Skip to main content
  • News
    • MTV News
    • Trending News
    • Videos & Interviews
    • Taylor Swift
    • Kim Kardashian
  • Music
    • Music Highlights
    • Music Videos
    • Charts
    • Playlists
    • EMAs
    • MTV PUSH
    • Artists
  • Shows
    • Latest Shows
    • The Charlotte Show
    • Geordie Shore
    • Ex on the Beach
    • Just Tattoo Of Us
    • Teen Mom UK
    • The Royal World
  • Movies
    • Movies Highlights
    • New Movies Coming Soon
    • Videos & Interviews
    • Trailers
    • Moana
  • Travel
    • Videos
  • Style
  • Life
    • Life
    • MTV Breaks
    • Sex
    • WTF
    • SRS
    • Travel
    • Fitness
    • Generation Change
  • Pictures
  • Win
  • MTV Play
  • TV Guide
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Search
  • Pictures
  • Win
  • MTV Play
  • TV Guide
Home
  • News
    • MTV News
    • Trending News
    • Videos & Interviews
    • Taylor Swift
    • Kim Kardashian
  • Music
    • Music Highlights
    • Music Videos
    • Charts
    • Playlists
    • EMAs
    • MTV PUSH
    • Artists
  • Shows
    • Latest Shows
    • The Charlotte Show
    • Geordie Shore
    • Ex on the Beach
    • Just Tattoo Of Us
    • Teen Mom UK
    • The Royal World
  • Movies
    • Movies Highlights
    • New Movies Coming Soon
    • Videos & Interviews
    • Trailers
    • Moana
  • Travel
    • Videos
  • Style
  • Life
    • Life
    • MTV Breaks
    • Sex
    • WTF
    • SRS
    • Travel
    • Fitness
    • Generation Change
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Search

Miguel

  • Main
  • Videos
  • News

Miguel Releases 'Told You So' Video, Announces Album Release Date

The 'Sky Walker' singer has finally announced the release date for 'War & Leisure'...

  • Share to Facebook
  • Tweet to Twitter
  • Share to Google plus
Friday, November 3, 2017 - 13:57

One day after unveiling the album artwork, Miguel has switched the War & Leisure era into full gear.

The 'shockandawe' singer released the new single, its music video and announced the album release date all overnight, so prepare for this Miguel takeover.

'Told You So' is a deliciously funky jam that finds Miguel at his best and the infectious groove sees him dancing around the desert in its accompanying visual.

Both the video and song have political undertones so can easily be interpreted as a reaction to the way American (or world) politics have panned out in the last 12 months.

"Every pleasure you taste has price / Don't wanna I told you so / But I told you so," he sings over computerised glitches and the funky bass guitar that just forces you to dance.

Although it sounds like some kind of freedom fantasy with Miguel promising a blissful ride in the verses, the chorus is basically a reality check, even if the dance-ready production is ignoring it.

Getty Images

"A little over a year ago, Karim Hu Doo and I created one of my favorite visuals for one of my favorite songs on War & Leisure called Told You So," he said of the video on Instagram.

'Told You So' is the second official single to be released from War & Leisure, his fourth album, which is officially dropping on December 1st.

Finally! A date! Miguel is giving us everything we wanted all year right before the end of it.

#WarxLeisure out 12.1.17!
Pre-order available now! https://t.co/cEwNcExDeg pic.twitter.com/oVTmWiUQpE

— Miguel (@Miguel) November 3, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnhlTS8RgUM

Words: Ross McNeilage

Listen to your favourite tracks no matter where you are with the MTV TRAX music app. No ads, no limits, no monkey business. Download it now for FREE at mtvtrax.com.  

WATCH MIGUEL'S 'COFFEE' VIDEO BELOW

View the lyrics
I wish I could paint our love
These moments and vibrant hues
Wordplay, turns into gun play
And gun play turns into pillow talk
And pillow talk turns into sweet dreams
Sweet dreams turns into coffee in the morning

We talk street art and sarcasm
Crass humor and high fashion
Peach color, moon glistens, the plot thickens
As we laugh over shotguns and tongue kisses
Bubble bath, Truth or Dare, and Would You Rather
A cold flame, the thrill of no shame
Drugs, sex, and polaroids
Pick a star in the sky
We could both say goodbye all night

I wish I could paint our love
These moments and vibrant hues
Wordplay, turns into gun play
And gun play turns into pillow talk
And pillow talk turns into sweet dreams
Sweet dreams turns into coffee in the morning

Coffee in the morning
I don't wanna wake you
I just wanna watch you sleep
It's the smell of your hair
And it's the way that we feel
I've never felt comfortable like this

Old souls we found a new religion
Now I'm swimming in that sin, baptism
Peach colored skies we feel the sunrise
Two lost angels discover salvation
Don't you wish we could run away now?
Yes, let's
Drugs, sex, and polaroids
Pick a star in the sky
We could both say goodbye all night

I wish I could paint our love
These moments and vibrant hues
Wordplay, turns into gun play
And gun play turns into pillow talk
And pillow talk turns into sweet dreams
Sweet dreams turns into coffee in the morning

