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Following a phenomenal string of career highs including two GRAMMY Award nominations, a Latin GRAMMY nomination, seven JUNO Award nominations, and two JUNO Award wins, multi-platinum producer-songwriter duo Banx & Ranx have returned with their anticipated new single, “I’m a Mess” featuring Sam James.
Out via 31 East/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, “I’m a Mess” marks a bold creative chapter for the duo. Co-written by Banx & Ranx, Sam James, and Guus Mulder, “I’m a Mess” reveals the anxieties and pressures the spotlight of a global stage can foster, something Banx & Ranx are expressing openly for the first time. Powerfully delivered by Sam James’s soulful vocals, the aching, emotive lyrics plead for relief as pulsing, heartbeat-like drums build into the expansive sound Banx & Ranx are known for:
“I know I’d be better off staying home but I don’t think I should be alone right now
Someone save me, I’m about to drown these lonely feelings out
‘Cause I’m a mess
They tell me not to stress but I can’t catch my breath
Don’t give me that, give me that, give me that ‘It’s all in my head’
Oh God knows I’ve been trying”
“‘I’m a Mess’ started flowing so easily, so organically, that it felt like it came from a higher place,” share Banx & Ranx. “This song is very different for us – it has personal lyrics about struggling with anxiety and when we made it, it reminded us of why we do what we do. It still has the Banx & Ranx energy on the drop, but it has a real message that we hope can be used as a remedy for people to not feel alone.”
With over 4 billion streams worldwide and several #1 singles, multi-platinum duo Banx & Ranx bring their signature award-winning sound from Montréal to the world. In addition to releasing their own Top 10 charting hit singles, Banx & Ranx continue to have stellar international success as their reputation for skilled songwriting and production has led to collaborations with some of the world’s most respected artists. Their contributions as producers on Sean Paul’s album Scorcha and Shenseea’s album Never Gets Late Here earned them GRAMMY Award nominations in 2023 and 2025 while their collaboration with Jung Kook and DJ Snake on “Please Don’t Change” added yet another #1 single to their repertoire as the track hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Digital Songs Chart. Most recently, Banx & Ranx received their sixth and seventh JUNO Award nominations for their production on King Cruff’s Reggae Recording of the Year “FALLBACK” feat. Runkus, and Preston Pablo’s Anywhere But Here EP, nominated for Pop Album of the Year.
About Banx & Ranx:
From the moment Banx & Ranx became an artistic duo in 2014, their chemistry ignited the career-changing experiences of producing, co-writing, and collaborating with international superstars such as Dua Lipa, BLACKPINK, Sean Paul, Sia, DJ Snake, Paris Hilton, Beenie Man, Ty Dolla $ign, David Guetta, Shenseea, Ellie Goulding, Nicky Jam, Diplo, Meghan Trainor, Jung Kook, and many more established artists.
Banx & Ranx – Zacharie “Soké” Raymond and Yannick “KNY Factory” Rastogi – attribute their success to their collaborative style in the studio; a unique yin-yang balance of their creative energies inspired by their multi-cultural backgrounds. Blending their musical influences of electronic, reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, zouk, disco, classical, and Cuban stylings, Banx & Ranx have crafted their signature award-winning sound.
Globally successful producers, songwriters, and artists, Banx & Ranx have earned two GRAMMY Award nominations, one Latin GRAMMY Award nomination, seven JUNO Award nominations, and in 2023, they took home the JUNO Awards for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Dance Recording of the Year, for their production work on Rêve’s “CTRL + ALT + DEL”.
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