The rising EDM star Zedd and Paramore's frontwoman Hayley Williams play two young lovers who express attraction and separation between each other using contemporary dance in brand-new music video for their piano-driven electro-pop song "Stay the Night," the first single from the 24-year-old German/Russian electronic dance music producer/DJ's new deluxe edition of his debut album "Clarity", in stores today. The song features Williams singing, "Are you gonna stay the night?" over one of his signature club beats.
"I love building a track around a vocal," said Zedd. "It enables me to marry the melodies and harmonies together so they fit like a glove which is what I tried to do with 'Stay The Night.' Hayley sounds amazing on the record, she really brought it to life with her emotion and attitude." According to Zedd, the original idea was to have a guy singing lead. "We had the topline written and we needed a singer, and we were kind of brainstorming on who would be a good fit; at first we thought it might be better to have a male singer," Zedd told MTV News. "But then, since I know Hayley's voice, we had the idea to use her for the track. I kind of think it's more sexy and interesting with her singing it."
Zedd told MTV News that Williams' soulful vocals fitted well as he has a lot in common with Paramore's rock sound. "Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been in a rock-metal band for a longtime, and I still feel like, personally, I have a lot of influence from that," he said. Williams wrote the lyrics about a couple breaking up but staying together for one more night of passion. She finished them in a Paris hotel room, the day before she recorded her vocals. "I was actually getting into the shower and it just happened," she explained to Radio.com. "The words just came to me and I got out immediately and wrote everything down."
Directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos, the clip sees Williams looking flawless with her new short hair belting out the lyrics of the song, and Zedd playing the piano, as a couple perform a contemporary dance routine around a sofa. The storyline is a pair of troubled lovers, who know they're no good for each other, yet cannot deny (or ignore) the chemistry they share. The clip shows the couple tries to get past those awkward couch moments and find a true connection and the only thing that'll spark romantic bliss is the will to dance. Love doesn't always work out, no matter how much we want it to, we all know that to be true, though it takes a truly deft touch to express it. Especially without saying a word.
"I love building a track around a vocal," said Zedd. "It enables me to marry the melodies and harmonies together so they fit like a glove which is what I tried to do with 'Stay The Night.' Hayley sounds amazing on the record, she really brought it to life with her emotion and attitude." According to Zedd, the original idea was to have a guy singing lead. "We had the topline written and we needed a singer, and we were kind of brainstorming on who would be a good fit; at first we thought it might be better to have a male singer," Zedd told MTV News. "But then, since I know Hayley's voice, we had the idea to use her for the track. I kind of think it's more sexy and interesting with her singing it."
Zedd told MTV News that Williams' soulful vocals fitted well as he has a lot in common with Paramore's rock sound. "Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been in a rock-metal band for a longtime, and I still feel like, personally, I have a lot of influence from that," he said. Williams wrote the lyrics about a couple breaking up but staying together for one more night of passion. She finished them in a Paris hotel room, the day before she recorded her vocals. "I was actually getting into the shower and it just happened," she explained to Radio.com. "The words just came to me and I got out immediately and wrote everything down."
Directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos, the clip sees Williams looking flawless with her new short hair belting out the lyrics of the song, and Zedd playing the piano, as a couple perform a contemporary dance routine around a sofa. The storyline is a pair of troubled lovers, who know they're no good for each other, yet cannot deny (or ignore) the chemistry they share. The clip shows the couple tries to get past those awkward couch moments and find a true connection and the only thing that'll spark romantic bliss is the will to dance. Love doesn't always work out, no matter how much we want it to, we all know that to be true, though it takes a truly deft touch to express it. Especially without saying a word.
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