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| Released | 19 January 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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"The Answer" is a song by British recording artist Example. 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 [1] [2] and was included in BBC Radio 1's "New Music Friday" playlist. [3]
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". [1] [3] 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. [4]
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. [1] [2]
Example performed the song on The Last Leg on 16 February 2018. [5]
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref |
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| Worldwide | 19 January 2018 | Digital download | Original | Columbia Records | [6] |
| 26 January 2018 | Brunelle remix | [7] | |||
| 2 February 2018 | James Hype remix | [8] | |||
| 21 February 2018 | Sevaqk remix featuring Wretch 32 & Cadet | [9] | |||
| 2 March 2018 | Acoustic version featuring Hayla | [10] |
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