Australian female DJ extraordinaire
Havana Brown is getting ready to tackle the US with her double-platnum ARIA hit
We Run The Night.
Employing the talents of almost-overdone producer
RedOne and Mr Worldwide rapper
Pitbull,
We Run The Night receives a makeover in readiness for the tracks release for the picky market stateside.
Watch the video for Pitbull's Rain Over Me, featuring Marc Anthony
In my opinion, I'm not sure that it hits the mark. It throws the original production into a psychotic fit, which is disappointing due to the fact that it didn't really need a complete makeover in the first place.
The whole debacle reminds me of what
Ministry of Sound insisted
WaWa do to
Ricki-Lee's outstanding chart-topper
Can't Touch It, completely chopping it up and turning it into
U Wanna Little Of This. Don't get me wrong I love the boys from WaWa as they've produced and remixed some of the best tracks, but this mix turned
Can't Touch It into a generic sounding club anthem like everything else in the UK.
Listen for yourself:
Can't Touch It - original mix
U Wanna Little Of This - WaWa mix
Back to Miss Brown. I really do hope this does well for her in the US, but I'm not convinced a glossy RedOne tag with a 30-second rap by my Cuban doppelgänger is going to cut the mustard.
Both versions are below - take a listen and share your thoughts. Do you think the Pitbull addition and RedOne reproduction are enough to help Havana Brown make it in the US?
We Run The Night - original mix
We Run The Night - feat. Pitbull, produced by RedOne
Meanwhile, in Australia Brown is trying to mirror the success of
We Run The Night with
Get It. Unfortunately, I don't think many people do (get it, that is), as the track isn't doing nearly as well as it's predecessor.
Take a listen to Get It
We Run The Night and
Get It are both available digitally today
[iTunes]