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Leona Lewis Feat. Avicii
Why we feature this artist A large voice carried by a repeating piano figure Collide gives Leona Lewis a dance single that still depends on the shape and strength of her singing. The 2011 recording, released with Avicii's name alongside hers, builds its emotio…
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Why we feature this artist
A large voice carried by a repeating piano figure
Collide gives Leona Lewis a dance single that still depends on the shape and strength of her singing. The 2011 recording, released with Avicii's name alongside hers, builds its emotional lift around a recurring piano figure and a chorus designed to open out. Lewis gives the electronic setting an unmistakably human point of focus.
The singer makes the rise feel earned
The verses leave room for a relatively controlled performance before the refrain asks for more power. Lewis can increase the scale without losing the melody's direction, making the song feel like a gradual release rather than a succession of unrelated peaks. The piano remains a useful anchor as the arrangement becomes larger.
The original Syco release identifies the recording under both Lewis and Avicii, and the official video preserves that shared billing. The musical relationship is audible in the balance between a prominently shaped vocal and an instrumental figure strong enough to remain memorable on its own.
The single also has a club history
The release package includes an extended mix and separate treatments by Afrojack, Alex Gaudino with Jason Rooney, and Cahill. Those editions place the same vocal material inside different dance arrangements, with the Afrojack version also receiving its own radio edit. They show how the single could travel beyond its first concise form.
Collide entered the UK chart in September 2011 and reached number four. The statistic belongs to that original campaign; the recording's appeal is easier to hear in the performance itself. Lewis sounds fully committed to the refrain, while the repeating instrumental idea gives each return a sense of recognition before the larger vocal arrives.
Essential releases
Collide — Radio Edit
The original jointly billed single gives Lewis’s vocal a prominent piano-led dance setting.
Collide — Afrojack Radio Edit
A separately credited remix changes the instrumental treatment while retaining the original vocal centre.