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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – LOS ANGELES, CA – April 26, 2024 -Singer-songwriter David Archuleta has revealed the official music video HERE today for his current hit single, “Hell Together.”
“The video (directed by Lily Judge) is a simple concept to portray the emotions of leaving a place you once felt as your purpose and identity but now no longer do. You know you’re supposed to leave but also feel hesitant and scared to leave a place that was what you knew and was your world. The dancing (featuring dancer Oliva Cava who has graced the stage with a plethora of renowned artists, including Anitta, J Balvin, Young Miko, and Marc Anthony) represents the energy of love that propels you forward into the next chapter of your life. It also represents my mom’s love and passion as she herself is a dancer.” says David
“Hell Together” HERE written by David Archuleta, Ryan Nealon, Sam Derosa (lovelytheband, Kylie Morgan) and Jordan Sherman (Niall Horan, Lauren Spencer Smith) debuted at #5 on the iTunes all-genre chart upon release with various Tik Tok videos going viral including this one of David and his mom HERE and another with multi-platinum violinist & Youtube sensation Lindsey Stirling HERE. “Hell Together” with its massive popularity, has already proven to be one of David’s most riveting and most successful songs to date over his 15 year career.
Metro Weekly says - “Hell Together” is powerful and meaningful – qualities that are not always guaranteed when it comes to pop music. It shows a much more mature side of David Archuleta, who is not the young boy who appeared on everyone’s TV screens so many years ago. He’s a grown man, and one who is using his voice to expel his demons and help others with theirs.
David shares some insight about the evolution of the song - ""Hell Together" is inspired by what my mom said to me after I left my Mormon faith and religion altogether. It was a scary place to leave something that was all I knew and that gave me my purpose to live, but it was something I knew I needed to do as I felt a new sense and purpose for life. A few days after I publicly announced leaving the Mormon church my mom texted me saying she had decided to leave too. I was shocked as she was so devout. I asked what made her feel she needed to leave because she didn’t need to follow my example. She said - “If you go to Hell, we’re all going to Hell with you. We’re a family and we’ll always be there for each other, in good or in bad!” I was really moved by that.”
"Hell Together" has a gospel vibe to it as it references the roots of church that are still very much a part of what has defined me despite the journey I’ve had of leaving my faith. It has an uplifting energy. Most people within the church would think you feel dark and lost leaving your faith, but that was not the case for me. I felt like I found myself! It’s meant to show the joy and how by leaving my religion is how I found a greater light. And, more importantly, how much it meant to still have a support system of family still there for me so I wasn't alone when at first I believed I was going to be alone.""
Just this past week David was invited back on American Idol to perform “Hell Together” marking the first time in a decade that he performed on the show. Watch David’s triumphant performance HERE
View the lyric video HERE
“HELL TOGETHER” Lyrics
VERSE 1:
Bow your head
Don’t be bold
You’ll survive by
Doin what you’re told
Said love is earned
And we can’t choose
But the more you grow,
You know the truth
PRE 1:
All I want is to make you proud
If I would run would I let you down?
You said
CHORUS:
If I have to live without you
I don’t wanna live forever
In someone else’s heaven
So let ‘em close the gates
Oh If they don’t like the way you’re made
then they’re not any better
If Paradise is pressure
Oh
We’ll go to hell together
VERSE 2:
You and me
That’s all we need
Blood is thicker
than the pages
that they read
I’m afraid
Of letting go
Of the version of me
That I used to know
PRE 2:
Crying tears in Sunday crowds
took my hand, and we walked out
Then you said
CHORUS:
If I have to live without you
I don’t wanna live forever
In someone else’s heaven
So let ‘em close the gates
Oh If they don’t like the way you’re made
then they’re not any better
If Paradise is pressure
Oh
We’ll go to hell together
BRIDGE:
Hallelujah
What’s it doing for ya?
When it’s in the way?
