Matoma & Becky Hill - False Alarm

British singer-songwriter Becky Hill has joined forces with Norwegian electronic music star Matoma to unleash the brand new track ‘False Alarm’.

‘False Alarm’ is the latest track – and arguably the biggest – to be added to Matoma’s innovative ‘Hakuna Matoma’ album project (available via FFRR/Parlophone) which continues to go from strength-to-strength as it expands and evolves over time on streaming media platforms. With 280 million streams to date and 7.5 million regular monthly listeners on Spotify, Matoma is proving that his unconventional approach is paying dividends.

The strength of Becky Hill’s impassioned vocal creates a soaring and classic topline which only furthers the track’s infectious style. The blissful ‘False Alarm’ captures the shimmering, summery side of Matoma’s sound, which presents an immediately captivating hook with his uplifting brand of dance music.

'I'm so excited by False Alarm coming out this summer! I'm really glad I got to share one of the songs I'd written and collaborate with such an exciting producer like Matoma' says Becky Hill.

“For me I'm just so inspired by incredible vocals, and I think Becky has one of the most special voices I've ever heard, it's such an honour to collaborate with her on this track. When I heard her first demo vocal I got goosebumps, it was so good we ended up keeping it! I'm so excited about this song coming out and being the soundtrack to my summer,” says Matoma.


‘False Alarm’ follows Matoma’s recent track ‘Paradise’ which featured Sean Paul and KStewart and was launched during Matoma’s set at Coachella, where Sean Paul was on hand to reprise his performance on the track, and special guests Akon and Ja Rule surprised the beyond capacity tent with unannounced appearances.

‘Hakuna Matoma’ demonstrates Matoma’s ability to reach beyond the confines of house with elements of urban, dance, pop and Caribbean sounds within its palette. In addition to ‘False Alarm’ and ‘Paradise’, the album’s highlights include guest appearances from Washington D.C. rapper Wale and Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan on the feel-good ‘Feeling Right (Everything Is Nice)’; ‘Try Me’, a collaboration with global superstars Jason Derulo and Jennifer Lopez; the jubilant ‘Wonderful Life’ as featured on the Angry Birds soundtrack; Matoma’s inspired reimagining of Coldplay’s ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’; the HypeM #1 ‘Knives’; and the gorgeous ‘Running Out’ with MTV Music Europe Award winner Astrid S.

One of Britain’s most exciting rising artists and songwriters, Becky Hill is already an established hitmaker. She scored her first UK #1 with ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’, a collaboration with Oliver Heldens – the duo subsequently joined forces again as Becky Hill co-wrote his Top 5 hit ‘Last All Night (Koala)’. Other major accomplishments include co-writing and featuring on Wilkinson’s ‘Afterglow’; writing and performing on Rudimental's platinum selling album 'Powerless'; teaming up with US house DJ/producer MK on his track ‘Piece of Me’; and hitting Radio 1’s A-list as co-writer of ‘Gone Missing’ alongside Shift K3Y.

Becky’s latest release ‘Back to my Love’ – produced by Noah Breakfast and featuring 16 bars from one of the UK’s hottest grime artists Little Simz – has been met with great critical acclaim. Amassing 750,000 Spotify plays and over 125,000 Soundcloud plays in under a month, as well as Radio 1 plays from the likes of Annie Mac, Clara Amfo, Nick Grimshaw, plus Kiss 100 and Capital FM support, the track serves as an exciting teaser of what is yet to come from Becky’s forthcoming debut album.

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