![]() ![]() Stitching together John’s older classics with Lipa’s modern sound was Australian dance-pop trio, Pnau, who reworked John’s celebrated harmonies to create “Cold Heart.” Pnau is Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes and Sam Littlemore - long time Sir Elton mentees, and veterans of John collaborations thanks to their work on his first remix album, 2012’s Good Morning to the Night. History has proven that the formula used to construct ‘Cold Heart’ comes from a hugely successful past from a legendary artist.” Tear adds, “ younger audience can be unforgiving and quick to judge, they want a great piece of music on first listen. He also suspects Elton John’s 2019 biopic, Rocketman, also had a hand in catapulting the mashup track to new and younger audiences: “I think ‘Rocket Man’ is Elton’s most iconic song that spans multiple generations, and the recent movie gave it new life.” Zellner says that he began to notice “Cold Heart” gain traction quickly, first with younger demographics and then in pop airplay. We’re not surprised - it’s a great piece of music, and we’re glad it’s being received so well.” Then add being paired with a pop now artist that’s thriving and you’ve got a hit. “‘Cold Heart” had this great melodic flow,” adds Alex Tear, vice president of pop music & programming at SiriusXM, “topped off with Elton’s proven lyrics, and vocal swag. Now it seems, the future of music is in the past - at least that proves to be the fundamental lesson of “Cold Heart,” which sees John and Lipa trading off lyrics from earlier Elton John tracks, most notably 1972’s “Rocket Man” and 1989’s “Sacrifice.” (It also interpolates 1976’s “Where’s the Shoorah” & 1983’s “Kiss the Bride”). ” While Dua Lipa has had a recent string of hits at all three formats, it had been 21 years since John last visited the Hot 100 - with “Someday Out of the Blue,” which peaked at No. Jon Zellner, president of programming operations at iHeartMedia, tells Billboard in an email that he believed the song would find its niche in some radio formats, but didn’t expect to see John in the top 40: “I thought the song had a lot of potential at, but I was surprised to see its success at and even. The energy she brought to ‘Cold Heart’ just blew my mind.Pnau's Nick Littlemore Talks Elton John Collaboration, New Empire of The Sun Music She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas. “And having the opportunity to spend time with Dua, albeit remotely has been incredible. ![]() ![]() “The last 18 months have been hard, but being off the road has meant that I’ve actually had time to get back to my roots as a session player and collaborate with some wonderful artists,” John said in a statement. Lipa performed during John’s annual Oscars pre-party benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation in April, and she enlisted John in November for her Studio 2054 livestream. While this is the first time the duo has appeared on record together, the two have previously collaborated. ![]() The new “Cold Heart” track features interpolations of John’s 1989 ballad “Sacrifice” with his 1972 smash “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time),” 1983’s “Kiss the Bride,” and 1976’s “Where’s the Shoorah?” as the songs get a groove-tipped refresh in the mashup. Dua Lipa and Elton John have reteamed for new cut “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix).” The track’s remixers are an Australian dance trio who John has mentored and previously worked with for the 2012 remix of Good Morning to the Night. ![]()
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