Craig David drops new track 'I Know You' ft Bastille

Song will make its live debut - performed by David and Bastille - on BBC show 'Sounds Like Friday Night'

Dan Smith from Bastille teamed up with Craig David for the song 'I Know You'

Craig David has announced a new single from his upcoming seventh studio album The Time Is Now.

"I Know You" is a collaboration with Bastille frontman Dan Smith, which David spoke about with the The Independent in October.

“It’s weird, when you’ve written a certain number of songs, you know when a song has something," he said of the track. "I’m so glad we actually did it, because we were talking about it for so long. But to also have a song that in its own right, if someone else was singing it and I heard it I’d be like ‘I wish I’d written that’.

“I think every session I approach as something fun. When me and Dan came in together we were in sync, we were both open to doing something that leant a little bit out of our comfort zones. I think it’ll surprise a lot of Bastille fans, and my fans as well maybe. There’s something about this song. It feels like we delivered on something more than we could have delivered apart. These songs feel like they’ll stand the test of time.”

Smith added: "We’ve always been huge fans of Craig’s music and have become mates over the past few years after playing some shows together, so writing a song together in the studio felt completely natural. We had so much fun making “I Know You” together, and I’m excited for everyone to hear it.”

David's album The Time Is Now is released on 26 January 2018 and will feature additional collaborations with AJ Tracey, Ella Mai, Kaytranada, JP Cooper and Goldlink.

David and Bastille will mark the release of 'I Know You' with a debut live performance of the single on BBC One’s new weekly music show It Sounds Like Friday Night, which David will also co-host alongside Greg James.

It Sounds Like Friday Night airs on BBC One tonight at 7.30pm.