Hopelessly Coping

"Hopelessly Coping"
Single by Wilkinson featuring Thabo
B-side René LaVice's Hopelessly Doomed Remix
Released 17 May 2015
Format
Recorded December 2013–2015[1]
Genre Drum and bass[1]
Length 3:43
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Wilkinson
Wilkinson singles chronology
"Dirty Love"
(2014)		 "Hopelessly Coping"
(2015)
Thabo singles chronology
"Not Your Man"
(2014)		 "Hopelessly Coping"
(2014)

"Hopelessly Coping" is a song by the British drum and bass producer Wilkinson. It features vocals from Huddersfield singer-songwriter Thabo. It was released on 17 May 2015 through RAM Records and Virgin EMI as the lead single from his forthcoming second studio album. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 49.

Background and release

Speaking about the song's history, Wilkinson said the following:[1]

"I wrote three different versions of the song,” he says. “I took everything out rebuilt it. Like fitting a house, I guess. Stripped it all out, started again and wrote a whole new tune. Three times. It started to make me realise the elements I actually liked. When you’re too deep into a track you don’t realise which components are really working. So stripping it back and adding them back in gradually made me realise the key points that I like. I played with the structure and went in deeper for the more chilled, liquid roller vibe that it is today."

The song was originally slated for release on 3 May 2015,[2] but got later pushed back to 15 May.[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Hopelessly Coping" was first released onto YouTube on 22 March 2015. The video has since accumulated over one million views.[4]

Track listing

Digital download – single
No. Title Length
1. "Hopelessly Coping" (featuring Thabo) 3:43
Digital download – EP[5]
No. Title Length
1. "Hopelessly Coping" (Gorgon City Remix) 4:47
2. "Hopelessly Coping" (René LaVice's Hopelessly Doomed Remix) 4:12
3. "Hopelessly Coping" (Preditah Remix) 4:21
4. "Hopelessly Coping" (Hanami Remix) 4:43
Total length:
 18:04
12" vinyl
No. Title Length
1. "Hopelessly Coping"   3:43
2. "Hopelessly Coping" (René LaVice's Hopelessly Doomed Remix) 4:43

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 60
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[7] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 49

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wilkinson - Hopelessly Coping nearly killed me!". UKF. 21 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Hawkins, Shane (27 March 2015). "PREMIERE: Wilkinson - 'Hopelessly Coping' Feat. Thabo (Gorgon City Remix)". Wonderland Magazine.
  3. ↑ "Wilkinson - Hopelessly Coping ft. Thabo Out Now!". RAM Records. 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wilkinson - Hopelessly Coping ft. Thabo". YouTube. 22 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Hopelessly Coping (feat. Thabo) [Remixes] - EP by Wilkinson". iTunes. 17 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-30". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-30" UK Dance Chart.
  8. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-30" UK Singles Chart.
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