1 9 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁B ars ▁and ▁Mel ody ▁first ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁when ▁they ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁e ighth ▁series ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁They ▁received ▁judge ▁Simon ▁Cow ell ' s ▁golden ▁bu z zer ▁and ▁went ▁straight ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁live ▁shows . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June , ▁the ▁du o ▁finished ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁live ▁final . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁B ars ▁and ▁Mel ody ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁Cow ell ' s ▁record ▁label ▁Sy co ▁Music . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁release ▁their ▁version ▁of ▁" H ope " ▁( ret itled ▁" H ope ful ") ▁as ▁their ▁debut ▁single ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁To ▁promote ▁the ▁song , ▁they ▁appeared ▁on ▁television ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁This ▁Mor ning ▁and ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁Britain ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁The ▁Official ▁Chart ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁song ▁deb uted . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁YouTube ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁am ass ed ▁over ▁ 1 2 4 ▁million ▁views ▁over ▁several ▁videos . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Release ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Tw ista ▁Category : Cont empor ary ▁R & B