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Title: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: getawaydriver on June 18, 2019, 04:20:22 PM
[spotify]https://open.spotify.com/track/6b2RcmUt1g9N9mQ3CbjX2Y?si=w4O5XtJrS5uXXxG4077pJg[/spotify]
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: j.fco.morales on June 18, 2019, 07:39:32 PM
Weird combination, isn't it?
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: bugmenot on July 05, 2019, 02:18:55 PM
Sam Smith is in Stockholm with some familiar faces

(https://instagram.fhrk1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/vp/b74becf44dc2b7caa77bf0e2b399f8d6/5DB7EA5F/t51.2885-15/e35/p1080x1080/64998014_151642976007270_7005151010685580722_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fhrk1-1.fna.fbcdn.net) (https://www.instagram.com/p/BzfM_BoI_IV/)
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: j.fco.morales on July 05, 2019, 07:00:47 PM
I'm excited.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: turnaround on July 19, 2019, 07:07:33 AM
[spotify]https://open.spotify.com/track/6b2RcmUt1g9N9mQ3CbjX2Y[/spotify]
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: B Steady on July 19, 2019, 09:50:06 AM
Quote from: j.fco.morales on June 18, 2019, 07:39:32 PM
Weird combination, isn't it?

And so is the song. Let-down of the year.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: nanofives on July 19, 2019, 05:52:50 PM
Is this an Ariana grande reject?
Apparently this is mostly Ilya
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: melodicmoonlight on July 19, 2019, 07:44:35 PM
Definitely get Ariana vibes upon first listen. also the melody leading into the chorus sounds so familiar: "bay-bee..."

i still like the song though.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: nanofives on July 19, 2019, 11:12:14 PM
The synth of the beginning reminded me of You're My Favorite by Gwen Stefani
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: melodicmoonlight on July 20, 2019, 06:16:07 AM
Quote from: melodicmoonlight on July 19, 2019, 07:44:35 PM
Definitely get Ariana vibes upon first listen. also the melody leading into the chorus sounds so familiar: "bay-bee..."

i still like the song though.

figured it out - Backstreet Boys "Inconsolable" this part: "baby, i don't wanna waste another day."
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: j.fco.morales on July 20, 2019, 08:13:16 PM
Not my cup of tea.

Reminds me of the expectation about Ellie Goulding doing stuff with the Cousins and didn't matching the expectations.
To me, sounds a little bit too much like Troye Sivan.

And I'm surprised that those choruses are not big, only drums+808s+vocals.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: backgammonfiend on July 26, 2019, 11:43:27 PM
you can find the full beat on youtube, it sounds exactly like thank you next productions.

it's B tier at best. Will not break top 25, Sam Smith vocals carried the song
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: nanofives on July 27, 2019, 07:42:14 AM
The pitch correction annoys me a lot, it sounds intended but Sam's vibratos are mostly gone, sounds very robotic.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: B Steady on August 06, 2019, 09:02:31 PM
Quote from: nanofives on July 27, 2019, 07:42:14 AM
The pitch correction annoys me a lot, it sounds intended but Sam's vibratos are mostly gone, sounds very robotic.

This!

It kills the vibe so much, it really bothers me.
That "Baby" before the first chorus could've been epic but it wasn't - thanks to the ridiculous amount of Auto-Tune.

Quote from: melodicmoonlight on July 20, 2019, 06:16:07 AM
figured it out - Backstreet Boys "Inconsolable" this part: "baby, i don't wanna waste another day."

Spot-on!
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: turnaround on August 16, 2019, 07:33:53 PM
[spotify]https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZgUlizmH0VmOJzUwDchAf?si=YDr7385QTMSn0JQalDQXjg[/spotify]
Acoustic version.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: j.fco.morales on August 16, 2019, 07:35:16 PM
Catchy but meh.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: B Steady on August 20, 2019, 09:03:44 AM
Quote from: turnaround on August 16, 2019, 07:33:53 PM
[spotify]https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZgUlizmH0VmOJzUwDchAf?si=YDr7385QTMSn0JQalDQXjg[/spotify]
Acoustic version.

Lol, that high note in the post chorus doesn't sound acoustic at all.
How Do You Sleep and Stay With Me will pass the 100 M and 1 B mark, respectively, this week.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: nanofives on August 20, 2019, 09:26:40 AM
If it wasn't for the acoustic version I wouldn't know the high pitched voice in the post chorus was the word "lie". I love when artists do their own spin to their songs, sounds like a decision made by the team instead of Sam in my opinion.
Title: Re: Sam Smith - “How Do You Sleep?” (Ilya & Max Martin)
Post by: j.fco.morales on August 20, 2019, 07:49:37 PM
I think what sounds on the post chorus isn't a word. It's just a vocal chop that keeps the aesthetic of the production.