Sunday May 24th

‘Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)’ is the brand new single currently at Number 3 in the UK singles chart, that sees Ironik team up with fellow grime star Chipmunk and the legendary Sir Elton John for an April 27^th release.   Out via Asylum Records, the uber-catchy track which samples Elton John’s classic original showcases the melodic flows of Top 5 artist Ironik with 18-year-old rising star – Chipmunk who bagged a Mobo last year for Best Newcomer.  The result is eagerly anticipated and hailed on Radio 1‘s Switch as the:

 “Song of the summer” !!

 Sir Elton John has only cleared two other samples for rap artists before:

“Tupac and Kanye West are two artists I’ve let sample my records – that says everything about how much I rate Ironik” says Sir Elton, adding:

 “It’s good to be able to help young talent I believe in.”

 A-listed at Radio 1, C-listed at 1Xtra and play listed at Kiss FM, the new arrangement of Sir Elton and Bernie Taupin’s cult-classic was possible only with access to the original ‘Tiny Dancer’ master tapes and Elton’s personal approval – an almost unprecedented honour which puts 21-year-old North Londoner Ironik, alongside his friend Chipmunk in exclusive and prestigious company.  In turn the two MCs have put a distinctly 2009 spin on the 1971 recording.

 Last year Ironik’s ‘Stay With Me‘ stormed the UK Top 5 with minimal airplay going on to reside inside the Top 20 for nine weeks, heralding an entirely new mainstream sound and trail-blazing a path for his peers to follow…

 Chipmunk, alongside artists such as Tinchy Stryder and N-Dubz has now followed Ironik’s lead into the mainstream.  Chipmunk’s effervescent ‘Chip Diddy Chip’ landed major media support and has become a hit on his own independent label.

Ironik’s album NO POINT IN WASTING TEARS followed hot on the heels of his debut single, ‘Stay With Me’ and is full of culturally relevant lyrical themes and sing-along choruses.  These two releases became a definitive moment in Black British music – the benchmark for what is now known as Post-Grime Pop (PGP): the brighter, bubblier, youthful sound of the British streets.

NO POINT IN WASTING TEARS draws a pool of talent from his friends in the scene including the central figures: ultra-hot MC Chipmunk; producer Bless Beats; rapper Tinchy Stryder; and “Godfather of Grime” Wiley; whilst also unearthing outstanding new vocal talents.

 ’Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)’ follows a string of major hits from Asylum Records since the label re-launched last year – including smash hits from Wiley ‘Wearing My Rolex’, ‘Cash In My Pocket’ and Alesha Dixon ‘The Boy Does Nothing’, ‘Breathe Slow’ and LP ‘The Alesha Show’.