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Title: Neon Lights
Length: 3:08
Genre(s): Pop Rap, Dance-Pop
Label: Five Pesky Kids Records
Written By: Elyar Black
Produced By: Ryan Tedder, Max Martin
SOUNDS LIKE: Jake Miller - Yellow Lights
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With 2015 drawing to a close many artists are getting in there releases in time for Christmas and for Elyar Black it means it's time to start his new album era, 2015 has been a quite year for the younger of the two Black brothers, with Elyar ending off his last album era in January of this year, when he released "In Your Head", for the remainder of this year Elyar has been busy making a new album set for release in 2016 and his stint in Celebrity Big Brother as well as having time to start a family of his own, but now the 23 year-old is back and ready to kickstart his new album era with a new single.
"Neon Lights" is the new single in question and is the lead from his upcoming second studio album "Changes In Me", the single marks are rather big change from the stars past material, with "Neon Lights" boasting a heavy dance/pop mix while his past material had a more urban flavor, "Neon Lights" was written by Elyar Black himself and like some of his older material production was handled by Max Martin and Ryan Tedder, who bring the song to life with an infection hook, the track will be released through Five Pesky Kids Records on the 8th of December and looks to warm up the cold winter.
"Neon Lights" is a Pop Rap song with an infection Dance beat present in the chorus, the track features less auto-tune and vocal alterations than his previous material and also shows of Elyar's cheeky and fun side with his rapping that he was discovered for coming into the song, which wasn't present at all in his first era, the track boast a slightly less explicit vibe as the lyrics are slightly more tame than we usually see from the 23 year-old who's known to occasionally go into depth about his junk in his pants and sex, this song is no different but is certainly far more subtle when it comes to the topic of sex.________________________________________________________________________ CRITICAL RECEPTION________________________________________________________________________ "Neon Lights" received positive reviews from music critics. Jezebel's Bobby Finger described the song as "the cold fusion of pop songs, a track that will keep its listeners moving and jamming for a long time, a great lead single if ever there was one." Consequence of Sound applauded the collaboration with Ryan Tedder and Max Martin, saying "the results are beyond promising. It’s a funky number marked by warm dancy rhythms and half arsed rapping that surprisingly works." Brennan Carley of Spin wrote that the song "starts with a dull drum-n-bass sound before exploding into an infectious burst if pop goodness in the chorus." USA Today's Maeve McDermott wrote: "Neon Lights"' is just as much of an earworm as his previous single 'In Your Head', but with a electronic rap infused production." Jikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times called it "airy dance/rap banger that makes the singer's first big hit, the puppyish 'Sex Babe', seem like an artifact from a different era entirely so progress is being made." Time's Nolan Feeney also appreciated the song saying: "With a beat as funky as this song boast, there is no way this song will leave your head for days." Dee Lockett of Vulture.com wrote: "it's a rap-flavored dance beat over which Elyar raps and sings without any real effort at all."
Carly Mallenbaum, who heard "Neon Lights?" in early November, described it as "catchy". Similarly, a writer for The Daily Beast said, "Neon Lights" is a pretty damn catchy; and instantly recognizable tune, that will stay in your head for days". Gil Kaufman of MTV News also called it a "banger", explaining, "the track is classic Elyar: seductive, earnest, pleading and just the right amount of sexy without being to rude". Idolator's Mike Wass praised the song's "instantly memorable chorus", and added, "Vocally, Elyar has never sounded better". Digital Spy's Lewis Corner felt Elyar's vocals were "plain and bland" stating that his voice lacked, well a voice, further stating that Elyar should leave the singing to his brother or go back to the auto-tune. Andrew Unterberger of Spin opined the song was "really a catchy infectious tune". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard gave the song a four star rating and commented that it was "positioned as Elyar's huge bid to reignite his career for his second album era", and said, "Neon Lights" synthesizes the positive components of Elyar's past music but bring in a more calm free and more infectious pop sound to the stars musical repitore, as well as introducing Elyar's music to a whole new audience of fans.________________________________________________________________________ LYRICS________________________________________________________________________ Look, works it up on the regular
4 AM and she calling up my telephone
Every night my phone be ringing like brrr brrr
So I'm bout to get it up, like a predator
Lately I've been loving you just right
Cause she gets to have it every almost night
She in the house, laying on the bed
Sending pictures to me
Like "I'm ready, want you now?"
She gets so horny
That's why she ringin'
She got me speeding
All through neon lights
She craving, wanting me to give it right
I'm running, craving for the morning light
Hence why I'm speeding through these neon lights
Can't second guess, she wants me bad
She wants me bad
Can't second guess, I'm loving that
Can't second guess cos she wants me bad
Full throttle, need for speed on this running bag
Cop chasing in my lane boo
Tryna stop me now, ha, no chance of that
I'm swerving lanes, think quick
Roof off, fast and furious type shit
I'm driving nearing every second
She keep the pictures coming to my phone
Like "I'm ready, give it to me"
She gets so horny
That's why she ringin'
She got me speeding
All through neon lights
She craving, wanting me to give it right
I'm running, craving for the morning light
Hence why I'm speeding through these neon lights
Can't second guess, she wants me bad
She wants me bad
Can't second guess, I'm loving that
Girl, I'm coming ba, ba, baby
Just hold up for me, me, me
I got the thing you, want, want, want
I can't wait till I'm inside of you
So I just keep speeding
All through neon lights
She craving, wanting me to give it right
I'm running, craving for the morning light
Hence why I'm speeding through these neon lights
Can't second guess, she wants me bad
She wants me bad
Can't second guess, I'm loving that
She wants me bad, so bad
Can't second guess, I'm loving that________________________________________________________________________ SOUNDS LIKE________________________________________________________________________
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