''Brand New Machine'' is the third studio album by English

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production duo

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. It was released on 7 October 2013 by

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under exclusive license to

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. The album features vocal contributions from a new wave of British talent, including Louis M^ttrs,

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and Elli Ingram, as well as contributions from

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and rapper

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. The duo toured the album with an arena tour beginning on 31 October 2013. They also headlined 1Xtra Live at the Bournemouth International Centre on the same day as the release of the album.

Background and release

The promotional single " Big Man" featuring

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was released through online retailers on 16 October 2012, although a free download was offered through their official website. The song features as a bonus track on the American edition of the album. "

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", the lead single, was the first standard album track to be premiered almost a year after "Big Man". It was followed by " Count on Me", the album's second single. "

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" was uploaded to their

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and sent to radio stations in August 2013 as a precursor to the album. On 28 September, the duo appeared on

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show for a guest mix, in which they premiered several album tracks including "

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" and "Gangsta Boogie". Will, better known as Status, appeared once again on MistaJam's show on 2 October 2013 to talk about the album track-by-track. Several more album tracks were premiered on the show: "

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", "Breathing" and "Pressure". The following day, short previews of each standard edition album track were uploaded to Chase & Status' official

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channel.

Musical concept and songs

The duo created a

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playlist consisting of some songs that influenced the creation of the album. They cite

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and

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among others as key influences for the album. You can hear the MJ Cole influence in "

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", as well as the Nas influence in "Gangsta Boogie". Other tracks, such as "Breathing" and "

", are drum and bass songs, adopting their original style that helped the duo rise to fame. The duo were also influenced by

, who they managed to get to vocal their trap song "

". The

collaboration "Pressure" is a

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track, a genre that

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has brought to fame. The style is a new venture for Chase & Status.

Singles

", featuring vocals from

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-based Louis M^ttrs, was released as the album's lead single on 24 June 2013. The track was initially released on ''Clubland 23'' before its official single release, meaning the release date was brought forward by a week. A music video to accompany the release of "Lost & Not Found" was first released onto YouTube on 4 July 2013 at a total length of five minutes and eight seconds. " Count on Me", featuring vocals from British singer and songwriter

, was released as the album's second single on 29 September 2013. A two-and-a-half minute version of the song originally premiered back in July, before the full mix was premiered on 29 August 2013. The music video was released via the band's official website on 20 September 2013, originally through a

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modification of

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. The track entered at number five on the

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on 6 October 2013. "Machine Gun", featuring vocals from

, premiered on 21 August 2013 as a promotional single. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 114 without independent release. However, it received frequent airplay on

. Upon the album release, "

" charted at number 116 supported by sales of the

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remix. "

", featuring vocals from

, was released as the album's third single on 15 December 2013. It was performed on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on 8 November 2013. It managed to enter the

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at number 16 prior to independent release, later rising to number 26 in the UK Singles Chart. The song received a surge in popularity due to featuring in the ''

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and

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trailer. "

" was released as the album's fourth single on 16 March 2014. It peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart. A video for "International" was released on 6 August, and a remix by Dimension was released for free download on the same day.

Other songs

" Big Man" was released as a promotional download on 16 October 2012, both for free and on retailers. The song managed to enter the UK Singles Chart at number 68 and features as a bonus track on the American release of the album. "Gun Metal Grey" and "Like That" were both used as backing tracks in the pilot of the

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Background and release

Musical concept and songs

Singles

Other songs

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References