Example releases second single "Stay Awake"

After the success of his first single "Changed the way you kissed me" rapper Example released his follow up single and official second single overall from his forthcoming second album "Playing in the Shadows", the club ready "Stay Awake".

If you've been to see Example in the past couple of months, chances are you will have already heard this song. Its the one that goes (in a slight turn of lyrical fuckery) "If we don't kill ourselves, we'll be the leaders of a messed up generation"[1] and sounds like musical crack live. That feeling doesn't necessarily translate as well into a studio recording as it does a live performance, but is "Stay Awake" a bad track? Lets look at the facts here......

• The Hook is more prominent here than on the last single "CTWYKM" and in a sense works much better here than the slightly annoying bleeps and bloops of the former.
• Example is one of the few UK acts around with a very good, very strong male vocal. On the last track this was never really shown on the previous single but luckily is showcased on "Stay Awake", even if Ke$ha's booty call hoe known as the 'Auto-Tune' IS used quite heavily
• The song itself stats well, but begins to slowly drag on as the track progresses. It never gets boring, but it isn't as interesting halfway through as the intro would lead you to believe.
• Its not one of his best single choices, but will it be a hit? Umm... more than likely?
• Early response to the single seems mixed, with some saying it is a "Fucking Smash" and other saying it "isn't as good as it was live"... keep in mind "Bad Romance"[2] was met with mixed/negative reviews, so we shall see...

So there we have it folks, Examples single is a pretty decent song with an instantly catchy hook, that while it may not be one of the best single choices ever made in the history of music will still bode well on the charts.
Well done everyone... alright work i suppose...

PS[1] - For those who replied on twitter. I do NOT think the song is about suicide. i think by the "if we don't kill ourselves, we'll be the leaders..." line he means "After all the shit we put ourselves through, if we don't kill ourselves by doing it then the world is gonna be a fucked up place with all these fucked up people in it". THAT'S what i think (hope) he means...
PSS[2] - I am in no way comparing this to the ever wonderful, untouchable 'Bad Romance', so calm yo tits