'Sheila' was re-released in support of the album and the B-side, 'Rawhide' featured Lily Allen on backing vocals. It reportedly got its name from the panic attacks that Jamie suffered when he was growing up. Panic Prevention was Jamie T's debut album. 'Calm Down Dearest' was released in January 2007, peaking at number nine, making it his first Top Ten hit. The track reached number 13 in the UK Singles charts.
'If You Got The Money' was released in October 2006. One of two videos made for 'Sheila' shows Bob Hoskins walking along the River Thames, miming along to the song. Jamie T's next single 'Sheila' (released in July 2006) also received a great deal of radio airtime, especially on the XFM station, as did 'If You Got The Money'. Whiley made 'Back in the Game' her Pet Sound record, earning the track a huge amount of mainstream radio airplay. Jamie T's early career was also aided by another Radio 1 DJ, Jo Whiley. Lowe then gave another track, 'Back in the Game' the honour of being 'Hottest Record in the World'.
The song was picked up by BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, who made the track his Single of the Week. Later on that year, he released another single, 'Salvador'. Music Career: Jamie T released his debut EP, Betty and the Selfish Sons on his own label, Pacemaker Records in 2006. As a child, he attended the Hall School in Wimbledon and Reed's school in Cobham, Surrey. He is signed to Virgin Records and has been compared to the likes of Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner of The Streets.Ĭhildhood: Jamie T was raised in the Wimbledon area of South London. In the UK and Ireland the video was released online exclusively on MUZU.TV on 14 August, and across all platforms on 17 August.Jamie T (born Jamie Treays, ) Jamie is an English singer and songwriter from London. The video to the lead track was directed by Dan Henshaw and Julian Fletcher, it was inspired by the film, The Cannonball Run. Jamie T told The Daily Telegraph that this song was so named because, in its early stages of construction, it superficially sounded to him like Chaka Demus & Pliers.
The EP is Jamie T's second release of 2009 following his critically acclaimed Sticks 'n' Stones EP in June and the title track comes from the album Kings and Queens, released on 7 September 2009. Chaka Demus EP is an EP released by Jamie T on 31 August 2009.
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