Labrinth is Timothy McKenzie, an English dance/ hip hop singer and producer. This is his debut single as a solo artist. Prior to the song's release, Labrinth had already achieved two Top 10 singles in the UK in collaboration with rapper Tinie Tempah on the songs "Pass Out" and "Frisky". He has also worked with JLS and Pixie Lott.
Labrinth told the story behind this song to The Sun September 24, 2010: "It was influenced by the sun coming up. I was working in my little studio in my bedroom. My brother was sleeping in the bunk bed behind me and kept waking up saying, 'Keep it down, you're making too much noise.' At that time, I felt I was learning so much musically and it felt like the most perfect moment writing that track with the first rays of sun shining into the room. People listen to it and they say it sounds like a 'eureka!' moment and it was."
Labrinth is signed to Simon Cowell's record label, Syco and is the pop mogul's first non-talent show signing in six years. It is believed that Cowell recruited Labrinth after the X-Factor guru decided he wanted to branch out from pop and find acts with edge who he could groom from the ground up.
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