Calvin Harris' track record on the CDS Music Chart Hot 50 since 2012 has been absolutely stellar: he's tallied 3 #1 singles ("We Found Love", "Sweet Nothing" and "Thinking About You"), 3 additional top 10's (for a total of 6) and his 7th charting single ("Summer") reaching #16 -- the tracks are undeniably catchy. Despite this, Calvin Harris' just released new single, "Blame (feat. John Newman)" feels a bit underwhelming upon first listen.
John Newman -- the famous voice behind hits such as "Love Me Again" and "Cheating" -- delivers when it comes to vocal presentation, but the production value (provided by Harris) just feels tired, bodiless and just lackluster in general. It feels like a slightly washed out version of Calvin Harris' "I Need You Love (feat. Ellie Goulding)" (which peaked at #4 on the CDS Music Chart Hot 50, and spent over 52 weeks on the chart).
Overall, it's bound to become an eventual chart success, but it just seems like an unfortunate outcome. I mean come on, we've waited over two months for this to come out and this is what we get? I expected something a little bit more powerful. Oh well.
"Blame (feat. John Newman)" will be released on iTunes worldwide on September 7th alongside Harris' vocal-less, experimental "C.U.B.A" (in selected markets). It should have no trouble topping the charts upon release (I'm expecting it to debut at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Calvin's 6th #1 single). The song is the second single to be lifted from Harris' upcoming 4th studio album, due out this November.
Listen to to "Blame (feat. John Newman)" just below. You can also pre-order the song here. Also let me know what you think of the track in the comments.
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