Share The House

Album: single release only (2026)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • "Share The House," released February 13, 2026, is Scottish DJ Ewan McVicar's love letter to house culture. The title works on two levels. On one hand, it's literal: come round, we'll play records too loud. On the other, it's an initiation rite. Sharing the house means welcoming someone into the lineage; into the sweat, the strobe, the unspoken agreement that for the next six minutes, we are all tenants of the same groove.
  • The track samples the hook from "Share This House" by Members of the House, a 1988 Detroit classic. That collective included key Underground Resistance figures such as Mike Banks (aka Mad Mike).
  • Matt Johnson, long-serving keyboardist for Jamiroquai, played piano on the track. Johnson is also an established session musician beyond his Jamiroquai commitments; his session credits include work with Duffy, Jax Jones, S.G. Lewis, and many others.
  • McVicar produced, mixed, and mastered the track. An earlier version, titled "Share My House," was circulating as far back as August 2025. He described the turnaround on the final version, which was released on February 13, 2026, as "nothing less than miraculous," suggesting that while the idea had been knocking about for years, the finished structure went up in a flurry of creative scaffolding.
  • According to McVicar's TikTok trail, the inspiration for the track traces back to a moment at Electric Picnic in 2023. Around release time, he curated a Beatport playlist of his key influences, writing: "This chart is the story of how I ended up sharing my own house after 12 years of being a house head."
  • "Share The House" became McVicar's second UK chart entry, following his 2021 breakthrough cover of "Tell Me Something Good," which peaked at #15. That earlier hit proved he could renovate a classic; "Share The House" suggests he's now hosting the party himself: doors wide open, speakers trembling, and everyone invited inside.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Todd Rundgren

Todd RundgrenSongwriter Interviews

Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.

Adam Duritz of Counting Crows

Adam Duritz of Counting CrowsSongwriter Interviews

"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.

Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride"

Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride"They're Playing My Song

Wilder's hit "Break My Stride" had an unlikely inspiration: a famous record mogul who rejected it.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson of Jethro TullSongwriter Interviews

The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright IIISongwriter Interviews

"Dead Skunk" became a stinker for Loudon when he felt pressure to make another hit - his latest songs deal with mortality, his son Rufus, and picking up poop.

Guy Clark

Guy ClarkSongwriter Interviews

Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett are just a few of the artists who have looked to Clark for insightful, intelligent songs.