![]() ![]() We wrote this song (co-written by Phil Plested, Hayden Calnin and TMS), and it all came out. ![]() I said, ”Oh my God.” Then I went into the studio and I started playing the chords. And his song came on while I was on the bus there, and I heard the intro with these chords. There’s this Hayden Calnin song called “Warm With You.” Hayden Kellman is this incredible Australian artist. I was riding on a bus in London-it’s a weird story how the song came together. Then I was in the studio with Merf (of the writing/producing team, TMS) and Phil Plested. And I’d run along the Thames every morning. Lewis: I went back to Richmond in London, which is a town that’s on the Thames River that runs through London. ![]() And I also love “7 Minutes.”ĭK: I really like your new single, “Falling Up.” How did you write this song? Those songs were very personal stories that universally connected. “Half a Man” is about…How am I supposed to love you when I don’t know who I am? And “Waves” is about getting older every year, and feeling that life’s getting a bit more mundane every year. One is “Be Alright,” and the other two are “Waves” and “Half a Man.’ They are very personal songs to me. Lewis: There are three songs from that album that to this day, I still get messaged about. Here’s the video of Dean Lewis’ hit, “Be Alright.” Besides “Be Alright,” what are your favorite songs on the album? Then she said, “You should record that.” So I recorded it and I went into the studio, and then me and Jon started fleshing it out and it became “Be Alright.”ĭK: Two years ago, you released your debut album, A Place We Knew. I was just singing to make her laugh, and the verse came out. I was in the room on the phone to another ex-girlfriend (laughs), and I was doing this fake rap accent. Then Jon Hume and I got together to write. I’d gotten a music publishing deal, and at first I would songs for other people. I wrote the song on a farm in Melbourne, Australia. So I combined my story with some stories by friends and family, and came up with the story for “Be Alright.” But this song is really about hope…of going to my brother’s house and he said, “Everything’s gonna be alright.” Then I also included a couple of crazy stories that my friends and family told me over the years. Lewis: I was in this relationship, and I saw a message on her phone, and after that relationship ended I wrote this song about that. Then later on, I started learning the craft of songwriting.ĭK: Two years ago, you had a worldwide hit with “Be Alright.” What inspired you to write that song? As I would write, words would come down, and I’d pick up the guitar and I’d push record, and whatever came down I would record it. ![]() He tells how he got started as an artist, and he discusses his singles “Falling Up” and “Be Alright.” He also talks about his upcoming album, and his songwriting process.ĭK: How did you get started as an artist and songwriter?ĭean Lewis: Well, I was always writing songs in my bedroom, and I would learn by listening to songs by such artists as Oasis, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Bruce Springsteen. We are pleased to do this new Q&A interview with Dean Lewis. Lewis’s debut album, A Place We Knew, was released in 2019, and it contained “Be Alright” plus the chart singles “7 Minutes,” “Stay Awake,” and his collaboration with DJ/artist Martin Garrix on the single, “Used to Love.” Here’s the video of Dean Lewis’ new single, “Falling Up.” Notably, it also reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S. It was #1 in Australia for five consecutive weeks, and it was Top 5 in several other countries. Then in 2018, Lewis released his single “Be Alright,” which gradually became a worldwide hit. He had an immediate impact in Australia with his debut single “Waves,” and in 2017 he released an EP called Same Kind of Different, which included the chart singles “Need You Now,” “Lose My Mind” and “Chemicals.” Lewis’s career as a recording artist began in 2016, when he signed a label deal with Universal Australia & Island Records. What also makes the song special is that it has a soaring melody, and Lewis sings the song powerfully. It’s about the anxiety and thoughts of an artist who may have achieved some of his initial career goals in music, but he realizes that there are still other issues and frustrations that he has to deal with. “Falling Up” is a song that’s full of emotion, and it has a unique title and lyric concept. Last month, Lewis released his first new song in a year, an excellent single called “Falling Up.” It’s one of the best songs he’s written, and it’s a solid indication that his second album will further establish him as an acclaimed artist who will return to global status when things open up after Covid. He tells how he co-wrote his excellent new single, “Falling Up.” Here’s an excerpt of our interview with Dean Lewis. ![]()
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