Lovers In A Past Life

Album: 96 Months (2024)
Charted: 13
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Songfacts®:

  • "Lovers in a Past Life" is a dance-pop single by Calvin Harris with vocals by English singer-songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man. It's their second collaboration, following their multi-platinum hit 2019 single " Giant," which won an Ivor Novello award for PRS for Music Most Performed Work.
  • Rag'n'Bone Man sings of soulmates, past lives, and the ineffable sense of connection with someone special. Lines such as "Patience feels like I've been waiting for a lifetime" and "For all we know, these are familiar places" suggest a previously established bond between the two individuals. The chorus, with lyrics like "We were lovers in a past life, slow dancing in the midnight glow," reinforces the core theme of a deep connection that surpasses the constraints of time.
  • Calvin Harris helmed "Lovers in a Past Life" with American producer Andrew Watt (Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, The Rolling Stones). Their collaborative production blends a sultry guitar, impactful kickdrum, and layers of synth with Rag'n'Bone Man's powerful and emotive vocals.
  • Harris, Rag'n'Bone Man and Watt wrote the song with Cleo Tighe and Jon Green.

    Cleo Tighe is a member of the UK songwriting and production collective The Six. She has also-penned hits with Paloma Faith ("Crybaby"), Clean Bandit ("Real Love") and Tom Grennan ("How Does It Feel").

    London-based songwriter and producer Jon Green has worked with the likes of Lady A ("Hurt"), James Bay ("Wild Love") and Kylie Minogue ("Say Something").

Comments: 1

  • Chance Birdsall U.s. Navy Combat Aircrew from Albuquerque New Mexico Usa#LoveThisSong!
    "Compliments to Calvin Harris &
    Rag'n'Bone Man ~ Beautiful Vocals"
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