Kelela teams up with frequent collaborators LSDXOXO, Asmara Maroof, and Bambii to release “Contact”, the fourth and final single from Kelela’s second studio album, Raven. The song premiered on 17 January 2023 on Future Sounds with Clara Amfo on BBC Radio 1.
[Verse 1]
We're takin' a ride, 405 through the west side
We're party to party, it's late but we're wide awake
The bass in my body, I'm sinkin', it's so wide
Time is surreal, now I'm floating in outer space
[Pre-Chorus]
Rollin' up, we bring in the light
It might just render you blind
We're workin' hard every day
Don't need your help, I can pay
You're stressin', that's not allowed
There's nothin' holdin' us down
You see my hips and they sway
Now, see me walkin' away to the dance floor
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a sauna, here if you wanna (I'm standin' in the light)
It's 2 AM, yeah, we made it, everybody faded (So high, so high, so high)
And now I'm floatin' away, far and away (You know it feels so right)
You tryna stall and delay, but I wanna play
[Verse 2]
We're hidin' away in the back on a new high (New high)
I'll give you a taste if you're good, but you gotta wait (Wait, wait)
Your hands on my body, the feeling is so right
I'd go all the way if it's up to me, hey-yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Loneliness, I see in your eyes
It might just render you blind
Been gettin' harder these days
Contact we just have to make
You're stressin', that's not allowed
Got nothin' holdin' us down
You're leanin' in, I sway
Baby, let's dance it away
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a sauna, here if you wanna (I'm standin' in the light)
It's 2 AM, yeah, we made it, everybody faded (So high, so high, so high)
And now I'm floatin' away, far and away (Away, away, away, away)
You tryna stall and delay, but I wanna play, yeah
[Outro]
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh
No, oh-ooh-woah, oh-ooh-woah, oh, no
Contact was written by Kelela & Asma Maroof.
Contact was produced by Asma Maroof & LSDXOXO & Bambii & Brandon Peralta.
‘Contact’ has a little bit of something for every part of the night. It’s a soundtrack for ‘pre-gaming’ (a song to play as you’re getting ready or on your way to the club). It’s also the interior club experience: the heat that envelops you when you walk into a packed rave. All this culminates in a v...