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Jonas Blue, By Your Side ยฉ Virgin EMI

3.5 out of 5 starsย 

DJ Jonas Blue, with the help of Raye, drops enjoyable new single, โ€œBy Your Side.โ€

DJs, DJs, DJs โ€“ theyโ€™re everywhere.ย  Jonas Blue adds to the total. Blue enlists Raye to sing on his latest single, โ€œBy Your Side.โ€ โ€œBy Your Sideโ€ ends up being an enjoyable listen, though it fails to be a game changer.

 

โ€œBy Your Sideโ€ features typical electro-pop production cues. These cues include a thudding beat, synth, piano chords. Raye delivers commanding vocals, showing off a nice tone and exuberant sound.ย  The use of strings during the hook is pro.ย  This adds intensity coupled with the electro-pop cues. Unsurprisingly, โ€œBy Your Sideโ€ is gimmicky. Many electronic tracks trend in this direction. The chorus is catchy as albeit:

โ€œUp, all night / I waited for you all my life / hold my hand and keep me close / Iโ€™ll never let you go / no not tonight / keep me by your side / keep me by your sideโ€ฆโ€

Final Thoughts

All in all, โ€œBy Your Sideโ€ is incredibly catchy, enjoyable, has the potential to be a hit.ย  Itโ€™s not the second coming or something particularly new, but certainly pleasant.

Jonas Blue โ€ข โ€˜By Your Sideโ€™ ft. Raye [Single] โ€ข Virgin EMI โ€ข Release: 10.28.16
Photo Credit: Virgin EMI
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the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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