Jan

27

2012

New Song: Marcus Collins – ‘Seven Nation Army’

Written by Trent | Filed under Marcus Collins

Marcus Collins’ debut single, a cover of The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’, will officially be released in the UK on March 4th but he has issued the audio to VEVO to excite his fans for the tune’s digital premiere. Featuring blaring horns instead of just the recurring guitar riffs of the original, ‘Seven Nation Army’ introduces the former ‘The X Factor (UK)’ act as his own act.

‘Seven Nation Army’ is the first official offering from Collins’ debut album. The LP will arrive in UK stores on March 12th.

Listen to ‘Seven Nation Army’ below:

The best facet of ‘Seven Nation Army’ is the production. The horn section definitely added a intriguing dimension to the Rock original and helped Collins to sound more natural while singing the song. However, may not be a wise choice for a lead single.

A cover is a great way to capture a readymade fanbase but Collins is certainly not a representative of The White Stripes crowd, who might be be very happy about his take on ‘Seven Nation army’. Additionally, he was clearly trying to recreate the vocals of the original song but he voice was simply too shaky.

Still, the buzz created from the ‘X Factor (UK)’ machine should give ‘Seven Nation Army’ the push to enter the top 10 of the Official UK Singles Chart. I just hope that he has a stronger second single planned.

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8 Comments

1. Britt Aye says:

   January 27, 2012 at 11:50 am

   Not available in my country
2. DOMOdotSCORE says:

   January 27, 2012 at 3:05 pm

   This is a decent cover. But still, it’s not a smart first single. I still don’t know who he is as an artist.
3. Ariana says:

   January 27, 2012 at 5:03 pm

   No, no, no and absolutely nooooo!
   Why on earth would you present yourself as an “artist” by covering The White Strips & not doing it well btw.
   Stay away from these songs child.

   I get why every X Factor winner or runner up sings cover but really? This show clearly doesn’t care in creating artists but a bunch of karaoke singers. They are talented (Leona, Melanie, etc) but they waste their talent by just singing what they’re told to sing. He’ll probably end up like Leona Lewis: covering every possible song and his album being pushed back for a year. Pity.
4. Nadia says:

   January 27, 2012 at 8:32 pm

   THIS IS A COVER of a COVER! This was covered by French soul singer ”Ben l’Oncle Soul” already in this style last year. But anyway it’s a decent cover of a cover, not as good as Ben l’oncle soul, lol.
5. Danny Edison says:

   January 28, 2012 at 1:39 am

   Marcus Collin is my favorite singer! I have been long time fan his. Actually his voice is so nice. I appreciate for ‘Seven Nation Army debut album. Thanks for sharing.

   Marcus Collin is my favorite singer! I have been long time fan his. Actually his voice is so nice. I appreciate for ‘Seven Nation Army debut album. Thanks for sharing.
6. Sheila Russell says:

   January 28, 2012 at 7:26 am

   I think this is a fantastic cover of ‘Seven Nation Army’! I loved the original, but Marcus Collins does a great job on this version. Well done, Marcus! I look forward to hearing more from you!!
7. Dev Rex says:

   January 28, 2012 at 9:24 am

   ya it’s fantastic cover ! great ! go on !
8. audrey_j says:

   January 28, 2012 at 4:52 pm

   well it made me turn up the volume i’m good for now, now