Tim: If you recall, these are officially the Sound of 2013 and are now here with, as far as I’m concerned, their best single yet.
Tom: Is… is that a compliment or a slight? Because if their other singles have been dire…
Tim: Oh, a compliment – cast your mind back to January, you’ll remember that we both enjoyed their track Forever from last year.
Tim: And what do you know? Turns out that 2013 is remarkably similar to 1999, or if not then Shania Twain’s fallen through a wormhole (also not a slight, by the way).
Tom: It’s definitely got a touch of pop-country about it. And that final chorus, where everything comes together, is just gorgeous.
Tim: There are some brilliant parts to this – the lead back from the middle eight is particularly great – but all over I’m very hard pressed to fault this. Currently on my fourth repeated listen, and it’s showing no signs of growing tired yet.
Tom: I’m not quite that enthusiastic, but I agree with you that I can’t really fault it.
Tim: I really, really hope this does well, so I’m slightly saddened by my inbuilt pessimism that is almost certain that this won’t be playlisted by Radio 1, might get the odd play elsewhere, and then will just about nudge its way into the top 40. I so, so hope I’m wrong, though, I really do.
Tom: You’re almost certainly right.
Tim: Dammit.