Turning Up (James Reid song)

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"Turning Up"
Single by James Reid
from the album Palm Dreams
Released22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:49
Label
  • Viva
  • Careless Music Manila
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Reid
James Reid singles chronology
"Cool Down"
(2017)
"Turning Up"
(2017)
"Caught In Your Feelings"
(2017)
Music video
"Turning Up" on YouTube

"Turning Up" is a song recorded by Filipino-Australian singer-actor James Reid, for his debut studio album Palm Dreams (2017). The song was released on September 22, 2017 as a second single from the record and was published by Careless Music Manila and released by Viva Records. The song was written and produced by Reid. An accompanying music video was released on the same day. [1]

Contents

Music video

Synopsis

In this video, Reid appears to be going through the motions of his showbiz career and livens up at a house party. [2] We then see Reid sitting contemplating on a roof before eventually joining his friends in a wild, wild house party. As the night progresses however, it seems the party does more harm than good as he goes off at himself inside the bathroom of the house party. [1]

Several of Reid's friends were in the video—Sam Concepcion, Bret Jackson, his co-producer in the album Paulo Tiongson, and his girlfriend Nadine Lustre. [3] The video was directed by Deejay Fabian, arranged by Bojam de Belen, and produced by FlipMusic Productions Inc.

Release

The music video was released on 22 September 2017, same day of the release of the music video in a cabled music channel MYX [1] and after the release of the video, it was uploaded on VIVA's channel in YouTube. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lance Paolo Lim (September 23, 2017). "WATCH: NADINE LUSTRE SAVES JAMES REID IN "TURNING UP" MUSIC VIDEO". MYX PH. MYX . Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  2. Nina Guno (September 27, 2017). "Nadine Lustre appears in James Reid's 'Turning Up' music video". Inquirer.net. Inquirer. Event occurs at 2:55 PM. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  3. Joan Leary (September 27, 2017). "James Reid features Nadine Lustre and his friends on "Turning Up" music video". Push.com.ph. ABS-CBN Corporation. Event occurs at 6:37 PM. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. "Turning Up - James Reid > Music Videos". VIVA Records. Retrieved October 1, 2017.