Today, three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated and BRIT Award-winning multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Bay celebrates the tenth anniversary of his breakthrough 2014 full-length debut LP, Chaos And The Calm, with the release of Chaos And The Calm 10 Years—out now via Mercury/EMI Records. Listen HERE.
Chaos And The Calm 10 Years notably boasts seven previously unreleased Original Session demos actually recorded at the onset of the album’s making back in 2014. These include initial unheard versions of the definitive singles “Let It Go (Original Session),“ “Hold Back The River (Original Session),“ and more. This cohort of never-before-heard material transports listeners back to the genesis of Bay‘s first seminal body of work by showcasing the songs at their most nascent stages and capturing the magic of their creation in the process.
To herald its arrival, he also just unveiled three brand new exclusive shirts on his official webstore—HERE. Check out the full tracklisting below.
Earlier this week, Bay lit up the stage during the Season Finale of NBC’s The Voice with a seismic and showstopping rendition of his latest single “You And Me Time” alongside nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning icon Sheryl Crow. It marked their first television performance of the song and quickly entered the Top 10 on US iTunes following the broadcast, watch HERE. The latter also graces Bay’s latest UK top 4 album, Changes All The Time (Deluxe)—available now listenHERE.
Bay just concluded his sold-out “Up All Night” Tour across North America this Spring. He caps off this stateside run with a major spot on Boston Calling Festival in Boston, MA on May 24. This follows a sold-out UK tour alongside sold out Wembley Arena show in February, with many festivals headline slots over the summer to come.
Chaos And The Calm initially arrived on March 23, 2015 clinching #1 on the UK Albums Chart, it has since reached 3 x Platinum status in the UK, whilst singles, “Let It Go” and “Hold Back The River” are certified 4 x Platinum, (7x-Platinum and 2x Platinum certification in the US). Total album streams are now over 7.5 billion, with over 1.1 billion in the UK alone, with James joining the BRIT’s Billion Club last year. In 2016, Bay picked up the BRIT Award for British Male Solo and garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best New Artist,“ Chaos And The Calm received a nomination for “Best Rock Album,“ and “Hold Back The River” notched a nomination for “Best Rock Song.“ The record continues to generate millions of streams and has established Bay as a global phenomenon.
This year, the “Up All Night” Tour marked his first run in support of his acclaimed fourth full-length album, Changes All The Time. Entering the UK Official Albums Chart at No.4, it has already eclipsed 60 million global streams and counting and incited widespread critical acclaim. Clash Magazine said, “A potent songwriter, ‘Changes All The Time’ helps to reinforce James Bay’s musicality… it’s a record that justifies his place in the upper echelons of British music.” Associated Press marvelled, “What “Changes All the Time” makes clear is that positivity — even in moments of tension — is Bay’s love of the craft shining through…The folk stylings of “Changes All the Time” are likely to be embraced by nostalgic fans and new ones alike”, Guitar.com, raved, “James Bay has already established himself as one of the most enchanting and emotionally-fuelled songwriters of the modern day.”
The lead single from the album, “Up All Night” with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan was a UK Radio 2 A-list record, with all subsequent single releases from the album being heavily supported by the station. In the US “Up All Night” catapulted to #1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay Chart as Bay‘s first-ever radio #1 in the States. Bay recently released Changes All The Time (Deluxe) featuring four new singles including “You and Me Time” with Sheryl Crow and collaborations with Jon Batiste and Maggie Antone.
The new album and tour further prove Bay has cemented himself as a career artist, reaching new heights following the release of his definitive breakthrough smash “Let It Go,” which landed over a decade ago in 2014. A classic hit, “Let It Go” scored a top 10 UK hit, and cracked the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, accumulating over 3 billion global streams and claiming a spot among Spotify’s prestigious “Billions Club” and 6x-platinum status. James Bay’s total career streams are now nearly 9 billion.
Last year, Bay opened up for Bruce Springsteen at London’s own BST Hyde Park and joined his friends The Lumineers and Noah Kahan on tour.
Be on the lookout for a whole lot more from James Bay soon!
