Currently headlining sold out shows in North America, multi-platinum selling artist Dean Lewis today announces his highly anticipated debut album A Place We Knew will be released world-wide on Friday March 22nd.

A Place We Knew is available to pre-order, pre-save and pre-add now from here.

The global singer-songwriter also announced dates for his headline ‘A Place We Knew’ Tour in May, heading to Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne with his band.  Fans should get in quick if his previous tours are anything to go by, with shows selling out in record times.

Still on a high from his song ‘Be Alright’ being voted #6 on triple j’s hottest 100, Dean’s current single ‘7 Minutes’ is now certified GOLD in Australia. Written in London in an Uber following a disagreement with a girl, ‘7 Minutes’ launched its way to the top spot of #1 on TMN Hottest 100 Airplay Chart for 2 consecutive weeks and has accumulated over 25 million streams in just over 4 weeks. ‘7 Minutes’ along with his global hits 6 x Platinum ‘Be Alright’ and 5 x Platinum ‘Waves’ will be included on Dean’s debut album

For Lewis, the title A Place We Knew encapsulates the bittersweet memories of past relationships. “All the songs were written through relationships I’d been in and houses I used to live in and hotel rooms.”

On a plane he heard a phrase that struck him like a bolt of lightning, “An in-flight-radio DJ said, ‘I wish that was a place we’d known about’ I went to my notes and wrote ‘A Place We Knew’ and was like, that’s the album title. That ties everything together.”

Lewis sought out several producers to collaborate with on his new album. The British team behind ‘Waves’ and ‘Be Alright’, Edd Holloway and Nick Atkinson  are ever-present and so too is Melbourne’s John Castle (‘Don’t Hold Me’ and ‘Chemicals’) and Dann Hume (‘Time to Go’ and title-track ‘A Place We Knew’). Sydney-based producer Dylan Nash, whom Lewis refers to as “almost like the co-producer for the whole album”, ties a thread between the 12 songs that were written and recorded all over the world giving A Place We Knew its cohesive sound.

From the uplifting ‘Hold Of Me’ and the celebratory ‘Stay Awake’, to his rawest and most vulnerable tracks ‘Don’t Hold Me’ and ‘Half A Man’, Dean’s debut album demonstrates a far greater breadth and depth to his songwriting than ever heard before. In addition to writing every song on the album, Dean triumphantly plays piano, acoustic and electric guitar on A Place We Knew.

With over a billion streams of his music globally and being named Billboard’s “Chart-Breaker” in October, Dean has been dominating charts all over the world with his single ‘Be Alright’ .  In Australia, ‘Be Alright’ was the second highest selling single from an Australian artist in 2018 and the fourth highest selling single of the year overall. Globally the single has now reached  over 630  million streams achieving multi-platinum, platinum and gold status sales worldwide.

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Following his global hit ‘Be Alright’ and fresh from his sold out national tour, multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter Dean Lewis today releases his brand new single 7 Minutes, a further taste of what’s to come from his forthcoming debut album.

Building from a simple acoustic refrain into a surprisingly upbeat anthem, 7 Minutes was conceived in a London taxi after a disagreement with a girl. “The song is about meeting someone,” Dean says, “making memories and then feeling regret.”

Many an artist has explored the pain of lost love, but few have written about those first few moments of heartbreak when your head is spinning, and the gravity of the situation is dawning.

Recorded at The Barn Studio in Hitchin, North London, with producers Edd Holloway and Nick Atkinson – with whom Lewis worked on Waves and 4 x Platinum ARIA single Be Alright – 7 Minutes has already become a fan favourite with Lewis performing it live during his recent sold out headline shows across the world.

