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{{for|the Jamie Lawson song|Jamie Lawson (album)}}
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| Released = July 21, 2017
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"'''Ahead of Myself'''" is a song recorded by American rock band [[X Ambassadors]] for their upcoming second studio album "JOYFUL". It was released as a single on July 21, 2017 by [[Kidinakorner|KIDinaKORNER]] and [[Interscope Records|Interscope]].<ref name="itunesremix">{{cite web|title=Ahead of Myself - Single by X Ambassadors|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ahead-of-myself-single/id1259494528|publisher=iTunes Store|accessdate=September 15, 2017|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
"'''Ahead of Myself'''" is a song recorded by American rock band [[X Ambassadors]]. It was released as a single on July 21, 2017 by [[Kidinakorner|KIDinaKORNER]] and [[Interscope Records|Interscope]].<ref name="itunesremix">{{cite web|title=Ahead of Myself - Single by X Ambassadors|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ahead-of-myself-single/id1259494528|publisher=iTunes Store|accessdate=September 15, 2017|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>


== Composition ==
== Composition ==
Britznbeatz described "Ahead of Myself" as "a glittering synth-rock masterpiece which starts off with tender [[acoustic guitar]], a toe-tapping rhythm and soft vocals, but then leads to pulsating drums, swooping vocals and a dynamic chorus."<ref name="britznbeatz">{{cite news|title=X Ambassadors Release Dynamic New Single 'Ahead Of Myself'|url=https://www.britznbeatz.co.uk/single-post/2017/07/28/X-Ambassadors-Release-Dynamic-New-Single-Ahead-Of-Myself|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=Britznbeatz|date=July 28, 2017}}</ref> The song was written by X Ambassadors in collaboration with [[Scott Harris (songwriter)|Scott Harris]].<ref name="variancesingle">{{cite news|last1=Schmitt|first1=Tyler|title=X Ambassadors Tease Album with New Single 'Ahead of Myself'|url=http://variancemagazine.com/sounds/8118-x-ambassadors-ahead-of-myself|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=[[Variance (magazine)|Variance]]|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself|url=http://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2017/07/new-music/tracks-x-ambassadors-ahead/|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=Euphoria|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
Neon music described "Ahead of Myself" as "a glittering [[electronic rock|synth-rock]] masterpiece which starts off with tender [[acoustic guitar]], a toe-tapping rhythm and soft vocals, but then leads to pulsating drums, swooping vocals and a dynamic chorus."<ref name="Neon music">{{cite news|title=X Ambassadors Release Dynamic New Single 'Ahead Of Myself'|url=https://neonmusic.co.uk/x-ambassadors-release-dynamic-new-single-ahead-of-myself|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=Neonmusic|date=July 28, 2017}}</ref> The song was written by X Ambassadors in collaboration with [[Scott Harris (songwriter)|Scott Harris]].<ref name="variancesingle">{{cite news|last1=Schmitt|first1=Tyler|title=X Ambassadors Tease Album with New Single 'Ahead of Myself'|url=http://variancemagazine.com/sounds/8118-x-ambassadors-ahead-of-myself|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=[[Variance (magazine)|Variance]]|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself|url=http://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2017/07/new-music/tracks-x-ambassadors-ahead/|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=Euphoria|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>


In an interview with ''[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]'', X Ambassadors frontman Sam Harris said the song "is a little bit of a bridge between the two worlds of ''[[VHS (album)|VHS]]'', the last record, and this new sound [of the upcoming album]. Something that has an [[Alternative rock|alternative]] feel to it but also [[Soul music|soul]] and is lyrically intimate and revealing."<ref name="cornellyork">{{cite news|last1=York|first1=Isabella|title=X Ambassadors Frontman Talks About Cayuga Sound Festival|url=http://cornellsun.com/2017/09/13/x-ambassadors-frontman-talks-about-cayuga-sound-festival/|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> When asked about his inspirations behind the lyrics, Harris told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, "I have definitely had times in my life in relationships where I dove in too early before I really wasn't ready to commit to somebody. I messed things up there. There have also been times in my life where I have put my trust in someone else too early before they really were deserving of my trust. [...] This was a year and a half of a lot of transition, a lot of really emotional loss and gain."<ref name="billboardvideo">{{cite news|last1=Fonseca|first1=Selma|title=X Ambassadors Explain Inspiration for 'Ahead of Myself' Video, Label Trump 'An Idiot' Over DACA|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7965564/x-ambassadors-ahead-of-myself-video-interview|accessdate=September 14, 2017|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 14, 2017}}</ref>
In an interview with ''[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]'', X Ambassadors frontman Sam Harris said the song "is a little bit of a bridge between the two worlds of ''[[VHS (album)|VHS]]'', the last record, and this new sound [[Orion (X Ambassadors album)|[of the upcoming album]]]. Something that has an [[Alternative rock|alternative]] feel to it but also [[Soul music|soul]] and is lyrically intimate and revealing."<ref name="cornellyork">{{cite news|last1=York|first1=Isabella|title=X Ambassadors Frontman Talks About Cayuga Sound Festival|url=http://cornellsun.com/2017/09/13/x-ambassadors-frontman-talks-about-cayuga-sound-festival/|accessdate=September 15, 2017|work=[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> When asked about his inspirations behind the lyrics, Harris told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, "I have definitely had times in my life in relationships where I dove in too early before I really wasn't ready to commit to somebody. I messed things up there. There have also been times in my life where I have put my trust in someone else too early before they really were deserving of my trust. [...] This was a year and a half of a lot of transition, a lot of really emotional loss and gain."<ref name="billboardvideo">{{cite news|last1=Fonseca|first1=Selma|title=X Ambassadors Explain Inspiration for 'Ahead of Myself' Video, Label Trump 'An Idiot' Over DACA|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7965564/x-ambassadors-ahead-of-myself-video-interview|accessdate=September 14, 2017|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 14, 2017}}</ref>


