Teamwork teams up with Nina Nesbitt and AJ Mitchell for “Afterhours”!
English/American production duo teamwork possess a Midas touch for creating hits which merge the worlds of dance and pop. Their many hits include Tiësto’s “Secrets”, Cheat Codes and Fetty Wap’s “Feels Great”, Audien and Lady Antebellum’s “Something Better” and “Right Now” by Nick Jonas and RobinSchulz. These hits, together with their work with the likes of Christina Aguilera, David Guetta and The Chainsmokers, have seen them rack up 1.5 billion streams.
Based in Los Angeles, the enigmatic teamwork. now apply that creative flair to their debut artist track “Afterhours”,which is out now on Sony. It finds them connecting with two compelling, world class vocal talents in the shape of Nina Nesbitt and AJ Mitchell.
With sleek synths, punch beats and an immediately insistent pop-tinged hook, “Afterhours” pulsates with pure lust. The pair’s sensual vocal performances heighten the sweltering vibe of the lyrics: “We can skip the small talk, put your skin on mine, don’t make my heart break, just make my heart race”.
teamwork. and Nina Nesbitt first wrote the song on a cold Friday night in an underground studio in Islington, London. teamwork.then took the resulting track to Los Angeles where they invited AJ Mitchell to elevate it to another level.
Bursting with vibrant colours, the accompanying video for the track highlights the connection between the two vocalists and perfectly captures the summer atmosphere of the coming months. It was directed by Seth Michael Stern.
A regular fixture in the UK charts, the Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nina Nesbitt recently dropped her critically acclaimed second album “The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change“. Featuring the singles “The Best You Had” and “Somebody Special”, the album has achieved a huge milestone by exceeding a quarter-of-a-billion streams. Backed by playlists at both Radio 1 andRadio 2, Nina has exceeded 10 million monthly listeners andshe’s set to tour as guest to Jess Glynne this summer.
Hailing from Illinois, 18-year-old AJ Mitchell first came to attention on Instagram, where his silky vocal talents attracted 1.5 million followers. He launched his career as a solo artist last year and signed to EPIC in the US, scoring hits with “Used To Be” and his recent single “All My Friends”.
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