTV News of the new single. "But we obviously still have The Wanted party feel [like we're] at a club." Siva Kaneswaren added: "It's about finding someone, whether it be in the rain, in the darkness. It's about being lost, but found." The soulful up-tempo number that manages to come across unlike anything else on radio at the moment. Sure, all the formulaic dance-pop boxes are ticked here. But vocally, these guys have never sounded stronger.
The gritty, British gangster themed video was shot in Los Angeles in late August and directed by Chris Marrs Piliero. It shows the very sharply dressed British boys both at a party and marching through a town, before breaking into a remote country estate and fight with kidnappers of a beautiful blonde. At first, we think we're going to watch boys be the hero but no, instead they steal a small key from her, gives her a goodbye kiss and leaves the room. As it turns out, the key opens a metal box full of diamonds or some other expensive jewels. The final shot shows us five very satisfied faces of jewel thieves.
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