Clean Bandit - Tears (feat. Louisa: Johnson)

The Anthem of Resilience: Why Clean Bandit’s "Tears" Still Hits Different

The collaboration was actually suggested by Simon Cowell, who called Patterson to insist he hear Johnson's voice on the track. The result was a "mad beast" of a song that evolved over a year from a simple piano melody into a complex production featuring changing time signatures and a "1990s vision of a future breakup song". Lyrical Depth: Finding Power in the Pain

Fans of Harry Potter might recognize a special guest: a snowy owl that was one of several to play Hedwig in the film franchise.

In classic Clean Bandit fashion, the video includes Neil Amin-Smith smashing his violin into a cloud of pink dust. Legacy of the Track

When Clean Bandit released in May 2016, they weren't just dropping another dance track; they were delivering a survival manual for the broken-hearted. Described by the band's own Jack Patterson as an "epic trap-2step breakup ballad," the song serves as a defiant 21st-century "I Will Survive". A Collaboration Born of Precision