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Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut stud ...

, Kazakh DJ

Imanbek Imanbek Maratuly Zeikenov ( kk, Иманбек Маратұлы Зейкенов, İmanbek Maratūly Zeikenov; born 21 October 2000), known mononymously as Imanbek, is a Kazakh electronic dance music record producer. In 2019, he became kno ...

and French DJ

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, featuring American rapper Gunna. It was released on 12 February 2021 as a single from Ora and Imanbek's collaborative

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'' (2021).

Background and development

Talking about the EP, Imanbek revealed: "This was a globally collaborative project including some of my favorite artists and producers. It was really fun to work with on the project in such a creative way. The project brought us together not only creatively but personally and that was a great experience." In a statement, Ora said: "When we started this project, we were really looking to develop creative connections with other artists. Collaborating with Imanbek was a really unique experience, we had meetings through Zoom and we had to use translators as well, so we really had to adapt to a new way of recording. It's amazing how much technology allowed our connection to shine through." She also talked about working with Imanbek in the future. The collaborative EP was announced on 4 February 2021.

Music video

An accompanied music video was released on 12 February 2021. The video features a handmade Albanian traditional outfit worn by Ora, designed by Kosovan designer Valdrin Sahiti, as well as tributes to both Ora's Albanian and Imanbek's Kazakh heritages. The video was also shot in

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and on the

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, in

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Personnel

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– producer, composer, programmer * Imanbek Zeikenov – producer, composer, programmer * Mike Hawkins – producer, composer *

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– producer, composer, programmer * Toby Green – producer, composer * William Spencer Bastian – producer, composer, programmer * Alexander Eskeerdo Izquierdo – composer *

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– composer * Marcus Lomax – composer *

– composer, vocals * Florian Ongonga – additional vocal recording * Yvan Bing – engineer * Gunna – featured vocals * Dave Hutch – masterer * Leslie Brathwaite – mixer * Cameron Gower Poole – vocal production

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References

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