# Perfect Replacement

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perfect_Replacement
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perfect_Replacement.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Replacement
> Source revision: 1338382531
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

"**Perfect Replacement**" is a song by British recording artist [Example](/source/Example_(musician)). It was released as the third single from his fourth studio album, *[The Evolution of Man](/source/The_Evolution_of_Man)*, on 24 February 2013 following his UK arena tour. The song was written by [Elliot Gleave](/source/Example_(musician)) and [Feed Me](/source/Jon_Gooch), the latter who also produced the song.

## Background and release

"Perfect Replacement" received its live debut in August 2012 at the [V Festival](/source/V_Festival),[2] and was played on 17 September 2012 at the [iTunes Festival](/source/ITunes_Festival).[3] The track received its radio debut on [Greg James](/source/Greg_James_(DJ))' [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1) show on 15 November 2012, where Gleave announced it was to be released as a single.

On 6 December 2012, the remixes on the [EP](/source/Extended_play) were announced. The single was due to feature remixes from [R3hab](/source/R3hab) & Hard Rock Sofa, Danny Howard, [Datsik](/source/Datsik_(musician)), Route 94 and Toyboy & Robin.[4] However, the Route 94 remix was not finished in time to be released.[5] The [Danny Howard](/source/Danny_Howard) and [R3hab](/source/R3hab) & Hard Rock Sofa remixes were uploaded to the [Ministry of Sound](/source/Ministry_of_Sound) YouTube channel on 21 December 2012 and 2 January 2013 respectively,[6][7] while the [Datsik](/source/Datsik_(musician)) remix was uploaded on [UKF Music](/source/UKF_Music)'s channel UKFDubstep.[8]

## Music video

Gleave requested that members of the public applied to feature as ravers in the video, to be filmed on 10 December.[9] The video shoot was finished on 11 December 2012. The video was released onto YouTube at 12:30 am on New Year's Day 2013, at a total length of four minutes and twenty-four seconds.[10]

## Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak position

## Release history

Region Date Format Label United Kingdom 24 February 2013 Digital download Ministry of Sound

## References

1. Colin Tewksbury (February 10, 2013). ["Album Review: Example - The Evolution Of Man"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160829045530/http://earmilk.com/album-reviews/127888/example/the-evolution-of-man/). *EarMilk*. Archived from [the original](http://earmilk.com/album-reviews/127888/example/the-evolution-of-man/) on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. Adam Bychawski (July 26, 2012). ["Example announces new single details"](https://www.nme.com/news/example/65144). [NME](/source/NME)

1. Adam Silverstein (18 September 2012). ["Example at iTunes Festival, Roundhouse, London - Review"](http://www.digitalspy.com/music/live-reviews/news/a406569/example-at-itunes-festival-roundhouse-london-review/). [Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)

1. Matthew Grimalda (24 December 2012). ["EXAMPLE – PERFECT REPLACEMENT (R3HAB & HARD ROCK SOFA REMIX)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160822092612/http://www.mixjunkies.com/example-perfect-replacement-r3hab-hard-rock-sofa-remix/). Mix Junkies. Archived from [the original](http://www.mixjunkies.com/example-perfect-replacement-r3hab-hard-rock-sofa-remix/) on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

1. ["Twitter / example: he never finished it mate"](https://twitter.com/example/status/286578673795080192). Twitter. 2 January 2013.

1. ["Example – Perfect Replacement (Danny Howard Remix) (Ministry of Sound TV) – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKD44WOD6hU). YouTube. 21 December 2012.

1. ["Example – 'Perfect Replacement' (R3hab & Hard Rock Sofa Extended Vocal Mix) (Ministry of Sound TV) – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWXyuUfNjTY). YouTube. 2 January 2013.

1. ["Example – Perfect Replacement (Datsik Remix)"](https://ukf.com/video/example-perfect-replacement-datsik-remix). UKF. January 11, 2013.

1. ["Twitter / example: Looking for ravers for my ..."](https://twitter.com/example/status/276371970470313985). Twitter. 5 December 2012.

1. ["Example – 'Perfect Replacement' (Official Video)"](http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/example/videos/perfect-replacement/). [Capital FM](/source/Capital_(radio_network)). 2 January 2013.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Perfect Replacement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Replacement) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Replacement?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.