"The Answer" is a song by British recording artist

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. It was released as a single on 19 January 2018. The song was written and produced by Example himself with the collaboration of Raoul "Diztortion" Chen and was included in

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's " New Music Friday" playlist.

Background

The song was originally taken from his then-upcoming sixth studio album, which he described as "a collection of songs I want to still be performing ten years from now". He had written 50 songs for the project and had the album finished for over a year, waiting for his label to allow him to put it out, but was ultimately left unreleased.

Music video

The music video, directed by Dominic O'Riordan and produced by Hannah Bilverstone, was premiered the same day the song was released, on 19 January 2018.

Live performances

Example performed the song on ''

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'' on 16 February 2018.

Track listing

* Digital download #The Answer - 3:09 *Brunelle remix #The Answer (Brunelle remix) - 2:42 *

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remix #The Answer (James Hype remix) - 3:10 *Sevaqk remix featuring

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& Cadet #The Answer (Sevaqk remix featuring

& Cadet) - 3:01 * Acoustic version featuring Hayla #The Answer (acoustic version featuring Hayla) - 2:51

Release history

References

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