The Power

Album: Nextlevelism (2012)
Charted: 6
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Songfacts®:

  • Daniel Stein, aka DJ Fresh, told The Independent how he came to write this song: "I was just listening to some old disco records and I've always loved big falsetto vocal hooks and that kind of Motown and disco energy," he said. "I came up with this hook while I was on the way into town really late for a meeting."
  • The song features rapper Dizzee Rascal. Said Stein to The Independent: "When I heard Dizzee was into it and he started sending across ideas, I was amped - it was like it was meant to be, he was perfect for it."

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