On September 16, 2015, frequent collaborators Disclosure and Sam Smith dropped by BBC Radio 1 and covered Drake’s “Hotline Bling” while they were in the studio.
Their cover retains the original’s tropical instrumentals, while emphasizing Sam’s R&B inflections and Disclosure’s electronic flair.
[Chorus]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
[Verse 1]
Ever since I left the city, you
Got a reputation for yourself now
Everybody knows and I feel left out
Boy, you got me down, you got me stressed out
[Chorus]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
[Verse 2]
Ever since I left the city, you
You and me, we do not get along
You make me feel like I did you wrong
Going places where we do not belong
[Chorus]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
[Bridge]
These days, all I do is
Wonder if you bendin' over backwards for someone else
Wonder if you rolling up a Backwoods for someone else
Doing things I taught you, gettin' nasty for someone else
You don't need no one else
These days, all I do is
Wonder if you bendin' over backwards for someone else
Wonder if you rolling up a Backwoods for someone else
You should just be yourself, right now, you're someone else
You don't need no one else
[Chorus]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
And I know when that hotline bling
And that could only mean one thing
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love, oh, oh
[Outro]
Yeah
Hotline Bling (Live From Maida Vale) was written by Drake & Nineteen85 & Timmy Thomas.
Hotline Bling (Live From Maida Vale) was produced by Andy Rogers.
Disclosure released Hotline Bling (Live From Maida Vale) on Wed Sep 16 2015.