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Tinie Tempah Ft. Eric Turner
Why we feature this artist Eric Turner gives Written in the Stars its horizon Written in the Stars lets Eric Turner's broad refrain frame Tinie Tempah's more closely detailed rap. The 2010 single makes ambition sound public without losing the individual voice …
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Eric Turner gives Written in the Stars its horizon
Written in the Stars lets Eric Turner's broad refrain frame Tinie Tempah's more closely detailed rap. The 2010 single makes ambition sound public without losing the individual voice describing the route towards it.
The Disc-Overy recording
The original credits identify ISHI in production and Turner in the writing as well as the featured singing. The track belongs to Tinie's debut Disc-Overy period and became a British number one, with the guest's performance an essential part of its expansive identity.
The chorus looks further out
The verses have room for particular accents and turns of phrase, while the refrain offers a larger melodic view. Turner's vocal weight makes that change of scale especially clear. The song can move from a personal account into an anthem because the two performances are doing complementary work. The production holds them within one rhythmic frame, allowing the sung return to feel like the destination of the verses rather than a separate event interrupting them. That sense of direction gives the record its determined momentum.
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Written in the Stars
The ISHI-produced Disc-Overy single pairs Tinie's rap with Turner's vocal and writing contribution.