Leona Lewis's banging hard one

Reaction to the new Leona Lewis single has been broadly split between two camps:

1) OMG!!! LEONA HAS GONE ALL IBIZA!!!!
2) PHWOARR, FANTASTIC NORKS.

I don't see the appeal of either.

Collide is supposed to rescue Leona from the anodyne anonymity of her last album - but is it really such a radical departure? Mute the drum beat (which has clearly been cut and pasted from an old Chicane record) and all you have left is a bog-standard Leona enormo-ballad. Not only that, it's a Leona enormo-ballad with a complete absence of melody in the verses. On the plus side, she hasn't "gone dubstep". And it has an amazing climax. Stop sniggering at the back.

Secondly, Leona is one of the most genuine, warm-hearted and humble pop stars you could ever meet. But being asked to accept 'sexy Leona'? Err... Well, look. The thing is I'm not really ready for a serious relationship right now. It's just that my job is so busy and I'm this close to breaking my record on Wii Tennis. But we could still be really, really good friends.

Oh God, please don't cry.



Leona Lewis - Collide


6/10

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