Day ‘n’ Nite
Day ‘n’ Nite is the debut single released by Kid Cudi in February 2008. The song garnered significant attention over the last year; particularly through its remixes. It also helps that Kid Cudi is under Kanye West’s wings on West’s G.O.O.D. Music Record Label and therefore has been marked as the hip-hop artist to watch out for in 2009. Let’s hope he doesn’t disappoint, but if this single is anything to go by, Mr. Cudi won’t fall short.
Day ‘n’ Nite is a down tempo track with spaced out beats. The vocals are soft and speak with sincerity. Though it’s a hip hop track for sure, evidenced through its heavy percussionized beats, it has a little bit of an electronic edge to it provided by the synthesizers.
The Crookers remix is really what shot the song to international stardom. Overseas it is significantly more popular than the original, much to the chagrin of Kid Cudi, which he has expressed on his blog. It just comes down to the different tastes on both sides of the Atlantic. The Crookers remix is faster, more house heavy and dance floor ready, which explains its popularity in Europe. The song continues with its spacey sound but is far more bass heavy, garage rock, intricate and interesting. The mix breathes new life into the original.
Reader Comments
Yeah! it’s SO popular over here, has been for a while and the remix is only played, never the original. it’s so fun to listen to … anywhere but really in the clubs!