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Words chosen well. Story behind the song.

Hosted by The Telegraph's Alice Vincent, this new six episode podcast from The Telegraph interviews artists from a range of musical genres to understand how some of their most well-known songs came to be.

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For our final episode in series two, Alice catches up with Lily Allen, to find out the story behind her hit The Fear

Story behind the song. Lily Allen.

In episode four, Alice speaks to Scottish legends Biffy Clyro, to talk about their newly released acoustic remake of Mountains

Story behind the song. Biffy Clyro.

In the latest epiosde of Words chosen well, story behind the song, Alice meets John Newman at his home studio as he describes the emotion and inspiration behind hit song, 'Love me again'

Story behind the song. John Newman.

On episode two Ash talk about Nineties hit 'Girl From Mars', the song that catapulted the band into the charts

Story behind the song. Ash.

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Series two of Story behind the song sees Alice talks to Will.i.am about one of Black Eyed Peas greatest hits 'Where is the Love' and how he is enjoying making new music with the band

Story behind the song. Will.i.am

For our final episode, Craig David fills us in on 7 Days and looks ahead to his new album release in 2018. 

Story behind the song. Craig David.

This week we speak to Charli XCX about her track Boom Clap and how she made the amazing video for the international hit, Boys.

Story behind the song. Charli XCX.

In episode four of Story behind the song, we speak to Jessie Ware about her latest track Alone and delve into how motherhood has inspired her music. 

Story behind the song. Jessie Ware.

In this episode of Story behind the song, Alice speaks to songwriter Miranda Cooper who penned Sound of the Underground - the track that launched Girls Aloud and changed pop music for a decade. 

Story behind the song. Miranda Cooper.

In episode two of Story behind the song, we talk to Steve and Mark from Kodaline to understand how they turned heartbreak into an international hit.

Story behind the song. Kodaline.

In our first episode of Story behind the song, Alice speaks to Wretch 32 to uncover the fascinating way he crafts his lyrics without even writing them down. Wretch also reveals the story behind his number one hit, Don't Go.