Seven years since their hit song "Rockabye" took over charts, Clean Bandit will be releasing new music, but a less controversial one.
Clean Bandit's "Rockabye" was a 2016 Christmas number one, beating Mariah Carey, Little Mix, Zara Larsson, Louis Tomlinson, and even Steve Aoki.
The song, however, some feels were controversial as it was political in nature.
Written by "2002" hitmaker Anne Marie and Norweigan singer Ina Wroldsen, the song was written for single moms raising a child alone and working to make ends meet.
The song was supposed to put Ina Wroldsen in the spotlight but lost after label issues arose, eventually sung by Anne Marie for the release.
"Rockabye" entered the UK Singles chart at No. 7, climbed to No. 3, and on its third week, peaked at No. 1.
Spending nine consecutive spots on the top spot, it also became UK's Christmas number one in 2016. The track was Sean Paul's third and Anne-Marie's first No. 1 song in the UK.
In the United States, the track debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Christmas Eve of 2016, peaking No. 9 on the proceeding weeks, making it Clean Bandit's highest-charting song, besting their "Rather Be" who only managed to peak at No. 10.
With the success of Rockabye, the group is now preparing to follow up the music with a brand new single.
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No more politics?
Clean Bandit's new song, "Everything But You," steered away with social commentary and political issues happening worldwide today.
"Everything But You" features collaboration from Clean Bandit and the Brit-nominated Swedish singer A7S, a somewhat upbeat track to kick off the year with its message of solace and unity.
In an interview with Metro, the group was asked if they will be releasing another "Rockabye" in the future, Clean Bandit Violinist Grace Chatto confirmed otherwise.
"No, because we always seem to make songs about love and interpersonal relationships, but I think Rockabye was the most political song, which was really about women and single mothers struggling to get by," she explained.
Chatto also elaborated that for her, "Rather Be" was the group's "most surprising" song.
Clinching a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2015, she also attributed the track's success as the reason that brought them all over the world.
