Reaching Out is a song by UK

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from their debut album ''

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''. It was released as the sixth single from the album on 16 December 2011, peaking at number 92 on the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the

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Creation

Drafted out by Daniel Stephens, he had an original vision in his mind of sampling

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's voice. The office next door to Nero's was occupied by the producer for Hall's latest solo album, ''

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'', who agreed to put the pair in touch. Hall hence agreed to lay down a full original set of vocals, recorded by Nero. The track samples an

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from 80's Italian dance group Kano's "Another Life", and features guest vocals from Daryl Hall from

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. The song also heavily samples the duo's 80's hit " Out of Touch".

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Reaching Out" was uploaded to YouTube on 25 November 2011 at a total length of 2 minutes and 57 seconds. The video heavily references the opening sequences for 80's TV series, such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' by using original stock footage to build a TV title sequence narrative, suggestively set in Miami or a similar beach-city. The creators also add ludicrous typography and clunky, over-the-top transitions to match. The video also stars all members of

(including Alana Watson), as well as a guest appearance by Hall.

Track listing

Personnel

*Lead vocals – Daryl Hall *Producers – Nero *

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– Daniel Stephens, Joseph Ray, Alana Watson, Daryl Hall *Label: MTA, Mercury

Chart performance

References

{{Nero Nero (band) songs 2011 singles MTA Records singles 2011 songs Songs written by Daryl Hall