Jan

21

2012

Marcus Collins Announces Debut Single

Written by Trent | Filed under Marcus Collins

Marcus Collins lost ‘The X Factor (UK)’ battle to Little Mix but he just might win the war in the longrun. The singer has announced the official first single from his upcoming debut alum and it is such a random selection that the resulting shock value could take it straight to the top of the charts.

In an incredibly risky move, Collins has chosen to release a cover The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’ as his debut single. The song will be issued in the UK on March 4th; barely a week ahead of the March 12th arrival date of his album.

Collins reportedly wrote at least six of the songs on his debut album and the project is being overseen by his ‘X Factor (UK)’ mentor, Gary Barlow, who serves as its executive producer. The title of the LP has yet to be revealed.

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This could either go incredibly well or horribly wrong for Collins. He is definitely very talented but ‘Seven Nation Army’ is favourite of the MTV generation and starkly different from anything that he did on the show.

Honestly, however, it would be great to hear Collins venture into R&B and Soul instead of covering Pop hits. If he develops into yet another cover act similar to Leona Lewis then it would be a blatant waste of his ability.

Never heard ‘Seven Nation Army’? Watch the video for The White Stripes’ hit below:

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6 Comments

1. Britt says:

   January 21, 2012 at 10:45 am

   *Sigh* I don’t want remakes of hit dammit. I think Marcus should’ve won over those mixes but hey whatever. I hope this remake is good because I want him to do waaaaaay better than what people expect.
2. ThatBoyLuke says:

   January 21, 2012 at 12:22 pm

   WTF… SAD, He should have just buckled down and made a great album without releasing a shitty cover of an amazing classic… Rebecca Fergusson should have proved that people don’t mind waiting and will still buy the album…

   He’s so cute though… LOL
3. Shea Butter says:

   January 21, 2012 at 3:48 pm

   He is adorable. A cover is smart for promotion but not the best choice for artist personal growth.
4. RONALDMATTERS.COM says:

   January 21, 2012 at 4:18 pm

   I anticipate his album. Hopefully he’ll deliver a few good R&B tracks. But, it’s clear this song is more his style.

   The only thing I’m worried about is the single isn’t scheduled to premiere until ONE week before the album. You have to be the BIGGEST star in the work to start promo so late like that. Hopefully they meant Feb. 4 and it was a typo. :-/
5. Tahj M. says:

   January 21, 2012 at 5:04 pm

   My husband <3 ( lol @ myself )
6. DOMOdotSCORE says:

   January 22, 2012 at 3:45 pm

   This is not a smart first single. A cover will not allow people to know who he is as an artist. His first single needs to be an original song. I wish him well though.