The current development of reviving 90s dance classics for the trendy day with new pop singers is getting really drained by now, however we nonetheless get some nice outcomes each as soon as in some time, particularly when it’s finished with reverence and respect for the unique materials. Rita Ora has a robust historical past of her personal in dance music, working with Sigala, Avicii, Clean Bandit, Tiësto, Sigma, DJ Fresh, and extra. (It’s really loopy she hasn’t labored with Calvin Harris but.) That’s to say, she is aware of what she’s doing and what the scene is about.
When she initially wrote the primary draft of “Praising You” with Romanian producer Serben, it was their dream to flip “Praise You” by Fatboy Slim however they’d no thought if it will develop into a actuality.
“Honestly, I had to chase [Fatboy Slim] down 3:00 AM at Glastonbury,” Rita informed Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. “I was there at his set. I was ready, waiting. Also a massive fan. But 3:00 AM to talk business is not the right thing to do. It’s a rave of classic. This is a cultural, incredible moment, especially in the nineties. Fatboy Slim’s Praise You was a moment.”
She continued, “And then he turned around and he said, ‘You know what? I’ve heard a lot of people trying to do something like Praise You or take it or flip it. And I’ve held back for so many years and I’m going to give it to you.’ And I was like, ‘Why?’ And he said, ‘Because your perspective is different.’”
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