On Tuesday (March 17), Martin Garrix released “Don’t Look Down,” his collaboration with Usher and first serious bid for a pop crossover since breakout hit “Animals.”
The young Dutch artist takes a page from David Guetta‘s playbook on the new single, ditching the harder-edged trappings of festival house for cheery guitar-backed verses and a softer melodic lead for radio airplay. Usher contributes a signature soaring chorus and full-throated whoa-oh refrains to seal Garrix’s first true pop single.
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