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Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre
Why we feature this artist Waiting All Night and the force in Ella Eyre’s refrain Waiting All Night makes a short vocal appeal feel large enough to carry an entire band performance. Ella Eyre’s voice has a grain and urgency that the production never tries to s…
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- Drum and bass, soul
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Why we feature this artist
Waiting All Night and the force in Ella Eyre’s refrain
Waiting All Night makes a short vocal appeal feel large enough to carry an entire band performance. Ella Eyre’s voice has a grain and urgency that the production never tries to smooth away. Rudimental surround it with fast drums and broad instrumental gestures, creating a record whose energy comes as much from the singing as from the rhythm.
The Home single
The collaboration appeared in 2013 as part of Rudimental’s debut album Home and reached number one in Britain. It followed the group’s breakthrough with Feel the Love, but Eyre’s performance gives this single a markedly different vocal personality. Her phrasing can sound exposed at the opening and almost percussive when the arrangement gathers force.
The record depends on the fit between a soul-influenced lead and drum-and-bass movement. The drums establish speed, while the sustained vocal phrases seem to occupy a broader span of time. That difference makes the chorus feel expansive without requiring the track to slow down.
The story attached to the video
The official video follows BMX rider and actor Kurt Yaeger’s experience of an accident, amputation and return to riding. His friends appear alongside him, connecting the song’s repeated appeal to a particular story of endurance and support. The film adds a narrative without claiming that the lyric was originally written as a biography of its subject.
Home placed the track among several collaborations with distinct singers, making the group’s production identity a frame for different performances. Eyre’s contribution remains especially immediate. The voice carries the emotional strain, and the surrounding rhythm gives that strain a way to become shared physical energy.
Essential releases
Waiting All Night
Ella Eyre’s urgent lead performance becomes the centre of Rudimental’s British number-one single.
Home
The debut album places the song among the group’s other vocal collaborations.