- 2025-05-07
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MUSIC
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Craig David Announces New Album “Commitment”, Shares New Song “Wake Up”
British singer-songwriter Craig David has announced his upcoming ninth studio album “Commitment” will be released on August 8, 2025.
It is his first album in three years since the 2022 album “22”.
The album comprises 13 yracks , featuring guest appearances from JoJo, Tiwa Savage, and Louisa Johnson, produced by Mike Brainchild and Tre Jean-Marie.
From the album, he released a new song “Wake Up” along with a music video on April 16, 2025.
The song is the fourth single off of the album, following “Commitment” with Tiwa Savage, “SOS”, and “In Your Hands”.
It was written by Craig David, Craig Simpkins, Keith Mayberry, Lemar Mahone, and Mike Brainchild, who also produced the track.
The accompanying video was directed by MFB.
Craig David said of the song, “‘Wake Up’ for me is my way of not only respecting my garage roots, but also keeping alive the cultural foundation of the sound from where it all started.”- He continued, “The lyric reinforces literally & metaphorically the essence of making sure we don’t fall asleep on the importance of nurturing something we care about. Especially if we don’t want to end up losing it by taking it for granted. This echoes how I feel about the unique sound of UK Garage and the importance of nurturing it for generations to come around the world.”
He added, “I felt super inspired mixing in the vibes of ‘Indo - R U Sleeping’ on this one, just like me playing out a TS5 garage set. The whole vibe ignited some core memories for me that not only had me in my feels, but inspired me to grab the mic & spit bars again. Just like when I was on pirate radio MC’ing back in the days.” - source : Apple Music
