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TIRED
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​"TIRED" IS A SONG BY NORWEGIAN DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER ALAN WALKER, FEATURING IRISH SINGER-SONGWRITER GAVIN JAMES.
THE SONG WAS WRITTEN BY MIKE NEEDLE, DAN BRYER, GAVIN JAMES AND OLLIE GREEN, AND WAS PRODUCED BY ALAN WALKER, GUNNAR GREVE, MOOD MELODIES, LARS KRISTIAN ROSNESS, MARCUS ARNBEKK, FREDRIK BORCH OLSEN AND CARL HOVIND. IT WAS RELEASED COMMERCIALLY FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON 19 MAY 2017. ON 14 JULY 2017, KYGO RELEASED A REMIX OF THE SONG.
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​WALKER PERFORMED "TIRED" IN HIS LIVE PERFORMANCES BEFORE THE SINGLE'S PUBLIC RELEASE. ON 15 MAY 2017, ALAN WALKER RELEASED AN ARTWORK VIDEO TEASER FOR THE SINGLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IN WHICH THE SINGLE'S COVER ART WAS REVEALED.
A TRAILER WAS RELEASED ON 17 MAY 2017, REVEALING MORE DETAILS OF THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SONG, WITH THE INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF THE SONG AS BACKGROUND MUSIC.
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ON THE OCCASION OF THE SINGLE RELEASE, WALKER SAID:
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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!
JAMES ADDED:
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DELIGHTED TO BE WORKING WITH ALAN ON THIS TRACK, HE'S SUCH A TALENT, I LOVE HIS SOUND AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE SONG! CAN'T WAIT FOR BOTH OF OUR AUDIENCES TO HEAR IT!
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THE ARTWORK VIDEO OF THE SONG'S COVER AND THE TRAILER WAS RELEASED ON MAY 15 AND 17, RESPECTIVELY. THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO WAS THEN RELEASED ON MAY 19, 2017. THE VIDEO BEGINS AS THE SOLAR FLARE NAMED "ELEANOR" IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT EARTH IN 47 MINUTES,
ACCORDING TO THE MUSIC VIDEO TRAILER. THE MUSIC VIDEO INCLUDED FLASHBACKS, SOME SCENES OF PANICKING CROWDS RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS, AND NEWSCAST FOOTAGES OF RANDOM RIOTING AND IN TERMS OF VIOLENCE. IN THE FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE THE STORM HITS, A BLACK-BLOC-HOODED MAN AND A WOMAN HELD THEIR HANDS TOGETHER AS THE COUNTDOWN APPROACHES,
AND AS THE SOLAR STORM HITS EARTH, THE ENTIRE CITY AND THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY BLACKS OUT DUE TO THE TOTAL LOSS OF GLOBAL ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE MUSIC VIDEO ENDS.
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CHRONOLOGICALLY, A SEQUEL OF "TIRED", ALL FALLS DOWN WAS RELEASED THAT SAME YEAR ON OCTOBER 26 AND IT SHOWS THE AFTERMATH OF THE "SOLAR STORM ELEANOR", ABOUT HUNDREDS OF YEARS AFTER THE STORM'S IMPACT.
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AS OF MARCH 10, 2020, "TIRED" HAS AMASSED 128 MILLION VIEWS AND 1.3 MILLION LIKES.
TIMELINE
ORIGINALLY, THE PLOT OF THE “TIRED” MUSIC VIDEO TOOK PLACE IN 2017, BUT WAS POSTPONED OVER TIME TO 2030. THE MUSIC VIDEO IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO OTHER PRODUCTIONS, SUCH AS SING ME TO SLEEP, PARADISE AND SHEEP. ALL OF THESE VIDEOS FORM A COHESIVE NARRATIVE, FEATURING THE SAME CHARACTERS AND PLOTS, CONNECTING THEM INTO ONE LARGER STORY.
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THE MUSIC VIDEO IS SET IN HONG KONG, PRESUMABLY A FEW YEARS AFTER THE START OF WORK ON THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AVI-8 ANCIENT DRONE TECHNOLOGY (SMTS), AND SOME TIME AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE IN “FADED” (PARADISE). IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE PLOT IN “TIRED” IS FIRMLY SET IN THE FUTURE, IN THE YEAR 2030, WHICH GIVES IT A UNIQUE FUTURISTIC VIBE
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THE MUSIC VIDEO BEGINS WITH QUICK SHOTS DEPICTING RIOTS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. FROM THE CHAOS OF GLOBAL EVENTS, WE MOVE TO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING, WHERE THE MAIN CHARACTER, IN ONE OF THE KEY MOMENTS, COLLECTS A HARD DRIVE. THIS DISK IS NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE THE TIME CAPSULES, WHICH ARE CENTRAL TO THE PLOT.
MEANWHILE, AT THE WALKERS' SECRET BASE, WORK ON THE TIME CAPSULES IS IN ITS FINAL STAGES. THE CAPSULES ARE SUPPOSED TO STORE AVI-8 DRONES, CLOTHING, ANCIENT DISKS WITH CODED MESSAGES DESTINED FOR FUTURE WALKERS, AND OTHER VALUABLE ARTIFACTS. HOWEVER, THE MISSING LINK, WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO ACTIVATING THE CAPSULES, IS THE AFOREMENTIONED SOFTWARE HARD DRIVE. IN THE UNDERGROUND ROOMS, THE WALKERS NERVOUSLY STARE AT A HOLOGRAPHIC TIMER THAT COUNTS DOWN THE TIME UNTIL THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TECHNOLOGY. AMONG THOSE WAITING IS THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HUSBAND.
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THROUGHOUT THE VIDEO THERE ARE FLASHBACKS THAT SHOW A MOMENT OF CALM BEFORE THE IMPENDING DISASTER. IN THESE SCENES, THE CHARACTERS REMINISCE ABOUT THEIR WEDDING CEREMONY, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN A HIDDEN HIDEOUT WHERE LILY CADIEUX AND OTHER WALKERS WERE ALSO PRESENT. IT IS LIKELY THAT PROFESSOR ZORAN BABIĆ WAS ALSO PRESENT THERE. HOWEVER, THE CEREMONY IS VIOLENTLY INTERRUPTED BY A SQUAD OF RED NEXUS SOLDIERS, WHO FORCIBLY KIDNAP ALL THOSE PRESENT AND THEN SET FIRE TO THE BUILDING, DESTROYING THEIR PLACE OF REFUGE.
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BEFORE THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN “TIRED” OCCUR, HOWEVER, THE HEROES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ESCAPED FROM A PRISON BELONGING TO RED NEXUS. THIS EXPLAINS THEIR STRONG CONNECTION TO THE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL AND THEIR LATER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WALKERS.
Personalia
TIRED
SINGLE BY ALAN WALKER
FEATURING GAVIN JAMES
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
RELEASED: 19.05.2017
RECORDED: 2017
GENRE: FUTURE BASS, TROPICAL HOUSE
LENGHT: 3:12
LABEL: MER MUSIKK/ KREATELL & SONY MUSIC
SONGWRITER(S): ALAN WALKER ·
MARCUS ARNBEKK · LARS KRISTIAN ROSNESS · DANIEL BRYER · FREDRIK BORCH OLSEN · MIKE NEEDLE · GUNNAR GREVE PETTERSEN · GAVIN WIGGLES WORTH · OLIVER GREEN · ANDERS FROEN
PRODUCER(S): ALAN WALKER · LARS KRISTIAN ROSNESS · ANDERS FROEN · GUNNAR GREVE PETTERSEN · MARCUS ARNBEKK · CARL HOVIND · FREEDRIK BORCH OLSEN
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