"Blink" is a song by English

dance-pop Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...

duo U.V.U.K. It was released as the group's second single on March 27, 2012 through

Robbins Entertainment Robbins Entertainment is an American dance music record label. It is owned by Cory Robbins and has released music by Cascada, such as their hit single " Everytime We Touch". It is also the company responsible for the ''Dance Party Like It's....'' ...

. The song was written by

Eric Sanicola Eric Sanicola (born May 6, 1981) is an American music producer and songwriter credited on numerous Gold and Platinum albums, including various ''Billboard'' magazine charting singles. Career Since the start of his career in 2003, he has wr ...

Damon Sharpe Damon Sharpe, born Damon Jared Reinagle, is an American record producer, songwriter, DJ and recording artist who works in Los Angeles. He first reached notability as a member of Guys Next Door. He has since contributed to various albums that hav ...

, and Shanna Crooks, and it was produced by Sanicola and Sharpe. The lyrics of the song are about enjoying and making the best of life and not wanting to miss any of it.

Track listing

*;Digital download #"Blink" – 3:50 #"Blink" (extended) – 5:11

Cascada version

In 2014, "Blink" was covered by German

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act

Cascada Cascada (, Spanish for "Waterfall", stylized as CASCADA, CASC''A''DA and cascada) is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou. They are best known for their hit singles " Everyti ...

. The single was released on March 28, 2014.

Background

On 12 December 2013, German DJ and producer, CJ Stone revealed that he was working on a remix for the latest Cascada release. He shared with eager fans that the single is titled "Blink" and would be released in early 2014. The track was originally recorded and released by pop group U.V.U.K. in 2012. However the single was not commercially a success, so it was given to

to release.

Music video

On 10 January 2014, Natalie posted on Facebook that they were busy planning the music video for the new single. Then again on 15 January 2014, she posted that they were getting ready for the video shoot. Natalie has posted a first impressions teaser of the video, and the video premiered on 27 March 2014. The video starts off with Natalie singing to the screen in numerous positions using many hand gestures. The scene eventually goes with Natalie inside a box like small area where she swings around slowing whilst singing the song. During the chorus, Horler is pulling off her famous moves and hand gestures whilst over dancers break-dance behind a futuristic wall reminiscent to the Pyromania video. Throughout the song, Horler is seen to be lying on the ground, in the box area, in the futuristic area dancing with other dancers whilst singing.

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References

{{authority control 2012 singles Dance-pop songs 2012 songs Songs written by Eric Sanicola Songs written by Damon Sharpe