Best Rudimental Collaborations
Rudimental's real gift isn't production, it's casting: knowing exactly which voice each track needs.
John Newman and the song that started it
"Feel the Love" arrived in May 2012 with John Newman's vocal on top and set the template for everything that came after. Huge voice, huge horns, huge chorus. This was the collaboration that mattered. It gave Rudimental their breakthrough number one and proved that the pairing of a soulful voice with a bass music beat wasn't a fluke. It was a direction.
Ella Eyre and the emotional high
A year later, Ella Eyre's turn on "Waiting All Night" showed that Rudimental's second instinct was as sharp as their first. She hit number one in April 2013 and took Best British Single at the BRIT Awards the following year. Her vocal is arguably the more emotionally direct of their two massive hits. A genuine high point for both artists.
The configuration that holds
Later came "These Days" with Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen all featured on one song. Three distinct voices, one track, and somehow it all fits. This is Rudimental's real masterclass: the ability to layer collaborators without losing the track's identity. Each voice gets its moment, but the production never stops being recognisably theirs.
The guests who kept coming back
Ed Sheeran appeared on "Lay It All on Me" and proved that Rudimental could operate at the highest mainstream level without compromising. Charlotte Plank showed up on "Dancing Is Healing", a newer pairing that shows they still know how to spot the next voice worth backing. The pattern across all of this is clear: Rudimental doesn't cast for star power. They cast for fit. The voice has to sit right inside their production.