Nilüfer Yanya releases video to ‘H34T RISES’

Directed by her sister Molly Daniel in her father’s hometown of Istanbul, London-based Nilüfer Yanya shares a new reworking of her 'Miss Universe' debut album cut, ‘Heat Rises’.

The track makeover is entitled 'H34T RISES', and comes with additional production, and a completely new mix.

“The original song ‘Heat Rises’ came together over a year or so, maybe," Nilüfer says. "I felt really lucky I was able to work with Dave Okumu on this, there was a lot to learn just being in the room with him. I had the rough demo and beat on my phone for maybe a year, but it wasn’t until the lyrics were fully realised that that it really took shape as a song for me. The original track works perfectly in the album but when I decided to re-release it as a single, I thought a few changes to the mix and structure might help it jump out more and that’s where ‘H34T RISES’ came from.”

“I thought whilst I was making Miss Universe - ‘WWAY Health is out to get us, they’re the bad guys," she explains of the video idea. “But when it came to making the video for Heat Rises it dawned on me that the enemy tends to be better disguised!”

“Me and Nilufer hadn’t considered shooting in Istanbul, but once the thought had entered our head we wanted to stick with it,” adds sister Molly. “I felt like Istanbul would really fit the concept and it was really nice to be able to work with a female led and Turkish crew. I remember finding out my mum was pregnant with Nilufer when we lived in Istanbul, so returning to work there together as adults really felt like we had come full circle.”

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