{"id":78721,"date":"2021-04-26T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/jorja-smith-gone-be-right-back\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:40:10","slug":"jorja-smith-gone-be-right-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/jorja-smith-gone-be-right-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorja Smith mourns lost love on &#8220;Gone&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This track heralds an upcoming EP, <em>Be Right Back<\/em>, which will be released on May 14, designed as a melancholic message to those feeling sadness. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The British singer is set to release her next project, <em>Be Right Back<\/em>, which is the follow-up to her hugely popular 2018 debut album <em>Lost &amp; Found<\/em>. &#8220;Blue Lights,&#8221; which was inspired by Dizzee Rascal&#8217;s track &#8220;Sirens,&#8221; evoked the fear of losing a loved one due to police violence. Now, &#8220;Gone&#8221; explores similar themes, gives us a taste of this upcoming EP, which she defines as follows: &#8220;<em>It\u2019s called \u2018Be Right Back\u2019 because it\u2019s just something I want my fans to have right now, this isn\u2019t an album.<\/em>&#8221; She continues: &#8220;<em>If I needed to make these songs, then someone needs to hear them too.<\/em>&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Jorja Smith - &#039;Gone&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dI0s47GxfsE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jorja Smith &#8211; Gone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In &#8220;Gone,&#8221; Jorja Smith reflects on the loss of a loved one. We feel the pain and weight of memories following a loss. &#8220;<em>I love that this song, well any of my songs really, will be interpreted in different ways, depending on the experiences of the people listening.<\/em>&#8221; She adds: &#8220;<em>It&#8217;s just me wondering why people have to be taken away from us.<\/em>&#8221; Whether we&#8217;re experiencing grief or a breakup, this is a deeply universal track, one that questions the cruelty of loss: &#8220;<em>Tell me how the world seems to dance alone without you.Tell me how to keep my world moving on without you.<\/em>&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch Jorja Smith on our Songs of the Week playlist on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2Pz0eyg\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/30zVbUA\" target=\"_blank\">Deezer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/store.jorjasmith.com\/product\/79060\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Be Right Back<\/em><\/a>, before May 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back.jpg 886w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/f354c2b9-jorja-smith-be-right-back-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This track heralds an upcoming EP, Be Right Back, which will be released on May 14, designed as a melancholic message to those feeling sadness. 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