| "Promises" | ||||||||||||||
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| Single by Andain | ||||||||||||||
| Released | June 6, 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download, 12" single | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Downtempo, progressive trance, progressive house, dubstep | |||||||||||||
| Label | Black Hole | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Josh Gabriel, Mavie Marcos | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Josh Gabriel | |||||||||||||
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"Promises" is the third single from Andain, and remarks a comeback after eight years since their previous release.
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The song officially premièred with a music video on YouTube, posted by Black Hole on June 1, 2011.[1] The single followed on June 6, 2011, with two exclusive digital releases: a 3 track single on iTunes featuring the album version of the track,[2] and a 5 track remix EP on Beatport.[3] A follow-up remix EP with additional remixes was released on June 13, 2011.[4]
Prior to its release, the song received promotion from a selected crew of DJs, being featured in live sets, podcasts and radio shows in the form of various remixes.[5] Particularly "Mÿon and Shane 54's Summer of Love Mix" was well received by fans, and gained the status Future Favourite on Armin van Buuren's radio show "A state of Trance",[6] while Above & Beyond ranked "Gabriel & Dresden Remix" as Record of the Week for their radio show "Trance Around the World".[7] The remixes were eventually also posted on YouTube by Black Hole, including "Nitrous Oxide Remix", while "Marco V Remix" was added shortly after the première of the official music video.
The music video was directed by Wylie Maercklein and shot in Bolinas, CA.[8][9] Set by a rocky shore, it features Mavie performing the song, intertwined with scenery of the surrounding landscape. It also features a special instrument built exclusively for the set, which takes the appearance of a piano fused with a phonograph and a music box.
While the prominent focus is set on Mavie playing the instrument and singing, the video also features a cameo by Josh, who is seen winding the music box element of the instrument.
Before the single was being promoted, an earlier version of the song was released as a remix by Richard Durand, titled "Everything from Me", making its appearance on his album Wide Awake. The song has different verses and was supposedly meant to be part of a teaser prior to the release of "Promises", while the idea was ultimately discontinued.[10] Notably, some of the remixes still carry an imprint from the earlier version, either by chord progression or the presence of vocals not apparent in the final version.