Whisky Story

2015 single by Example

"Whisky Story"

Single by Example
Released| 10 July 2015
Recorded| 2014–15
Genre|

* Dance-pop[1]
* electronic soul[2]

Length| 3:09
Label|

* Epic
* Ultra[3]

Songwriter(s)|

* Elliot Gleave
* Kevin Scales
* Mark Knight
* Jamie Reynolds

Producer(s)|

* Kevin Scales
* Mark Knight
* Jamie Reynolds

Example singles chronology
| "10 Million People"
(2014)  | "Whisky Story"
(2015)  | "Reflections"
(2015)

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"Whisky Story" is a song by British recording artist Example. It was released as a single on 10 July 2015. The song was written by Example and co-written and produced by Kevin Scales, Mark Knight and Jamie Reynolds. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 106 and peaked at number 96.[4]

## Background and release

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The track received its radio debut on Clara Amfo's BBC Radio 1 show on 9 July 2015, where Gleave announced it was to be released as a single.[5]

Gleave stated that he found inspiration for the track on nights out and his youth. He also said that he started writing the song just after his son was born in December 2014.[6]

## Music video

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Gleave uploaded the music video for the track on 9 July 2015, just after it premiered on the radio. The video was shot in one take. It was directed by Gleave himself and Adam Powell. It features Gleave walking from an underground train at Charing Cross station to Trafalgar Square in London with several people dancing and singing around him.

## Track listing

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Digital downloadNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Whisky Story" (Radio Edit)| 3:09

## Charts

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Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 96

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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United Kingdom  | 10 July 2015  | Digital download  | Epic Records

## References

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1. ^ Chelsie Brown (14 July 2015). "VIDEO: Example 'Whisky Story'". Dropout UK.
2. ^ Kevin Apaza (7 July 2015). "Listen To Example's New Electronic/Soul Single "Whisky Story" Now! (Music Video Added!!!)". Direct Lyrics.
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Chart LOg" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
5. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Clara Amfo, Clara chats to Lethal Bizzle - Music Played". BBC.
6. ^ Amy Davidson (9 July 2015). "Example is back with new single 'Whisky Story' to prove fatherhood isn't boring". Digital Spy.
7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

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Example singles

* Discography

Won't Go Quietly (2010)|

* "Hooligans"
* "Watch the Sun Come Up"
* "Won't Go Quietly"
* "Kickstarts"
* "Last Ones Standing"
* "Two Lives"

Playing in the Shadows (2011)|

* "Changed the Way You Kiss Me"
* "Stay Awake"
* "Natural Disaster"
* "Midnight Run"
* "Shot Yourself in the Foot Again"

The Evolution of Man (2012)|

* "Say Nothing"
* "Close Enemies"
* "Perfect Replacement"

Live Life Living (2014)|

* "All the Wrong Places"
* "Kids Again"
* "One More Day (Stay with Me)"
* "10 Million People"
* "Only Human"

Non-album singles|

* "Whisky Story"
* "Later"
* "The Answer"
* "All Night"

Featured singles|

* "Monster"
* "Game Over"
* "Unorthodox"
* "Daydreamer"
* "We'll Be Coming Back"
* "Thursday"

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