Disclosure Reveal They Thought Hit Single 'Latch' Was "Really Weird" At First

It seems the boys weren't so keen on their hit single when they first recorded it...

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 14:22

Next up on Relentless Ultra Presents Soundchain is dance duo, Disclosure.

Brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence have been making music together since 2010, and with their debut album Settle taking the world by storm and new album Caracal being highly anticipated, Nick Grimshaw sat down with the boys to discuss their journey in music.

The lads explain how growing up with garage and house helped mould their unique, signature sound but despite seeming über confident with their music right now, when the pair first made hit single 'Latch', they weren't so sure about it…

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You lift my heart up when the rest of me is down (never)
You, you enchant me even when you're not around (never)
If there are boundaries, I will try to knock them down (never)
I'm latching on, babe, now I know what I have found (never)

I feel we're close enough
I wanna lock in your love
I think we're close enough
Could I lock in your love, baby?

Now I've got you in my space
I won't let go of you (never)
Got you shackled in my embrace
I'm latching on to you (never)

Now I've got you in my space
I won't let go of you (never)
Got you shackled in my embrace
I'm latching on to you (never)

I'm so encaptured, got me wrapped up in your touch (never)
Feel so enamored, hold me tight within your clutch (never)
How do you do it, you got me losing every breath (never)
What did you give me to make my heart bleed out my chest (never)?

I feel we're close enough
I wanna lock in your love
I think we're close enough
Could I lock in your love, baby?
I feel we're close enough
I wanna lock in your love
I think we're close enough
Could I lock in your love, baby?

Now I've got you in my space
I won't let go of you (never)
Got you shackled in my embrace
I'm latching on to you (never)

Now I've got you in my space
I won't let go of you (never)
Got you shackled in my embrace
I'm latching on to you (never)

Latching on to you (I'm latching on to you)
I won't let go of you (never) (No, I won't let go)
Latching on to you (How you wanna get down)
I won't let go of you
(I won't let go, I won't let go)

(I won't let go, I won't let go)
Never

Never

Writer(s): Howard Lawrence, Sam Smith Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

When asked by Grimmy whether they knew it was a instant hit, Guy explains how it was completely the opposite: "Honestly, our first reaction was, 'this song is really weird.'"

Howard goes on to explain how they were embarrassed to share it with their friends, saying: "I remember taking it home and showing it to my mates. I remember thinking at the time, I was a bit embarrassed to play it, I was like 'this guy [Sam Smith] has got the most incredible voice but we wrote a bit of a weird tune.'"

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He continued: "I played it and they were like 'I love it', and I was like 'oh right, okay good!' I wasn't sure whether I should play it to them, I didn't know how they'd react."

Luckily for them this positive reaction meant that they released the song, took over the world, and the rest is history.

You can catch the full episode of Disclosure's Soundchain, this Friday at 11pm on MTV Music.