Brace yourselves guys, this one’s a biggie. Major Lazer, Justin Bieber, and Mø have teamed up to create the song of the summer, “Cold Water.” No seriously. And it sounds exactly how you think it would. Oh, did we mention it was co-written by Ed Sheeran, and co-produced by Benny Blanco?
“I had been trying to link with Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran for years to find the right song we could all work on together,” says Diplo, one third of the collaborative dance-hall inspired project Major Lazer. “The moment I heard this one, I knew that it was the one. The timing was perfect and when we approached Justin, he was also in love with the song we all had written. I thought it would be interesting to incorporate another vocal and seeing she’s family, I reached out to MØ and we decided to try our best to make something fresh and interesting as Major Lazer.”
Since forming in 2007, Major Lazer repidly established itself in pop, creating the most streamed track of all time on Spotify, “Lean On,” with MØ. Having worked with everyone from Travi$ Scott to Ariana Grande, last year the trio released its third LP, Peace is the Mission, as well as debuting a brand new TV show starring Star Wars lead John Boyega.
But enough of that; turn the volume up and get ready for the weekend.
“Cold Water” is out July 22 on Because Music/Mad Decent.