i could have picked a number of remixes by the neptunes but this one always fascinated me because of the nature of the original. my young sister liked the backstreet boys and when i first heard this track it struck me as a really odd song for them. songs from the boygroups generally had topics that were about love in one way or another but none of them talked about cheating in a somewhat positive way.
i know that the overall tone of the song and especially the second verse of this song has remorse of said cheating act. but the chorus that is repeated often has none and it really defeats that purpose in my opinion. but i don't really care that much since i'm going to talk of the music and you can say all sorts of crazy nonsensical lyric if the track is bumping.
the original was a nice max martin & rami production which delved into latin sounds and all sorts of bombast. for their remix the neptunes strip it all down and keep it to the groove with shuffled drum rhythms and a subby bass. further melodic elements is kept to the strummed guitar during the choruses and quaint synth sound during the bridges.
neptunes protoges pusha t & malice also did guest verses and malice's verse is better written and keeps sort of with the original topic. however pusha t has a much better flow and i prefer his verse at the start and it sets the tone nicely for the track.
i think it all stems to down that this version was meant for the urban clubs. just like how the neptunes made sure that one of the biggest r&b tunes was *n sync's "girlfriend" but i prefer this over that if i'm going to be honest.
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