Released 17 May 2015 Recorded December 2013–2015 Length 3:43 | Format Digital download
vinyl Genre Drum and bass | |
B-side René LaVice's Hopelessly Doomed Remix | ||
"Hopelessly Coping" is a song by the British drum and bass producer Wilkinson. It features vocals from Huddersfield singer-songwriter Thabo. It was released on 17 May 2015 through RAM Records and Virgin EMI. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 49.
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Background and release
Speaking about the song's history, Wilkinson said the following:
"I wrote three different versions of the song,” he says. “I took everything out rebuilt it. Like fitting a house, I guess. Stripped it all out, started again and wrote a whole new tune. Three times. It started to make me realise the elements I actually liked. When you’re too deep into a track you don’t realise which components are really working. So stripping it back and adding them back in gradually made me realise the key points that I like. I played with the structure and went in deeper for the more chilled, liquid roller vibe that it is today."
The song was originally slated for release on 3 May 2015, but got later pushed back to 15 May.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Hopelessly Coping" was first released onto YouTube on 22 March 2015. The video has since accumulated over one million views.