2010s – Page 35

Steps | Scared of the Dark

Today we feature “Scared of the Dark” by Steps, UK Eurovision winners, released in 2017. Twelve hours after its release, it reached number one on the UK’s iTunes charts and debuted at #37 on the UK Singles Chart. The key change is at 3:05.

Christina Aguilera (feat. Demi Lovato) | Fall in Line

“Fall In Line” by Christina Aguilera (featuring Demi Lovato) is the second single from the album Liberation (2018). The New York Times calls the track “a defiant dirge addressed directly to ‘little girls’ … it insists, ‘You do not owe them your body and your soul.’” The key change is at 3:00.

The Apex Project | Home

The Apex Project, featuring vocalist Cheeyang Ng, covered “Home,” a tune made popular through Singapore Day. The event travels to cities worldwide with large numbers of overseas Singaporean nationals with the goal of helping them remain connected to their home country. This beautiful 2016 a capella rendition of the tune, which was also arranged by Cheeyang, modulates at 1:59 and 2:56.

Michael Buble | I Believe in You

Here’s Michael Buble’s 2017 hit “I Believe In You.” The album which is home to the track, Nobody But Me, hit #2 on the Billboard album chart and was also a hit across Europe and much of Asia. The modulation is at 2:49.

Jennifer Hudson | Where You At

Here’s some JHud with “Where You At,” the lead single from her 2011 album I Remember Me. Key change at 2:48.

DJ and the Yams | Start Again

This R&B ballad, written by the track’s lead vocalist, Desmond Scaife, Jr, was recorded live on stage at Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2016.

The track features a quick modulation at 2:25, returning to the original key at 2:30.

Jonathan Read Gealt (feat. Natalie Weiss) | Quiet

Here is Jonathan Reid Gealt‘s “Quiet” (2011), sung by the incomparable Natalie Weiss. Key change from E to G at 1:24, and then back to E at 2:00.

Hal Crook (feat. Debo Ray) | Love Me If You Can

This uptempo funk/R&B tour de force (2016) by Hal Crook, featuring powerhouse Débo Ray on vocals, leads us through many “keys of the moment” until 2:05, when we land squarely back in the original key.

David Archuleta | Something ‘Bout Love

Here’s David Archuleta with “Something ‘Bout Love” (2010). Key change at 3:03.

Randy Rainbow | You Can’t Stop His Tweets

As I’ve said before, I try to stay away from politics on this page as much as possible, but Randy Rainbow came out with a new video today, and it’s too good to resist posting. The whole thing is just brilliant, but for our purposes here at MoTD the important moment is at 4:21. Enjoy!