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 11th April 2024, 10:39 PM
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This is by far my fav of the whole era so far.
The video sells it but the song is just huge?? It doesn’t take itself too seriously, it is just joyous and unadulterated fun pop. Also the fact that the whole song and video are so Kylie coded. She really is Kylie’s musical daughter. |
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11th April 2024, 10:40 PM
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YES YES YES
Everything about this is spot on! |
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11th April 2024, 10:45 PM
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It's perfection!
 It might already be my fave of the era so far. |
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11th April 2024, 11:12 PM
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such a bopppp! i think i still like houdini more, but this is sooo much beter than training season!
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12th April 2024, 01:51 AM
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Hmm on first listen it's about on par with Training Season which is to say quite a bit behind Houdini tbh.
That's not to say it isn't a decent little bop, she rarely delivers a hard miss but it's not giving me much more than that. |
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12th April 2024, 02:24 AM
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It’s okay. I prefer it over Training Season, but I don’t like it more than Houdini. I’m still excited for the album!
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12th April 2024, 04:29 AM
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The song is a solid 9/10. What stood out for me the most was the memorable, polished chorus. The "Ill-oooh-oooh-ooooh-sion" hook has been stuck in my head since the snippets were shared.
There's a couple of interesting quirks here and there: the random 2-chord guitar bit after the first chorus, the falsetto first pre-chorus, the uncommon chorus chord progression, the instrumental breakdown in the bridge *.* (I'm guessing that's where the Kazakhstan artist's sample features) I do wish the high whistle-like notes and instrumental breakdown were more fleshed out. The transition from the verses to the chorus isn't the smoothest. I'm not too crazy about the pitched "dance all night" bits. Video is easily the best of the era. Stunning setup, especially when Dua's in the pool  She looked so fierce. The aerobics-like choreo is a bit cringe but hopefully that's something the TikTokers can latch onto
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12th April 2024, 04:44 AM
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Track 1 on Today's Top Hits and Dua is on the cover
 It's been released alongside an extended mix, a capella and instrumental: |
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12th April 2024, 04:59 AM
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Honestly, it's giving Hallucinate Part 2 - pretty weird song to do a follow up to, considering it's not among her top 20 most popular hits.
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12th April 2024, 05:09 AM
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I definitely get Kylie vibes from this not just the video what’s kind of All the Lovers meets Slow but in general this is Kylie coded.
The song itself is kind of not necessarily bad but album track esque. This could’ve easily been on Future Nostalgia I don’t think this is necessarily a giant departure from that era. |
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12th April 2024, 06:21 AM
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Track 1 on New Music Friday. Still no news on a physical release, I really hope it gets one
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12th April 2024, 06:28 AM
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Did TS have it on release week?
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12th April 2024, 06:34 AM
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QUOTE(Sour Candy @ Apr 12 2024, 08:28 AM)  Did TS have it on release week? Training Season had physicals available to pre-order as soon as it was announced as a single |
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12th April 2024, 07:56 AM
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Love the hommage to Kylie.
We really do need a proper song for these 2, not just that Real Groove Feature |
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12th April 2024, 07:58 AM
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Much much much better than Training Season!!!! Houdini is probably my favourite from her so will be hard to beat but this is solid. Training season never clicked with me. This will smash!
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12th April 2024, 08:18 AM
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Not sold on first listen. It sounds catchy though. Just a shame its not looking to surpass FN in quality for me.
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12th April 2024, 09:00 AM
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I'm expecting this to more or less mirror 'Break My Heart's performance with a #6 peak.
If I'm right, I'm gonna buy a lottery ticket! |
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12th April 2024, 09:04 AM
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Weirdly on Apple's Today's Hits, Training Season is track 1 and Illusion is like track 20
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12th April 2024, 09:23 AM
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QUOTE(Scene @ Apr 12 2024, 09:18 AM) Not sold on first listen. It sounds catchy though. Just a shame its not looking to surpass FN in quality for me. It's such a high bar though, FN is probably the best album of the decade for me or certainly in the top three. All of these are 9/10 songs for me for sure, but FN was throwing out constant classic after classic 10/10 singles. Illusion is like some of those turn of the century French house hits but given a full superstar pop makeover, it's sublime. |
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12th April 2024, 09:31 AM
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QUOTE(gooddelta @ Apr 12 2024, 10:23 AM) All of these are 9/10 songs for me for sure, but FN was throwing out constant classic after classic 10/10 singles. Which is why she should've done something completely different and distance herself from FN, but it seems to go to the opposite direction.... after all the Britpop theme/influence hype we are at "Hallucinate Part 2" and "Kylie coded". |
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