What does it take to re-work a classic? According to super producers Neiked (Victor Rådström and Mikael Rabus) nothing else other than the blessing from Stevie Wonder, whose 1984 classic track I Just Called To Say I Love You gets a very 2022-remake in the form of new track I Just Called, which features Anne-Marie and Latto.
Blowing up on TikTok, I Just Called brilliantly twists Stevie's ode to love to...well...an ode to hate, and blowing off that ex you should have never let back into your life.
Joining us for a Zoom, Victor and Mikael discuss the making of the track, getting actual Stevie Wonder's seal of approval and what's coming next for them.
We obviously love Stevie Wonder, we love the original. We heard [a demo] of Anne-Marie [singing I Just Called] and it sounded completely different at the time, but we really loved the idea of doing something on that record and flipping it.
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