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Kimbra - Top of the World (Re-Issue)

Song Exploder

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I Need a Break, I'm on Top of the World.

Kimra says she didn't know what the song would be about before working with Skrillex. She wanted to try her hand at a more rhythmic way of singing and did gibberish vocals over it. John Congleton was the first person to put a drop on the song, adding 808s and a snare. He helped me pull all the puzzle pieces together into something cohesive.

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