"With You" is a song by American DJ Kaskade and singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. Kaskade and Trainor co-wrote the track with Robert Gerongco, Samuel Gerongco, Terence Lam,

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, Richard Beynon, and

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, while Kaskade co-produced it with the latter three. Released as a

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on June 14, 2019, through

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, the song is an

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track. The lyrics talk about emotional conflict and Trainor's partner sending her mixed signals when she could be using her time better. "With You" received positive reviews from music critics, who generally complimented its upbeat and catchy composition. Commercially, the song reached number 15 on the China Airplay/Foreign Language chart and number 7 on the Venezuela Top Anglo chart, additionally managing to enter some component charts in the US. An animated video was released for it, as well as an official music video. "With You" was additionally promoted with a live performance on '' Today'', and a Remix EP, featuring remixes of it by LöKii, Loris Cimino, and Dexter, as well as a Club Mix by Kaskade.

Background and release

Kaskade released several collaborations with other artists in 2019, namely Cecilia Gault, Cheat Codes, Gorgon City, and Roméo. Him and Trainor co-wrote "With You" with Robert Gerongco, Samuel Gerongco, Terence Lam,

, Richard Beynon, and

, while Kaskade co-produced it with the latter three. Kaskade enlisted Trainor as a collaborator on the track, saying that "when the opportunity came to work with her it was an easy yes for me". He continued, stating that he knew they "could put something together that would be fun, meaningful and above all, sticky enough that people can't help but sing it after one listen". Trainor stated that "it was a dream come true", describing the song as her "first DJ bop" and resolving that she "want the world to enjoy it and play it all summer long". Kaskade announced the collaboration in a post to social media on June 10, 2019, while a snippet of the song was previewed a few days later.

released it for digital download and

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as a

on June 14 of that year. "With You" was serviced to

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as a single in Italy on June 28, and the United States on July 9, 2019, by Sony Music and

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, respectively. Epic also sent the song to hot adult contemporary radio as a single in the US on August 5, 2019. Columbia released a Remix EP to promote it on September 12, 2019, including remixes of it by LöKii, Loris Cimino, and Dexter, as well as a Club Mix by Kaskade.

Composition and lyrics

"With You" has a composition of mid- tempo electronic dance music beats, with lyrics about emotional conflict and Trainor's partner delivering mixed signals to her when she could be using her time better.

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's Mike Wass wrote that the

song finds Trainor "in a typically feisty mood as she lays down the law to a no-good boyfriend", adding that "by the time we reach the

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, Meghan has had enough". Bella Bagshaw of Dancing Astronaut opined that "Kaskade kicks his

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up a notch on" it and that "the track's ricocheting synth line and fluttering, pitched-up vocal chops ensconce the track like celebratory glitter".

Reception

Radio.com's Tiana Timmerberg praised "With You" as "upbeat, dancey, and honest", calling it "the soundtrack to all your upcoming parties". She further added that the song is an "upbeat jam" on which Trainor's "silvery" vocal performance shines, and her and Kaskade's "chemistry and firm grasp on creating the most contagiously catchy melodies" becomes clear. Writing for Your EDM, Karlie Powell called it "dynamic" and "

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-friendly", adding that it "sounds like a dream" and she "can totally hear tplaying over the radio or through a music festival's sound system". Katie Stone of EDM.com complimented the lyrics of "With You" as "empowering" and its beat as "infectious", concluding that the song is a "summer anthem" that "

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will want to chant all summer long". Wass dubbed the song a "catchy collaboration" and "feisty floorfiller", and added that it sees Trainor "reinvent herself as a club queen" and "sounds like a hit". "With You" reached number 15 on the ''

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'' China Airplay/Foreign Language chart. In the US, the song peaked at number 22 on the Adult Top 40 chart. It further peaked at numbers 12 and 31 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and

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charts, respectively. The song ranked at number 46 on the year-end US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 2019, while additionally charted at number 7 on the weekly Venezuela Top Anglo chart.

Music videos and promotion

An accompanying animated video was released on July 8, 2019. The visual sees Trainor and Kaskade explore a

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outer space and the video commences with a woman controlling a spaceship that she crashes on rocky terrain, which is populated by three-eyed cats. The former two have mystical superpowers and Trainor is able to cast rainbows from her eyes that grow trees, flowers and streams on the barren planet. Kat Bein of ''Billboard'' described the music video as "a psychedelic trip through the single's bouncy synth rhythm", and the pair's characters as "colorful, extraterrestrial super friends" and "alien superheroes". '' Entertainment Tonight Canada''s Aynslee Darmon called it a " technicolor dream". Directed by Romeo Salazar and choreographed by Charm La'Donna, the music video for "With You" was released on August 15, 2019. Wass described the visuals for it as "striking" and "seriously fierce", adding that Trainor "serv dslinky choreography and sexy looks" in the video. Darmon wrote that Trainor looked like a "bejewelled goddess", stating that she was "blinged out and dancing around to the catchy tune". On September 13, 2019, Kaskade and Trainor performed "With You" on '' Today'' for further promotion.

Track listing

* Digital download # "With You"3:00 *Remix EPReferences for the digital release of "With You" (The Remixes): * * * # "With You" (LöKii Remix)3:51 # "With You" (Loris Cimino Remix)2:27 # "With You" (Dexter Remix)3:16 # "With You" (Kaskade Club Mix)3:13

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

Ryan Raddon Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Magazine, DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-firs ...

lead vocals,

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, engineer, recording engineer * Meghan Trainorlead vocals *

producer, engineer, recording engineer * Richard Beynonproducer, engineer, recording engineer *

producer, engineer, recording engineer * Colin Leonardmastering engineer * Miles Walkermixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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