Benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy, You | Track Review 🎵

Benny blanco taps Marshmello and Vance Joy – an unlikely cast of characters – for an enjoyable new pop single, “You.”  

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”S” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”]afe to say that 🎙 benny blanco is a busy man – a high-in-demand songwriter and producer.  Once more, he’s collaborating with friends.  Of course, when you’re blanco, your friends are far ranging.  Perhaps that’s why 🎵 “You” ends up being a record that enlists the services of 🎙 Marshmello and 🎙 Vance Joy.  It’s an unexpected collaboration, at least personally, but it ends up being a successful one that I honestly didn’t know that I needed.[/otw_shortcode_dropcap]

“You” runs just under three minutes, which is a sufficient length.  It commences with those signature pop guitars – always a good sign. Soon enough, we get those lovely, clear vocals by Vance Joy. As always, his tone is buttery smooth – simply gorgeous.  Moving on to the backdrop, I enjoy the contrast that’s brought by the drop.  Providing some background, for the most part, the verses of the song are what we typically expect from a Vance Joy record.  Further adding to that aesthetic (if you’re familiar with Joy’s music) is the addition of a thudding beat on the second verse.  There’s a memorable chorus that has a lovely melody that’s incredibly tuneful:

“Oh, you, only you
When the night is over out of all the places I could choose
I’ll go to you, only you
Feel you’re just below the surface, darling
All I wanna do is go to you.”

Post-chorus, there is the combination of drop and a post-chorus that highlights select lyrics from the chorus.  Like everything else regarding “You,” it’s quite successful.

Final Thoughts 💭

All in all, benny blanco comes through again with another bop.  Again, I never expected Marshmello and Vance Joy to join blanco on the same track, but it actually works.  Joy is awesome as always, while the production by blanco, Marshmello, and 🎛 Blake Slatkin works well too.

🎙 benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy • 🎵 “You” • 🏷 Interscope / Friends Keep Secrets / Joytime Collective • 🗓 1.29.21

[📷: Interscope / Friends Keep Secrets / Joytime Collective]