== Music video ==
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== Live performances ==
== Live performances ==
X Ambassadors performed the song on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' on July 20, 2017, one day before the single was released.<ref name="hpcantor">{{cite news|last1=Cantor|first1=Brian|title=X Ambassadors Performed “Ahead Of Myself” On “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (Watch Now)|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/07/21/first-look-x-ambassadors-perform-late-night-seth-meyers/|accessdate=September 14, 2017|work=Headline Planet|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
X Ambassadors performed the song on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' on July 20, 2017, one day before the single was released.<ref name="hpcantor">{{cite news|last1=Cantor|first1=Brian|title=X Ambassadors Performed "Ahead Of Myself" On "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (Watch Now)|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/07/21/first-look-x-ambassadors-perform-late-night-seth-meyers/|accessdate=September 14, 2017|work=Headline Planet|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:14, 24 June 2024

For the Jamie Lawson song, see Jamie Lawson (album).
"Ahead of Myself"
Single by X Ambassadors
ReleasedJuly 21, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
X Ambassadors singles chronology
"The Devil You Know"
(2017) 		"Ahead of Myself"
(2017) 		"Home"
(2017)
Music video
"Ahead of Myself" on YouTube

"Ahead of Myself" is a song recorded by American rock band X Ambassadors. It was released as a single on July 21, 2017 by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope.[1]

Composition

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Neon music described "Ahead of Myself" as "a glittering synth-rock masterpiece which starts off with tender acoustic guitar, a toe-tapping rhythm and soft vocals, but then leads to pulsating drums, swooping vocals and a dynamic chorus."[2] The song was written by X Ambassadors in collaboration with Scott Harris.[3][4]

In an interview with The Cornell Daily Sun, X Ambassadors frontman Sam Harris said the song "is a little bit of a bridge between the two worlds of VHS, the last record, and this new sound [of the upcoming album]. Something that has an alternative feel to it but also soul and is lyrically intimate and revealing."[5] When asked about his inspirations behind the lyrics, Harris told Billboard magazine, "I have definitely had times in my life in relationships where I dove in too early before I really wasn't ready to commit to somebody. I messed things up there. There have also been times in my life where I have put my trust in someone else too early before they really were deserving of my trust. [...] This was a year and a half of a lot of transition, a lot of really emotional loss and gain."[6]

Music video

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The official music video for the song was premiered during a live acoustic set on September 7, 2017 at The Microsoft Lounge in Venice, Los Angeles.[6] The clip was officially released on September 14.[7] Directed by Jake Kovnat, it was filmed on the streets of Rochester, New York.[6]

Speaking about the clip in a Billboard interview, Sam Harris stated, "The video [...] is a very simple concept. We've done the narrative film structure of the music video. We've done full-on big performance video with lights and stuff and we wanted to do something that felt really intimate and real, authentic, so we shot this video in upstate New York, in Rochester. [...] But the concept of it is we wanted to do a live vocal take, so we wanted me actually singing instead of lip syncing to create something that felt intimate, that felt real and vulnerable and in the moment. I had to prepare for like a week".[6]

Live performances

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X Ambassadors performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers on July 20, 2017, one day before the single was released.[8]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Ahead of Myself - Single by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store. July 21, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "X Ambassadors Release Dynamic New Single 'Ahead Of Myself'". Neonmusic. July 28, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Schmitt, Tyler (July 21, 2017). "X Ambassadors Tease Album with New Single 'Ahead of Myself'". Variance. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself". Euphoria. July 21, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. ^ York, Isabella (September 13, 2017). "X Ambassadors Frontman Talks About Cayuga Sound Festival". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d Fonseca, Selma (September 14, 2017). "X Ambassadors Explain Inspiration for 'Ahead of Myself' Video, Label Trump 'An Idiot' Over DACA". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Schmitt, Tyler (September 14, 2017). "X Ambassadors Go Live for New Video for 'Ahead of Myself'". Variance. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  8. ^ Cantor, Brian (July 21, 2017). "X Ambassadors Performed "Ahead Of Myself" On "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (Watch Now)". Headline Planet. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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