FESTIVAL SHOWS (announced so far)
5th June Ormeau Park, Belfast
27 June Donny Fest 2025, Doncaster
12 July Thomond Park Stadium, Luimneach
19 July Hitchin Priory Summer Series 2025
20 July The Wild Gardens, Saint Germans
24th August The Long Road Festival, Lutterworth
20 September Newbury Racecourse
TRACKLISTING
- Craving
- Hold Back The River
- Let It Go
- If You Ever Want To Be In Love
- Best Fake Smile
- When We Were On Fire
- Move Together
- Scars
- Collide
- Get Out While You Can
- Need The Sun To Break
- Incomplete
- Craving (Original Session)*
- Hold Back The River (Original Session)*
- Let It Go (Original Session)*
- If You Ever Want To Be in Love (Original Session)*
- Best Fake Smile (Original Session)*
- When We Were On Fire (Original Session)*
- Need The Sun To Break (Original Session)*
- Move Together – The Dark of The Morning Version
- Need The Sun To Break – The Dark of The Morning Version
- When We Were On Fire – The Dark of The Morning Version
- Stealing Cars
- Clocks Go Forward
- Sparks
- Wait In Line
- Running
- Hear Your Heart
- Heavy Handed
*Previously Unreleased
ABOUT JAMES BAY:
James Bay is a musician’s musician: the UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer upholds traditions of timeless songcraft while confidently challenging himself and popular music in equal measure. He spikes a tried-and-true style with clever lyricism, honest confessions, and instrumental proficiency. In 2024 Bay returned with his thrilling fourth album, Changes All The Time, via Mercury Records. The album includes collaborations with Noah Kahan and The Lumineers on lead single “Up All Night,” and features writing collaborations with The Killers’ Brandon Flowers (“Easy Distraction”) and Holly Humberstone (“Dogfight”). On the heels of his platinum- certified 2015 debut Chaos And The Calm, Bay garnered GRAMMY® nods in the categories of “Best New Artist,” “Best Rock Album,” and “Best Rock Song” for the gold-selling single “Hold Back The River.” Meanwhile, “Let It Go” went triple-platinum. Nominated for dozens of awards, he took home two BRIT Awards, and top honours at the Ivor Novello Awards and ECHO Awards. Tallying nearly 9 billion streams to date, he has notably dueted with numerous musical icons including Alicia Keys, was asked to join Mick Jagger while supporting The Rolling Stones at Twickenham Stadium in London, and joined Sheryl Crow on stage after performing his own set at Eric Clapton’s 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, TX. He also notably opened for Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park in 2023. In addition to selling out shows on four continents, Epiphone honoured him with his own Limited-Edition James Bay Signature “1966” guitar. Following the success of 2018’s Electric Light, he deconstructed his sound to its bare essentials on the Oh My Messy Mind EP which to date has amassed nearly 650 million global streams. It yielded the hit “Peer Pressure” [feat. Julia Michaels], generating more than 400 million global streams to date, received critical acclaim from Time, Rolling Stone, and Billboard and the next year James opened for Ed Sheeran on his 2019 record-breaking stadium run. In 2020, James released his single “Chew On My Heart” which has hit more than 100 million streams to date, delivered a historic performance on the top of the London Eye for The Late Late Show with James Corden, performed on The Today Show, Mahogany Sessions and a full concert on YouTube in support of #SaveOurVenues. He also created his own virtual event to share his music to fans during the pandemic, James Bay – Live At Shakespeare’s Globe which was a full concert event livestreamed at the historic venue. In 2021, he guested on Maisie Peter’s song “Funeral,” which was featured on Apple TV+’s original series “Trying: Season 2″‘s soundtrack.
Bay’s 2022 LP Leap yielded fan favourites such as “One Life,” “Give Me The Reason,” and more in addition to earning acclaim. 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Bay’s breakout song, “Let It Go.” The UK top 10 hit saw him vault into the Top 20 of the US Hot 100 and go Top 3 on the Hot Rock and Alternative Songs Chart in addition to the Top 5 on the Year End Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart. With 3 billion-plus streams so far, the track has earned a place in Spotify’s coveted “Billions Club” and has reached 6x-platinum status. Lots more to come from James Bay in 2025.
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