Second (Raye EP)

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Second
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EP by
Released11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
Genre R&B
Length18:25
Label Polydor
Raye chronology
Welcome to the Winter
(2014)
Second
(2016)
Side Tape
(2018)
Singles from Second
  1. "I, U, Us"
    Released: 14 October 2016

Second is the second extended play (EP) by the British singer and songwriter Raye. It was released on 11 August 2016 by Polydor Records. "I, U, Us" was released as the lead single from the EP on 14 October 2016. [1]

Contents

Singles

Raye premiered the first promotional single from the EP, "Distraction", on 4 April 2016, followed by "Ambition" (featuring Stormzy), which was released on 22 April 2016. On 14 October 2016, the first official single, "I, U, Us", was officially released as the lead single. [2] The single's music video was directed by the singer Charli XCX. A live performance music video for "Shhh" was premiered on 17 November 2016. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I, U, Us"2:55
2."Shhh"
  • Keen
  • Alex Gibson
  • F. Gibson
3:23
3."Distraction"
  • Keen
  • A. Gibson
  • F. Gibson
3:47
4."Tell Me"3:27
5."Ambition" (featuring Stormzy)
4:53
Total length:18:25

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References

  1. "Second - Raye". AllMusic .
  2. "I, U, Us (The Remixes) - EP by Raye on Apple Music". iTunes . 14 October 2016.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : RAYE - Shhh. YouTube .