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Production

alternate version

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What it is

A second finished recording of the same song by the same artist, with a different arrangement, tempo or sound rather than a reworking by another producer. Comparing two versions shows how much of a song's mood comes from production rather than from melody and words.

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Related concepts

extended mix

7 tracks

A longer version of a track, with extra intro, outro or instrumental sections, made for clubs and DJs rather than radio.

radio edit

12 tracks

A shortened version of a track for radio and streaming: a quicker start, fewer repeats, usually three to four minutes.

remastering

2 tracks

Preparing a finished recording again at the mastering stage, the last step before release: adjusting its loudness, tonal balance and dynamics, often from the original tapes and for a new format or reissue. Unlike a remix, a remaster leaves the arrangement and the balance between instruments as they were and changes only the overall sound.

remix

56 tracks

A new version of a recording made by reworking its parts: changing the beat, harmony, tempo or structure, often by another producer. A remix can turn a ballad into a club track.

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Future Forward Society, Mount Sims

The Creep (Capri Mix)

A long, prowling electro mix that keeps its shadows close: The Creep in its Capri Mix stretches Mount Sims' sly menace over six and a half minutes of pulsing synths.

electro electroclash electronic

Drake, The Throne

Pop Style

Drake trades bars with Kanye West, and two lines with Jay-Z, over a murky, minimal trap-inflected beat: a cool, understated flex from the Views era that exists in three different versions.

hip-hop rap

Angus & Julia Stone

Big Jet Plane

Soft guitars, sibling harmonies and a daydream of flying away with someone: Big Jet Plane drifts in slowly and stays with you long after it lands.

indie folk folk acoustic

Headman

Moisture (Headman Club Version)

Headman's own club version of Moisture, his song with the singer Luca Santucci: a sleek, hypnotic nu-disco and house groove stretched for the dance floor, a bonus track on the 2016 deluxe edition of his album ON.

deep house electronic club

2raumwohnung

Somebody Lonely and Me (Nacht)

The night side of a song recorded twice: 2raumwohnung's 2017 single sets Inga Humpe's German verses and English refrain over a darker, 1980s-flavoured synth arrangement, one of two versions on their double album Nacht und Tag.

electronic pop chill