Finding the Rhythm

I’ll start by saying that I’m not really a huge fan of producer and DJ David Guetta. Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of his work, but he’s just not one of those artists whose every release I hotly anticipate. But when he gets it right, he gets it really right. Take Delirious for example, a song he did with Tara McDonald. It’s just massive.

So is When Love Takes Over, his new track with the vocals of Kelly Rowland.

David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over

Truly, I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s one of the best dance tracks I’ve heard in a long time. Guetta got it right on every level. The songwriting is solid. Rowland’s vocals are amazing, energetic, well-engineered and very crisp. The energy builds and decays are perfect. And the arrangement is equally crisp, deliberate and polished.

(I’m referring to the original extended mix in these comments, for the record.)

There’s a lot of good dance music out there, no question. There’s a lot of dance music that’s well put together. But it’s not every day you get a track that’s so well balanced, so perfected, as When Love Takes Over.

Enough superlatives; just check it out and see if you agree.