The notion that a classic tune should never be touched doesn't quite translate in 2022. In the TikTok age, new audiences are discovering iconic songs and turning them on their head; with music proving more malleable than ever.
So, when we heard Anne-Marie, Latto and NEIKED were set to release a fresh take on Stevie Wonder's 1981 Number 1 I Just Called to Say I Love You, we weren't worried.
More...intrigued. I Just Called, released May 27th, sees three of pop's biggest forces team up to flip Stevie's legendary love song 180; transforming it into what's set to be 2022's biggest break-up bop.
In theory, maybe it shouldn't work. In practice, it's brilliant. It makes total sense for Anne-Marie to open the track, what with her status as queen of the break-up banger thanks to Ciao Adios and Little Mix collab Kiss My (Uh Oh). 'Now I'm gettin' really brave, I've had a few shots.
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