{"id":2398122,"date":"2026-05-01T18:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2398122"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:36:04","slug":"the-5-best-features-on-zara-larssons-new-remix-album-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-5-best-features-on-zara-larssons-new-remix-album-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 best features on Zara Larsson\u2019s new remix album, ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Last year, when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/pinkpantheress\">PinkPantheress<\/a> unveiled her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/68879\/1\/5-best-features-pinkpantheress-remix-album-fancy-some-more-oklou-fakemink\"><em>Fancy Some More? <\/em>all-star remix project<\/a> \u2013 reworking her original <em data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"157\">Fancy That<\/em> album with new features on every track \u2013 one guest verse stood out above all: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/zara-larsson\">Zara Larsson<\/a>\u2019s turn on \u201cStateside\u201d. With the track now closing in on half a billion streams, the Swedish pop star clearly took note of its success, because today she has given one of her own projects the all-star remix treatment with <em data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"497\">Midnight Sun: Girl\u2019s Trip<\/em>. The question now is: who will have the standout feature this time?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Midnight Sun <\/span><\/em><span>proved a breakthrough moment for Larsson last year, leading to her first-ever Grammy nomination for best dance-pop recording and also famously prompting the singer to declare herself \u201c<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69262\/1\/you-have-to-speak-out-zara-larsson-weighs-in-on-the-eurovision-boycott\"><span>out of the Khia Asylum<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d in the wake of its success. This <\/span><em><span>Girls Trip<\/span><\/em><span> remix project, then, is somewhat of a victory lap, featuring an all-woman cast of guest vocalists and producers, from rising stars like American icon-in-waiting Eli and French ambient producer Malibu, to outright celebrities like Shakira, Tyla and Robyn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And while the similarities to PinkPantheress\u2019 <em data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"98\">Fancy Some More?<\/em> project are immediately apparent, there are some key differences worth pointing out. Where PinkPantheress seemed more interested in breadth, drawing on a wide range of guest producers, Larsson\u2019s remix project feels more focused, with each featured vocalist circling the same core theme: teasing a long-distance lover. As a result, some of the remixes lack the impact and replay value of their originals (<em data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"510\">cough<\/em> PinkPantheress <em data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"533\">cough<\/em>). But in the instances where the production is meaningfully overhauled, <em data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"619\">Girl\u2019s Trip<\/em> actually manages to elevate the original tracks, breathing new life into a Eurodance-inflected record that notably had no features to begin with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span\/><span>Below, we break down the five best features on Zara Larsson\u2019s new remix album, <\/span><em><span>Midnight Sun: Girls Trip<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zara Larsson, Muni Long - Midnight Sun (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tVQTNO675Qk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cHang on,\u201d we hear you say. \u201cThis isn\u2019t on the remix project!\u201d You\u2019re right. This isn\u2019t the \u201cMidnight Sun\u201d remix that came out today \u2013 <\/span><em><span>but it should\u2019ve been<\/span><\/em><span>. You see, today\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Midnight Sun: Girl\u2019s Trip <\/span><\/em><span>drop came full circle by featuring PinkPantheress on the title track \u201cMidnight Sun\u201d, but something about it just feels a bit\u2026 flat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMidnight Sun\u201d is a banger because it\u2019s huge: swelling from a nostalgic Europop melody into big beat-esque kicks and fat Larsson vocals; and, unfortunately, PinkPantheress\u2019 speak-sing style vocals (pejoratively dubbed by some as \u2018nocals\u2019) just don\u2019t cut it. By contrast, the previously released Muni Long remix is much stronger, setting the Florida-born guest singer\u2019s powerful R&amp;B vocals against a dynamic jersey club bassline that, unlike the PinkPantheress version, keeps the central eurodance melody intact. We still love you, PinkPantheress! We just think you should\u2019ve featured on a different track.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zara Larsson, Madison Beer, BAMBII - The Ambition (Girls Trip - Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-f07ca1Zfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Sure, Maddison Beer is cool, but Jamaican-Canadian producer BAMBII is the real MVP of this track. The production is just so dynamic, from the chugging Brazilian funk percussion in the intro, to the thumping four-on-the-floor build-up, to the catchy dance-pop melody in the chorus \u2013 none of which were present in the OG version. It\u2019s the danciest this project gets, and it\u2019s a shoo-in for headline DJ sets around the world this summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zara Larsson, Eli - Crush (Girls Trip - Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_r3DI7EpUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Rather than just showing off her impressive vocal control (which is also on display), Massachusetts-born singer Eli opted to create a whole storyline around her feature on \u201cCrush\u201d, and it\u2019s genuinely hilarious. \u201c<\/span><em><span>Break into the building, tell \u2018em I\u2019m a trans girl \/ Now I\u2019m in the Sony office with a cuff around my ankle \/ Baby, can I sing for you like Harry Daniels<\/span><\/em><span>?\u201d she sings rapid-fire in the guest verse. The duo then proceed to get lost in what initially seems to be a rather clunky bridge, until they smash open the fourth wall and dive headfirst into a power-ballad chorus. \u201c<\/span><em><span>Where are we?\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>Eli pleads. \u201c<\/span><em><span>We\u2019re in the song!\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>Larsson responds. This track is just so much fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zara Larsson, Kehlani - Blue Moon (Girls Trip - Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UA9k42ZrszU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This remix doesn\u2019t just insert Kehlani into the arrangement; it\u2019s an entire 00s R&amp;B-style reimagining of the original, and it slaps. In fact, Larsson is actually the star player here, and Kehlani is just the cherry on top, with the Swedish pop star delivering an entirely new and sensual first verse that pays homage to the pop-R&amp;B classics that have shaped her career as a whole. Turning the BPM down a notch and wallowing in wistful piano melodies, the <\/span><em><span>Girls Trip<\/span><\/em><span> remix of \u201cBlue Moon\u201d is totally different to the original, and we might actually prefer it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zara Larsson, Emilia - Girl&#039;s Girl (Girls Trip - Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/re7MmRbtdw4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Here it is. If anyone\u2019s going to have a breakout moment on today\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Girls Trip <\/span><\/em><span>drop, it\u2019s 29-year-old Argentinian singer Emilia. The feature might have been unexpected, but the pair are actually a match made in heaven, with \u2013 much like Larsson herself \u2013 Emilia drawing heavily on 00s pop nostalgia on her breakthrough 2023 album <\/span><em><span>.MP3.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>Where the original \u201cGirl\u2019s Girl\u201d track was one of the lower points on <\/span><em><span>Midnight Sun<\/span><\/em><span>, however, Emilia\u2019s version totally elevates the track. Her vocals nod to the infectious cumbia rhythms she cut her teeth in, while the track\u2019s overhauled production focuses much more on hedonistic EDM melodies than getting too bogged down in the original\u2019s looping 2-step percussion. Emilia\u2019s remix of \u201cGirl\u2019s Girl\u201d is now the definitive version in our eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function () {\nn.callMethod ?\nn.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n}; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t.async = !0;\nt.src = v; s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n}(window,\ndocument, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '357833301087547');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dazeddigital.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, when PinkPantheress unveiled her Fancy Some More? all-star remix project \u2013 reworking her original Fancy That album with new features on every track \u2013 one guest verse stood out above all: Zara Larsson\u2019s turn on \u201cStateside\u201d. 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