I wouldn’t be surprised if the idea for the song’s theme was derived from the collaborative artists’ time spent together. Two Friends, Juscova, and James Delaney make up a total of 5 individuals who came together for this track. Tack on Justin Caruso after the fact and you have 6 total people who influenced the final product.

The irony is, this remix has a very upbeat, big room mood which would make me want to play it for a dance party as opposed to a chill night in. The original song’s verse is more casual, but the chorus is still pretty electric.

Justin Caruso’s remixes are very wholesome and professional. His treatment of the introductory vocals add some reverb and layered pitch to give a slight robotic tinge which helps coordinate the singing with the electro flavor. He’s also done a great job rewriting the electric kazzo solo that’s used in the chorus of the original which was a bit too much for me. But if that’s your thing, check out the second SoundCloud player to compare it to the remix!

What a banger. Well, I would call this “Electropop,” so consider it electropop’s version of a banger. Regardless, I’d be shocked, shocked I tell you, if you don’t hit repeat on this song at least once. To be honest, the original by Anna Clendening did not need much refining–the overall formula remains. Justin Caruso does a solid job of upping the production value of the chorus by adding limited chops and cuts while slight tweaks to the tempo to modernize the beat. Addition of percussion elements and mid tones via wind instruments are sublime. One thing that I respect about Justin Caruso’s remixing is that he preserves a lot of the original vocals. Occasionally you will hear a producer alter or cut the original vocals to the point where all that remains are a few bars of the chorus. And by keeping the tempo near Anna’s version, we end up with a final product that’s actually 30 seconds longer thanks to the instrumental intro. So check it out for yourself below. The original is also linked so that you can see the additions that Justin Caruso has made.