Sia finally takes a moment away from writings songs others cannot do justice to deliver us the recurring gift that is her tremendous voice. Here it is remixed by Pitron and Sanna, who have a penchant for delicate dance pop that still has enough umph to make you lose it on the floor. I'm a big fan of this.
Ne-Yo, one of the worst guilty pleasures of a lot of neo-hipsters out there, returns with his second single from his upcoming album, R.E.D., so that you can make fun of him yet secretly love him because he reminds of you of your teen years when you still listened to Usher and liked it your way.
Also, I'd like to take a moment to point out that his real name is SHAFFER CHIMERE SMITH, JR.
I suppose that when you're last name's Smith, you should spice it up with a name that sounds like a luxury sofa. Enjoy that.
In any case, he hooks up here with none other than amazing songstress Sia to write and produce this dance-friendly whiny-assed track that you will first hate, then secretly love for a while, and eventually shamefully hate again until, at last, you forget about- because it wasn't really that good in the beginning.
That's temporary pop. Learn to separate the good from the shit in this sub-sub-sub-genre.
Kelis is perhaps the perfect compliment to Guetta's style. She has a soft tone that is never meek, and an attitude that is always apparent. This might be the most definitive Guetta sound (and perhaps best production).
4. Love Don't Let Me Go ft. The Egg
Classic earlier Guetta that previewed his new style which would follow with the subsequent three albums. People know this track, but often don't know that it's mid-2000's Guetta. But, boy do those queens belt it out.
3. Titanium ft. Sia
Sia is wonderful. She is the reason, the soul, of this track. And, she makes him look much better than he deserves in this, as the production is merely ordinary.
2. Night of Your Life ft. Jennifer Hudson
Oh, J-Heifer, you can still sing, despite your newly found bobble-head of a physique. The drums in the lead-up bridge on this make my eardrums cum harder than Meg Ryan.
1. Scream ft. Kelis
No Guetta track makes me dance more than this one. It is simply awesome in every way. And, this is my list, so deal.
WORST
5. Gettin' Over You
4. Little Bad Girl
3. Where Them Girls At
2. Memories
1. Without You
I won't even explain these. They're just fucking terrible and pander to the douchebag fist-pumping crowd minion crowd who must be destroyed.
David Guetta is pretty watered down. Let's be real, folks. He's like Martin Solveig over rocks, with a splash of boredom. But, sometimes he uses a vocalist/lyricist who is of some sort of value. Sia is definitely pretty fucking awesome, and this track does not disappoint the eardrum, even if it is a bit predictable.
Mostly, I like how Sia is showcased here, instead of the dance-beat drone (of most of Guetta's stuff) flushing and drowning her out like a prom night baby. Hooray! Enjoy...
David Guetta