Kygo has released a new song featuring posthumous vocals from one of the world's most beloved and successful musical icons.
The Norwegian dance-pop crossover put his signature island-vacation sound to Whitney Houston's cover of the 1986 Steve Winwood hit "Higher Love." It's an instant reminder of Houston's brilliance, and it's the Houston estate's hope that this brings a love of her powerful performance into the hearts of a new generation.
“We knew Kygo would be the right producer to enhance Whitney’s powerful vocal performance on ‘Higher Love' to the standards and expectations that Whitney’s fans have recognized for over three decades," the singer's sisiter-in-law Pat Houston is quoted in a press release. "The resurgence of this precious archival performance will carry Whitney’s musical legacy on to a younger generation for years to come. Everyone should be ready to dance to this uplifting and inspiring record - a testament to Kygo’s incredible talent, and a reminder of why we fell in love with Whitney from the very beginning."
"I got it in my inbox, and I had the same reaction as you," Kygo later told Apple Music's Zane Lowe. "Whitney Houston, is this a joke? I saw the email about if I could make this work, and I ran to my studio and tried to produce around this amazing vocal. This is definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity. This is a collaboration I never thought was gonna happen, so I just thought I had to put all my effort into this and make it as good as I can."
Kygo and Houston's collaboration of sorts is out now on RCA Records.
Listen to it below.
[Verse 1]
Think about it, there must be a higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, and I'll look inside mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk the line and try to see
Falling behind in what could be, oh
[Chorus]
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, oh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
[Post-Chorus]
Bring me higher love, love
Bring higher love (Oh)
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me higher love, love
Bring higher love (Oh)
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me a higher love
[Verse 2]
Worlds are turning, and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear, and standing out there alone
A yearning, yeah, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
[Pre-Chorus]
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair
We walk the line and try to see
Falling behind in what could be, oh
[Chorus]
Bring me a higher love (My love)
Bring me a higher love, oh (Oh)
Bring me a higher love (My love)
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
[Post-Chorus]
Bring me higher love, love
Bring higher love (Oh)
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me a higher love
[Chorus]
Bring me a higher love (Oh, bring me love)
Bring me a higher love, oh (We need a higher love)
Bring me a higher love (Bring me, bring me, yeah)
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
[Post-Chorus]
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, love
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring higher love (Oh)
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
[Outro]
Bring me a higher love
(Bring me higher love, love)
Bring me a higher love, oh
(Bring me higher love)
Source: Billboard
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