KSI and Tom Grennan team up on new single Not Over Yet: First Listen
04.08.2022 - 15:15
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With seven Top 10 singles, a Number 1 album and a few BRIT Awards nods to his name, KSI is undoubtedly one of the UK's most exciting artists right now. And his ascent shows no sign of slowing down, as the 29-year-old joins forces with Tom Grennan on brand-new single Not Over Yet.
Marking his first release on Atlantic Records, and his big return to music following last year's chart-topping record All Over the Place, KSI's hooked up with an absolute dream team of collaborators on the track sure to take him stratospheric.
We're lucky enough to have had a sneaky listen ahead of its release on August 5 and, let us tell you, you're not even ready.
On paper, Not Over Yet boasts some of music's biggest names. With Digital Farm Animals and Billen Ted on production duties and Sara Boe and Rick Boardman as credited song writers, it already has the makings of a hit. But how does it sound?
Well, it's huge.
With KSI at his most vulnerable, candidly opening up on heartbreak, Not Over Yet proves the 29-year-old isn't afraid to confront challenges through his art.
'Tell me why you started a fire, it's burning up in my head,' KSI pleads over an acoustic intro. 'Why do I always tell myself that it's not over yet?'
'Why've you got to tear my heart out, leave me in the rain? / Why do I always tell myself that it's not over yet?'
With KSI struggling to accept a relationship nearing its end, the track quickly gains momentum; exploding into an anthemic drum 'n' bass banger.
Tom enters the track in its second verse, with his incredible vocal conveying a desperate confusion and refusal to face reality.
'Why is everybody telling me it's over?' he asks. 'I'm trying to shut the voices out, they're getting closer / Help me stay alive so that I can