Now with over a billion streams of his music globally and being named Billboard’s “Chart-Breaker” in October 2018, Dean has topped local and international charts with ‘Be Alright’. The single was announced last week by ARIA as the fourth highest selling single in Australia and the second highest selling single from an Australian artist in 2018. Achieving GOLD certification by RIAA in the USA in December ‘Be Alright’ is still charging up the charts hitting Top 40 at Billboard, headed Top 20 at Top 40, Top 10 at Hot AC and is the #2 greatest gainer and has just debuted Top 20 at AC coming in as the #1 most added at that format this week.

‘Be Alright’ topped the Apple Music, Shazam, iTunes and Spotify Charts in Australia, peaking at #1 in 6 markets and Top 10 in 23 countries on iTunes, and reaching the Top 5 in 13 markets on Apple Music. Now with over 15 million monthly Spotify listeners, Dean has reached #1 on Spotify in 5 markets, Top 5 in 13 countries and Top 10 in 23 countries.

Dean’s hotly anticipated debut album is due for worldwide release in early 2019.

Dean heads back to the US and Canada in February for his first North American headlining tour.

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It has been an incredible year globally for Dean Lewis, whose single ‘Be Alright’ has topped charts worldwide, hitting 500 million streams and peaking at #2 most shazamed track in the world.

Spending the last two months touring and promoting his current single throughout the USA has paid off well for the Australian artist, with ‘Be Alright’ impacting charts and today reaching GOLD certification by RIAA in the USA.

In Australia, ‘Be Alright’ spent 5 consecutive weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and topped the TMN Hottest 100 Airplay Chart for 8 weeks running, defying format boundaries with airplay across alternative, rock and CHR/Pop radio. It has seen a similar result at radio internationally with the track impacting and rising on HOT AC (Top 10) and TOP 40 radio (Top 30) in the USA, and with UK support coming from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, Radio X, and Beats 1. Throughout Europe it has hit #1 in Switzerland and Czech Republic, #2 in Germany, #8 in Netherlands, #25 in France, and Top 50 in Canada at Pop Radio.

‘Be Alright’ topped the Apple Music, Shazam, iTunes and Spotify Charts in Australia, peaking at #1 in 6 markets and Top 10 in 23 countries on iTunes, and reaching the Top 5 in 13 markets on Apple Music. Now with over 15 million monthly Spotify listeners, internationally Dean has reached #1 in 5 markets, Top 5 in 13 countries and Top 10 in 23 countries.

‘Be Alright’ is certified:

4 x Platinum in Australia
Gold in USA
Silver in UK
2 x Platinum in Ireland
2 x Platinum in Norway
2 x Platinum in Sweden
Platinum in New Zealand
Platinum in Netherlands
Platinum in Canada
Platinum in Switzerland
Gold in Brazil
Gold in South Africa
Gold in Denmark
Gold in Belgium
Gold in Finland
Gold in Austria

Dean Lewis launched his career with his single ‘Waves’ in 2017. The track went on to become the second biggest selling single of the year in his home country as well as achieving 4 x Platinum sales in Australia alone. ‘Waves’ was nominated for 2 x APRA Awards, 5 x ARIA Awards and appeared on cult programs like Suits, Riverdale, and Grey’s Anatomy. ‘Waves’ was the first single to be released from his debut EP ‘Same Kind of Different’ which also bore additional hit singles ‘Need You Now’ (Gold) and ‘Lose My Mind’ (Platinum).

Capping off his enormous year of dominating the charts, huge single sales and sold-out live shows, the breakthrough artist continues his largest tour to date in Australia supported by ROBINSON and Jack Gray. Headlining shows in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, his 5th and final Metro Show in Sydney has set a record in 2018 for the most shows at the venue on an individual tour by the one artist.

Proceeding his Summer Tour Dean will be performing at the AO Live Stage at the 2019 Australian Open plus the Falls Festival in January and then more US touring in early 2019.

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Sydney breakout artist Dean Lewis returns with ‘Be Alright’, the first bite from his forthcoming debut album and the first release since his hugely successful EP Same Kind of Different.

