April 7, 20187 yr Dua’s will help this a lot, I think it could’ve been a hit without her but there’s no way Calvin would be challenging for a #1 debut without Dua
April 7, 20187 yr That's very true^ What a difference a couple of years makes when it Dua herself relying on features (Scared To Be Lonely, No Lie) for hits!
April 7, 20187 yr I think this is really great, definitely grows with repeated listens and it's SO early 00s which is brilliant as (going by the current dance tracks in the top 10 which I happened to hear yesterday) we really need a different style of dance.
April 7, 20187 yr Definitely get zero Marina vibes from this. Not sure how you could say they are similar at all... It’s vety late nineties/early noughties one hit wonder dance/garage act and I’m here for it The production and the beat feel like something that could have been recorded for FROOT. It's so simple and feels like a FROOT/Blue mash up. After a few listens this is growing on me but definitely isn't as instant as New Rules or Calvin's output (MW, TIWYCF, etc).
April 7, 20187 yr To be clear I didn't really mean it doesn't sound like Dua Lipa, I just mean it sounds like it could be anyone. It doesn't really have much of Dua's 'sound' to it.
April 7, 20187 yr But this is Calvin's single though so obviously it would be more Calvin sound than Dua per se!!!
April 7, 20187 yr Exactly :lol: Of course it's gonna be a dance song which isn't what Dua is known for, it's not gonna produced by Calvin Harris for his era and be a pop song. It's good to hear her on something different without it being plonked on the album sounding weird for the sake of variety, a feature is the perfect opportunity for that.
April 7, 20187 yr US garage is a thing? Yes. Garage originated in the US. Garage house to be exact. UK garage is a spin-off. Robin S, Joey Negro, Ultra Nate, Blaze, are some examples. Edited April 7, 20187 yr by Euphorique
April 7, 20187 yr I’m seeing a lot of promo out and about, digital billboards in London. #1 on iTunes, #3 on Apple Music. Drake will probably overtake though.
April 7, 20187 yr But this is Calvin's single though so obviously it would be more Calvin sound than Dua per se!!! Is it? They're jointly credited so one would assume this is a collaboration, not a feature.
April 7, 20187 yr I mean it is but it’s similar to Sigala and Paloma Faith having equal billing even though it’s very clearly to Sigala’s style and not at all Paloma’s typical.
April 8, 20187 yr Is it? They're jointly credited so one would assume this is a collaboration, not a feature. It's only jointly credited to increase Spotify exposure (ie. it will appear as Dua's "newest release" on her Spotify page), this tactic has been used a lot in the past year or so! See also: Kygo & Selena Gomez, Zedd & Alessia Cara, Mabel & Not3s, etc
April 9, 20187 yr Yes. Garage originated in the US. Garage house to be exact. UK garage is a spin-off. Robin S, Joey Negro, Ultra Nate, Blaze, are some examples. UK garage is a completely different genre though, and uses a different style of beat. I still think there is definitely a bit of a UK garage vibe to 'One Kiss' in the instrumental. Two Lips's singing style reminds me of Jorja Smith in 'On My Mind' too.
April 9, 20187 yr I prefer this to anything from Funk Waves Bounce but it’s still a bland track. He has done so much better as well and now seems to be just releasing generic crap.
April 9, 20187 yr As much as I love this, I do wish Calvin would release more songs like from I Created Disco.
April 17, 20187 yr Enters at #62 in the US, not bad considering it'd be 10 places higher without all the Cardi tracks. #19 on Spotify there too so it should be a big hit. :D
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