Losing You (Ephixa and Laura Brehm song)
| "Losing You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Ephixa and Laura Brehm | ||||
| from the album Monstercat 030 – Finale | ||||
| Released | 1 February 2017 | |||
| Genre | Progressive house | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
| Label | Monstercat | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Ephixa singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Laura Brehm singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Losing You" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Ephixa and American singer-songwriter Laura Brehm. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on 1 February 2017. The song was originally released as part of the compilation album Monstercat 030 – Finale, released 22 February 2017. It was later featured as part of Monstercat's Best of 2017 compilation album, released on 18 December 2017.
Background and release[edit]
Prior to the release of "Losing You", Ephixa collaborated with Stephen Walking and Aaron Richards to release "Matches", as part of Monstercat's 5 Year Anniversary compilation album in July 2016.[1] Although Ephixa had marked his first release on Monstercat after a four-year hiatus, various fans speculated that it was only meant to be a one-off release to celebrate the anniversary and did not signify Ephixa's return to releasing music through the record label. Through the release of "Losing You" however, Ephixa had officially confirmed his return to Monstercat.[2]
On 1 February 2017, the song was released as a digital download on international digital stores through Canadian record label Monstercat, as well as being released through various music streaming services.[3][4] "Losing You" was featured on the compilation album titled Monstercat 030 – Finale released on 22 February 2017.[5] The song was later featured on the yearly best-of compilation album titled Monstercat: Best of 2017 released on 18 December 2017.[6] As of 18 November 2019, the song has gained around 1,460,000 plays on SoundCloud and over 6,272,000 and 2,025,000 views on Laura Brehm's and Monstercat's YouTube channels respectively.[7][8]
Critical reception[edit]
"Losing You" was well received by most critics. Playing With Sound's Billie-Darian Hollyhead noted Brehms' vocals as "truly stunning as they lay on top of the oscillating beats", describing it as a "beautiful progressive house track."[9] Jim Babaoglu of EDM Sauce wrote about the song's composition, writing that "with each layer, the song gains size until the percussion and vocals enter", further noting that Ephixa had provided a "stunning backdrop that is only enhanced by Laura Brehm's astonishing voice" and finalising his review by stating that the two artists had created a "monumental track together."[10] Writing for Noiseporn, Sydney Goldberg noted the song as having a "lovers drifting apart" theme, with Ephixa doing so by creating a "thin layer between his instrumentals and Laura's vocals as if they were on different planes, or better yet, planets."[11] Your EDM's Landon Fleury praised the song, writing that Ephixa had brought his "A-game" and that the song is a work of "top-tier progressive house", describing the song as taking inspiration from other notable artists in the progressive house scene, notably Deadmau5.[2]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Losing You" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Losing You" (Instrumental) | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 9:02 | |
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) page of "Losing You":[13]
- Personnel
- Songwriting – Laura Brehm, Paul Craddock, and James Leusink
- Production – Production – James Leusink and Laura Brehm
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 1 February 2017 | Digital download | "Losing You" | Monstercat | [9] |
| 22 February 2017 | Monstercat 030 – Finale | [5] | |||
| 18 December 2017 | Monstercat: Best of 2017 | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Monstercat Is Celebrating Their Fifth Anniversary By Giving Away Free Music For Two Weeks – By The Wavs". By The Wavs. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b Fleury, Landon (1 February 2017). "Ephixa & Laura Brehm – Losing You [Monstercat]". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Quan, Allison (3 February 2017). "Ephixa and Laura Brehm Release New Song 'Losing You'". Mxdwn Music. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Schellhammer, Joshua (9 February 2017). "Laura Brehm Gives Her Best Teaming Up with Ephixa for 'Losing You'". RaverRafting. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b Fleury, Landon (23 February 2017). "Monstercat Trumps Evil in 30th Compilation Album 'Finale'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b Dexter, Robyn (8 December 2017). "Monstercat unveils Best of 2017 results". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Ephixa & Laura Brehm – Losing You, archived from the original on 20 December 2018, retrieved 18 April 2019
- ^ Monstercat: Uncaged (1 February 2017), Ephixa & Laura Brehm – Losing You [Monstercat Release], archived from the original on 12 April 2019, retrieved 18 April 2019
- Laura Brehm (1 February 2017), Ephixa & Laura Brehm – Losing You, archived from the original on 1 July 2017, retrieved 18 April 2019
- ^ a b Hollyhead, Billie-Darian. "Monstercat's latest release Ephixa & Laura Brehm – 'Losing You'". Playing With Sound. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Babaoglu, Jim (6 February 2017). "Ephixa & Laura Brehm – Losing You". EDM Sauce. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Sydney (6 February 2017). "Ephixa and Laura Brehm Make Sweet Sweet Music With 'Losing You'". Noiseporn. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Ephixa & Laura Brehm – Losing You". Monstercat. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "ACE Repertory for "Losing You" by Ephixa & Laura Brehm". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
