In an interview with the Official Charts Company,Clean Bandit violinist Neil Amin-Smith said that the group had the idea of working with a Jamaican vocalist since 2012,when they were in talks with other producers. "Come Over" itself came about after the instrumental had been created and the opportunity to do something with Stylo G came about,and it slotted into place.[3] Cellist and vocalist Grace Chatto described Stylo G as "an incredible force of energy".[4]
Critical reception
The Guardian said that the song "pitche[d] a cut-glass female voice against the dancehall vocals of Stylo G:it would be an interesting juxtaposition,were it not for the fact that they're both engaged in singing a song that seems to be going out of its way to drive you up the wall".[5]
Music video
The music video that was shot for the single[2] was directed and co-filmed by Clean Bandit bassist Jack Patterson,[3] whom Amin-Smith referred to as "the brains behind... the video. He spent a year at film school. For most people that probably wouldn't have been enough to start making incredible music videos but he's a bit of a geek. Geek and/or genius! He's just kind of self-taught since then. Now the operation has become bigger,he's more of a director".[3] For it,Stylo G took extra riding lessons especially for the video.[4] The video was shot in Marrakech and Svalbard,[1] the reason being - according to Chatto - "we wanted the contrast for the video of switching between the warm and cold climates".[4] Filming the video was complicated as they had to fit it within a hectic few weeks,starting with getting off a UK festival and straight on to a flight.[3] On the day they were supposed to travel to Svalbard,the temperature got to the aeroplane and they struggled to land. Two attempts were made before the pilot decided to turn back.[3] The video has gained comparisons to Game of Thrones,though Amin-Smith has said this was not intended. Chatto wears furs in the Svalbard parts of the video and thus resembles the Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen.[3]
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