Nothing is more gut wrenching than betrayal, a feeling that Dean Lewis captures perfectly on ‘Be Alright’. The song is a brutal, honest and stirring ballad, with stripped back instrumentation that allows the listener to really grapple with the emotional weight of the track. Dealing candidly with anguish, the chorus swells with hope; a recognition that this pain is only temporary, and will pass. Sonically, the song places Lewis in the vein of his heroes like Noel Gallagher and Richard Ashcroft.

Talking about his new single, Lewis says, “Be Alright is actually written about a few different relationships, some were mine and some from friends. I took little bits and pieces from each experience and combined them in to one song. For people worried about me cause the song’s so sad – trust me I’m ok… the song is actually about hope and knowing that in the end things will work out, surrounding yourself with good people.”

When recording ‘Be Alright’, Dean struggled to capture the heightened emotions of the demo. He went back to the UK to record and reconnected with Nick Atkinson and Edd Holloway with whom he worked with on his debut EP and focused on trying to encapsulate similar feelings of betrayal through his own personal memories. “I finally knew we had it because when I was listening back to the song, I could feel the emotion coming out of my voice,” he explains.

‘Be Alright’ signals a newfound conviction in Dean Lewis’s own storytelling and singing capabilities, something he says, he had to learn. “I think a lot of people are in their rooms writing songs, thinking it’s not good enough or wondering why your voice doesn’t sound like everyone else’s. But those things you think are weaknesses are actually your strengths. It’s what makes you unique. And after a bit of time, it’s the thing that gives you confidence.”

These strengths have seen Dean’s career glide from song-writing for other artists to becoming his own hit-maker overnight. Dean Lewis created a monumental buzz, launching with single ‘Waves’. Strongly championed by triple j, Spotify and Apple Music, ‘Waves’ was the second biggest Australian selling single of 2017. Gracing the stages of Europe’s biggest television shows, playing headline shows and festival slots across Australia and the US, Dean’s music has now been streamed 200+ million timesand his videos viewed 42+ million times. Adding to this incredible achievement, he has claimed three Gold plus selling singles from Same Kind of Different EP with ‘Waves’ (3 x Platinum), ‘Need You Now’ (Gold) and ‘Lose My Mind’ (Gold). The multi-platinum selling ‘Waves’ was nominated for 2 APRA Awards for Most Played Australian Work and Pop Work of the Year as well as appearing on cult programs like Suits, Riverdale and Grey’s Anatomy.  

‘Be Alright’ is a testament to Dean Lewis’s knack for writing thoughtful, evocative no-frills pop songs, and signifies him as a bona fide star in the making.

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Currently playing sold out shows across the nation of Australia, there’s more great news for Dean Lewis with both his current single ‘Lose My Mind’ officially going GOLD and his hit single ‘Waves’ hitting TRIPLE PLATINUM status today.

Selling out shows in Fremantle, Perth, Geelong, Newcastle and two shows in Melbourne, Dean heads to New South Wales & Queensland next week for the final dates of his ‘Lose My Mind’ Australian National Tour, with only limited tickets left at these remaining shows. 

‘Lose My Mind’ has become a crowd live favourite as shown here at his recent appearance at Spilt Milk Festival in front 5,000 people.

Dean was nominated for an ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Video and Apple Best Song of the Year for ‘Waves’ which has hit over 67 million streams and 13 million video views worldwide. Dean’s debut EP Same Kind of Different released in May 2017 continues to reach the masses with 93 million streams globally.

Last week the singer- songwriter released Same Kind Of Different (Acoustic) EP. Recorded in London and Sydney throughout the year, it features acoustic reworkings of his original songs from his debut EP of the same name.

The six track EP includes new stripped back renditions of ‘Waves’, ‘Lose My Mind’, ‘Chemicals’, ‘Let Go’ and ‘Need You Now’ with an additional guitar acoustic of his hit song ‘Waves’. On YouTube, videos for the acoustic versions of Waves, Lose My Mind, Need You Now and Waves (Guitar Acoustic) have already surpassed 7.3 million streams combined.

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