Smokey Bubblin’ B Launches 2026 With High-Energy House Cut ‘On The Run’

The fast-rising UK selector opens the year in style, delivering a warm, soul-driven club record that sets the tone for his most ambitious era to date.

Smokey Bubblin’ B returns with his newest single ‘On The Run’ on 16th January, releasing on Armada. Leaning into his signature bouncy house foundations and nodding to his deep-rooted connection to UKG, ‘On The Run’ pairs chopped, skipping keys with a soulful vocal sample that cuts straight through the mix. It’s a track built on movement and feeling, equal parts drive and warmth, capturing that unmistakable Smokey energy that keeps dancefloors locked from start to finish.

Despite landing in the depths of a freezing UK winter, ‘On The Run’ feels tailor-made for open skies and outdoor systems. There’s a sense of optimism baked into the release, a blue-sky thinking that transports listeners straight to sun-drenched raves and long nights dancing outdoors.

The release follows a standout close to 2025 for Smokey, who wrapped the year with a tour across Australia and a debut appearance at Manchester’s iconic Warehouse Project, a night that marked one of the most electric crowd reactions of his career to date. With momentum firmly on his side, ‘On The Run’ sets the tone for what’s shaping up to be a relentless year ahead.

Already known for his genre-blurring blend of house, garage and modern club sounds that have earned him the support of the scene’s heaviest hitters including Peggy Gou, Jamie Jones, Michael Bibi, Chris Stussy and Patrick Topping, Smokey continues to cement his position as one of the UK’s most exciting dance producers. His hits ‘Poison’, ‘Young World’ and ‘Temptation’ have amassed over 42 million streams combined, leading to viral moments that have seen his tracks featured everywhere from Fred again..’s Boiler Room and Lando Norris’ social posts to Dua Lipa-approved Circoloco dancefloors.

Serving as a perfect curtain-raiser, ‘On The Run’ is a bold statement of intent as Smokey Bubblin’ B builds momentum toward a forthcoming EP and his hardest-hitting work yet in 2026.