The remix reached #1 on the UK iTunes chart and was later featured on the repackaged DISCO: Guest List Edition in November 2021.
Critics have compared the remix's production to the works of Dead or Alive and New Order , noting its "audio deep fake" quality that perfectly mimics 80s production tropes. Release and Critical Reception
The Initial Talk remix transforms the contemporary disco-pop of the original into a nostalgic 80s dance-floor anthem. Key features include:
The is a synth-pop collaboration between Australian icon Kylie Minogue and English singer Dua Lipa , released on March 5, 2021 . Produced by Tokyo-based remixer Initial Talk , this version is a "remix of a remix," specifically reworking the earlier Studio 2054 Remix that followed the pair's joint performance at Dua Lipa's record-breaking 2020 livestream event. Origins and Development
Billboard named it one of the best dance songs of 2021 , describing it as "familiar yet fresh". Critics from the Gay Times and The Line of Best Fit praised it as an "epic collaboration" and a "perfect fit" for the disco-revival era.
Seeking to push the track's retro aesthetic further, Initial Talk was brought in to create a version that leaned heavily into 1980s synth-pop and Hi-NRG . Musical Composition
The remix reached #1 on the UK iTunes chart and was later featured on the repackaged DISCO: Guest List Edition in November 2021.
Critics have compared the remix's production to the works of Dead or Alive and New Order , noting its "audio deep fake" quality that perfectly mimics 80s production tropes. Release and Critical Reception
The Initial Talk remix transforms the contemporary disco-pop of the original into a nostalgic 80s dance-floor anthem. Key features include:
The is a synth-pop collaboration between Australian icon Kylie Minogue and English singer Dua Lipa , released on March 5, 2021 . Produced by Tokyo-based remixer Initial Talk , this version is a "remix of a remix," specifically reworking the earlier Studio 2054 Remix that followed the pair's joint performance at Dua Lipa's record-breaking 2020 livestream event. Origins and Development
Billboard named it one of the best dance songs of 2021 , describing it as "familiar yet fresh". Critics from the Gay Times and The Line of Best Fit praised it as an "epic collaboration" and a "perfect fit" for the disco-revival era.
Seeking to push the track's retro aesthetic further, Initial Talk was brought in to create a version that leaned heavily into 1980s synth-pop and Hi-NRG . Musical Composition
