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Stephen Puth Debut Single “Sexual Vibe”
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Today, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and musician Stephen Puth shares the acoustic version and video for his rapidly rising debut single “Sexual Vibe” via Arista Records.
In the clip, Puth strips the track down to its bare essentials. Performed on a lived-in yellow Fender® Telecaster® guitar in front of a lone mic stand, the visual captures his stark sense of soul over gentle strumming. The performance illuminates his raw talent in this intimate setting and showcases another side of the artist.
The original version of “Sexual Vibe” has launched his steady ascent towards stardom. The track and official music video has amassed over 6 million streams and counting. Additionally, it was featured in 21x New Music Friday playlists and the “hits of tomorrow” Pop Rising playlist on Spotify. It currently holds a spot on Spotify’s Global Viral Chart in addition to viral charts in 18 countries. Moreover, it received adds on SiriusXM’s Hits 1 and Apple Music’s The A-List pop playlist in 28 territories and Best of the Week playlist in 38 territories. YouTube named him an “Artist on the Rise”as well.
Stephen Puth knows that the most powerful, heartfelt songs in pop-music history are about love. A singer, songwriter, and musician, Puth also writes songs that traffick in affairs of the heart. But rather than complain about what goes wrong in relationships, the 24-year-old New Jersey native zeroes in on the small, random moments that can become saturated in one’s memory. “I try to focus on the tiny, specific things I can’t forget, things I didn’t think anything of at the time, but that later become powerful, emotional memories,” declares Puth. Growing up, he developed his love for music by immersing himself in classic rock and becoming enamored with legends like Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Otis Redding, and Bill Withers. Classically trained in piano and self-taught on the guitar, he went on to become a songwriter-for hire, having written songs for artists such as The Vamps, Pretty Much, Daniel Skye, Jack & Jack, and Stanaj before deciding to become an artist in his own right. Now as one of Arista Records’ newest signees, Puth hopes to create music that resonates with people. “Most people’s lives consist of waking up, commuting, being at work, commuting, going to the gym, eating dinner, and falling asleep,” he says. “In between, there’s music. I hope my songs give people whatever they need to get through their day.” Puth’s retro-tinged single “Sexual Vibe” is out now and he is putting the finishing touches on his 2019 EP release.
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