Camila Cabello and Pharrell Team Up On ‘Sangria Wine’
The 'Havana' hitmakers reunite for a tasty summer anthem...
The masterminds behind ‘Havana’ reunite in a bid for a summertime anthem and... it works.
That’s right, Camila Cabello and Pharrell Williams have released the insanely funky and slightly tipsy-sounding collaboration ‘Sangria Wine’ today.
For those who didn’t know, Pharrell co-wrote Camila’s worldwide smash hit ‘Havana’ with a handful of others, so it only makes sense that the duo returned to the studio to work on more magic together.
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Got your chemicals all in my veins
Feeling all the highs, feeling all the pain
Let go on the wheel, it's the bullet lane
Now I'm seeing red, not thinking straight
Blurring all the lines, you intoxicate me
Just like nicotine, heroin, morphine
Suddenly, I'm a fiend and you're all I need
All I need
Yeah, you're all I need
It's you, babe
And I'm a sucker for the way that you move, babe
And I could try to run, but it would be useless
You're to blame
Just one hit of you, I knew I'll never be the same
It's you, babe
And I'm a sucker for the way that you move, babe
And I could try to run, but it would be useless
You're to blame
Just one hit of you, I knew I'll never, ever, ever be the same
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
Sneaking in L.A. when the lights are low
Off of one touch, I could overdose
You said, "Stop playing it safe, girl"
"I wanna see you lose control"
Just like nicotine, heroin, morphine
Suddenly, I'm a fiend and you're all I need
All I need
Yeah, you're all I need
It's you, babe
And I'm a sucker for the way that you move, babe
And I could try to run, but it would be useless
You're to blame
Just one hit of you, I knew I'll never be the same
It's you, babe
And I'm a sucker for the way that you move, babe
And I could try to run, but it would be useless
You're to blame
Just one hit of you, I knew I'll never, ever, ever be the same
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
You're in my blood
You're in my veins
You're in my head (I blame)
You're in my blood
You're in my veins
You're in my head (I'm sayin')
I'm saying it's you, babe
And I'm a sucker for the way that you move, babe
And I could try to run, but it would be useless
You're to blame (You're to blame)
Just one hit of you, I knew I'll never be the same
It's you, babe
And I'm a sucker for the way that you move, babe
And I could try to run, but it would be useless
You're to blame
Just one hit of you, I knew I'll never, ever, ever be the same
“Honey says she wants somebody break her off proper / Man she’s so relentless so nothing can stop her,” Pharrell opens the song, over stitched-up production fusing hip-hop bass and Latin flare.
Camila gives a super-fun vocal performance that is simply bursting with personality, each and every line punctuated with her instantly recognisable vocal flexes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buky0hLsBa0
“In Mi-yami, where winters are ha-aht” is one of the best examples, providing instantly quotable moments that make the already-good song ten times more interesting.
Camila has performed ‘Sangria Wine’ on tour for a few months now, and Pharrell even joined her during one of her headline shows in the US last month to give it the full treatment.
We know that Cabello’s die-hard fans have been waiting (im)patiently to hear the final version and we couldn’t be happier with how it sounds. The question now is whether or not this signals a re-release of her self-titled debut album?
While we’re still hoping that ‘She Loves Control’ gets the summer single treatment (please!), this is a lush start to the summer for the pop starlet.
Words: Ross McNeilage