Diplo & HUGEL, Stay High | Song Review 🎵

DJ/producers Diplo and HUGEL tap London-based singer/songwriter Julia Church for the assist on the ‘high’ flying single, “Stay High.”

“I gotta stay high all the time / To keep you off my mind.” Oh, snap 🫰, 🎙 Julia Church! Church serves as the angelic 😇 songstress on 🎵 “Stay High”, a single credited to DJ/producers 🎙 Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz) and 🎙 HUGEL.  It should be noted that 🎵 “Habits (Stay High)” is one of the best-known songs by Swedish pop standout, 🎙 Tove Lo, and she is sampled on “Stay High.”  That makes sense that she’s credited as a writer, particularly given the fact some lyrics are lifted directly from the original. Both Diplo and HUGEL produce the record alongside 🎛 Maesic.  Expectedly, the DJs kill it on the backdrop as the production is super slick – idiomatic of dance to the nth degree. “Stay High” is anchored by an incredible beat with no shortage of stuttering rhythms 💪.  Additionally, the keys and synths are lit 🔥.

Beyond the picturesque instrumental, Julia Church deserves ample credit for her performance.  Her vocals are stunning, riding the production like a champ.  The lyrics aren’t deep, but that goes with the territory of a dance record.  In the verse, she repeats over and over, “Stayin’ in my play pretend, where the fun ain’t got no end / Can’t go home alone again, need someone to numb the pain.” The feeling is relatable if nothing else.  All in all, 🎵 “Stay High” is quite the vibe.  It’s not life changing dance music, but it certainly is a playlist enhancement, particularly given its release in late Fall. Notably, there is an additional, intriguing mix, dubbed 🎵 “Stay High [VIP]”.

🎙 Diplo & HUGEL (Ft. Julia Church) • 🎵 “Stay High” • 🏷 Higher Ground • 🗓 11.24.23

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