Hallelujah
Wish we knew it sooner
Walking out with grace
CHORUS:
If I have to live without you
I don’t wanna live forever
In someone else’s heaven
So let ‘em close the gates
If they don’t like the way you’re made
then they’re not any better
If Paradise is pressure
Oh
We’ll go to hell together
The narrative around the song, “Hell Together” is part of many topics and conversations that will be fully revealed in David’s forthcoming memoir with Dey Street Books, a division of the William Morrow Group at HarperCollins Publishers in his quest to find inner peace. Additionally, David recently won the prestigious GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist” 2024 alongside other winners Renee Rapp. David is currently writing and recording new music to be released throughout 2024 and you can catch him performing live at Egyptian Theatre in Park City, Utah May 30, 31 and June 1 HERE and headlining at Pridefest Milwaukee on June 7 HERE
David’s most recent releases include:
Afraid To Love - HERE
I’m Yours - HERE
“Up” - HERE
Faith In Me: HERE
Movin’: HERE
OK, All Right: HERE
Up All Night:HERE
Follow David Here:
Twitter 1.1M Followers
TikTok 1M Followers + 15M Likes
Instagram 530k Followers
Facebook 3.4M Followers
YouTube 800k Subscribers
Spotify 1.6M monthly listeners
About David Archuleta
In 2008, more than 30 million television viewers fell in love with singer songwriter David Archuleta; with his angelic voice, bashful sweetness and megawatt smile, over 44 million votes made him the first runner-up in Season 7 of American Idol - and a star at age 16. Shortly after “Idol,” David’s first single, “Crush,” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track sold more than 2 million digital copies to become double platinum. Three months later, his self-titled album, David Archuleta, sold more than 900,000 copies worldwide. With a faithful social media following (3.5 million Facebook followers, 1.1 million on Twitter, and over 1 million followers on Tik Tok), David has toured all over the U.S., Canada, Asia and even in the Middle East. In 2020, David released his 8th album, Therapy Sessions, which featured an inside look into his internal struggle with himself - a battle he has experienced for most of his life. He carried a heavy burden by trying to be something he was not, while knowing that who he really was would put him at odds with the church he grew up in. In 2021, David came out as queer to the LGBTQ community and continues to navigate his identity. During this time, he also had emergency vocal cord surgery, which left him unable to speak much for 3 months, resulting in a period of self-reflection. In the summer of 2022, David then made his professional musical theater debut as “Joseph” in the acclaimed Andrew Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In the fall of 2022, David revealed to Good Morning America that he was experiencing a faith crisis and stepping away from the Church of Latter Day Saints, having been a Mormon his whole life. 2023 quickly shaped up to be the Year of Archuleta, not the least of which is because of his return to television. The Masked Singer saw David spread his wings (and end up a finalist) as the Macaw, a bird known for its exuberant personality. An audience favorite, David rose to the top against other heavyweight vocalists such as Pentatonix, Michael Bolton and Sara Evans. Watch HERE and HERE. David also joined longtime friend Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons lead singer) for the “Love Loud” tour with Grammy winner Victoria Monét, Tegan and Sara, Lindsey Stirling, Lauv and Neon Trees’ Tyler Glenn. Additionally, David was named one of OUT Magazine’s “2023 Out 100 Storytellers” HERE and was invited to speak at and unveil George Michael’s Star at Project Angel Food’s Path of Angels ceremony HERE.
2023 also saw David release 3 new singles, “Up”- HERE , “I’m Yours” - Winner of six Film Fest Awards for Best Music Video including Cannes World Film Festival 2024 - HERE
“Afraid To Love” - HERE “This song is about celebrating and getting people to dance. I wanted something that you could hear at a dance club or to get you jamming late at night in your house. I’ve been learning to accept myself as I am and to not be afraid anymore of what people think of me. Letting go of any hate and declaring to everyone I’m not going to fear what people think of me for loving whoever I love.”
David kicked off 2024 as the telecast opening performer at the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade which aired nationwide to over 22 million viewers on New Year’s Day HERE and announced (Hollywood Reporter HERE) that he has entered into a book deal brokered by Ultra Literary with Dey Street Books, a division of the William Morrow Group at HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir will reveal, for the first time, the truth of his struggles growing up as a devout Mormon, achieving worldwide fame as a teen on American Idol, his choice to halt his music career to go on a mission in Chile, and his lifesaving decision to come out and live authentically. Additionally, David is the recent winner of a 2024 GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist” and was nominated for a Queerty Award for “Best Music Video” for his song “Afraid To Love” which was remixed by Willy Beaman & Tim Ellis HERE
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