Coffee in the morning
I don't wanna wake you
I just wanna watch you sleep
It's the smell of your hair
And it's the way that we feel
I've never felt comfortable like this

Wordplay, turns into gun play
And gun play turns into pillow talk
And pillow talk turns into sweet dreams
Sweet dreams turns into coffee in the morning

Coffee in the morning
I don't wanna wake you
I just wanna watch you sleep
It's the smell of your hair
And it's the way that we feel
I've never felt comfortable like this

Coffee in the morning
I don't wanna wake you
I just wanna watch you sleep
It's the smell of your hair
And it's the way that we feel
I've never felt comfortable like this

Old souls we found a new religion
Now I'm swimming in that sin, that's baptism
Pick a star in the sky
We could both say goodbye
Old souls we found a new religion
Now I'm swimming in that sin, that's baptism
Two lost angels discover salvation
Under glass pink skies watching the sunlight
(Fucking in the morning)
Pick a star in the sky
We could both say goodbye
(Fucking in the morning)
Pick a star in the sky
We could both say goodbye
(Fucking in the morning)
Old souls we found a new religion
Now I'm swimming in that sin, that's baptism
(Fucking in the morning)
Pick a star in the sky
We could both say goodbye
Writer(s): Pimentel Miguel Jontel Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Hide the lyrics

Latest News

Get To Know - KIRBY
Get To Know: KIRBY
Get To Know - Boy Pablo
Get To Know: boy pablo
Quiz: What’s Your Group Chat Personality?
Get To Know - Zoe Wees
Get To Know: Zoe Wees
Get To Know - Joshua Bassett
Get To Know: Joshua Bassett
Nathan Dawe - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Nathan Dawe Wins MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021!
Griff - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Griff Talks “Inspirational” Taylor Swift, Lorde & More
Pa Salieu - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Pa Salieu Won't Be Defined By Genre: ‘I Can Do Whatever I Want’
Bree Runway - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Bree Runway: 'Can You Imagine How Crazy I’m About To Go In 2021?'
Inhaler - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Inhaler: ‘We Were A Really Bad Heavy Metal Band For A While’
How To Look After Your Mental Health In 2021
Nathan Dawe - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Nathan Dawe Talks ‘Massive’ Collabs For 2021
Claudia Valentina - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Claudia Valentina: ‘My Dreams Have Never Been Small’
Arlo Parks - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Arlo Parks Has Her Sights On Acting & Directing
AWA - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
AWA Says Her Debut Album Is ‘Very Vulnerable and Open’
220 KID - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
220 KID Tells Us The Heroic Reason Behind His Name
Alfie Templeman - MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Alfie Templeman Just Wants To Make You Smile
MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021
Voting For MTV PUSH UK & IRE 2021 Is Open!
Get To Know - Iann Dior
Get To Know: iann dior
Get To Know - J.I the Prince of N.Y
Get To Know: J.I The Prince Of N.Y

More From Miguel

Jhene Aiko - Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.) - Music Video
Jhené Aiko
Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.) (Ft. Future & Miguel)
Alicia Keys Ft. Miguel - Show Me Love - Music Video
Alicia Keys
Show Me Love (Ft. Miguel)
benny blanco, Calvin Harris & Miguel - I Found You / Nilda's Story - Music Video
benny blanco, Calvin Harris & Miguel
I Found You / Nilda’s Story
Kygo & Miguel - Remind Me To Forget - Music Video
Kygo & Miguel
Remind Me to Forget
Miguel - Come Through And Chill - Music Video
Miguel
Come Through and Chill (Ft. J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
The 8 Most Underrated Albums Of 2017
Beyoncé attends TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 17, 2017 in New York City
New Music Round-Up: Beyoncé, Miguel, Jax Jones and More
Miguel plays Slanguage with MTV UK
Miguel Does The British Slanguage Test and It's High-larious
Miguel Plays Slanguage
Miguel
Miguel Plays Slanguage
Miguel - Sky Walker - Music Video
From Director X to Diversity, Miguel Gives Us the Inside Scoop on His 'Sky Walker' Video
Miguel performs on the catwalk alongside model Bella Hadid at the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai
Watch Miguel Perform 'Pineapple Skies' To Bella Hadid At The 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Harry Styles performs at the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Style
Harry Styles and Miguel Perform The 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Trending Articles

10 Things Your Heartbroken Friend Needs To Hear
Charli D’Amelio Sets The Record Straight About A Fake “Leaked” Picture Online
21 Types Of People You'll Find In Every Friendship Group
How To Look After Your Mental Health In 2021
Celebrity
10 Celebrities Who Have Some Seriously Kinky Sex Likes In The Bedroom
18 Most Naked Of Naked Moments To Have Ever Hit Geordie Shore
13 Questions You've Always Wanted To Ask A Porn Star
Get To Know Mimi Webb
Get To Know: Mimi Webb
  • Contact Us
  • Access Services
  • Website Terms
  • Mobile Terms
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • MTV Jobs
  • MTV Press
  • Anti-Slavery
  • Global Tax Policy Statement
Hit us with some keywords!