Smash - The Night Is Young (ft. Ridley)

There is so much EDM and club music out there right now. I've gotten to the point where I just tune most of it out, since so much of it sounds pretty much identical. It takes a special little something for me to sit up and take notice. The Night Is Young has two of those somethings. First, there's that big instrumental saxophone hook. I'd argue that the use of saxophones is also overused at the moment, but when done correctly, it still packs a punch. Second, we've got an addictive, slinky melody in the vocal hook. Most of the track is delivered in a spoken/sung style, but when the melody does finally emerge, it's simple and effective and makes the track feel more like a song than just an exercise in production. Simply put, it all just works.