Used to Love (Martin Garrix and Dean Lewis song)

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Since my career began, collaborations never felt like something I saw myself pursuing. As a song writer, who also sings, the entire concept just felt foreign. Until I met Martin. We spent about a week together locked behind closed doors in Amsterdam working on a song, which thought might end up be sung by someone else. But as the track progressed is started to sound a lot like me, but also very Martin. It's a real collaboration with a guy who's now become a great friend.

— Dean Lewis, speaking about his collaboration with Martin Garrix, [14] [15]

Garrix felt it was amazing to make the song with Lewis, who he considers as "a good friend and an exciting talent". He added that the singer wrote deeply personal lyrics accompanied by a timeless style of music during the development of the track. [16]

Critical reception

Katie Bain of Billboard wrote that Garrix and Lewis paid homage to American singer Bruce Springsteen with the lyrics "we had Springsteen playing so loud" in their track. She felt the song swelling and compelling "in the same style as many of Springsteen's biggest and most grandiose hits", noting that "Lewis' soaring vocals add to the effect" and that "all these elements making yet another bonafide smash from the EDM hitmaker". [17] Writing for Dancing Astronaut , Farrell Sweeney noted the presence of "an energy-building violin line and acoustic elements" resulting from a song "vocal-led by Lewis's impassioned vocals, while Garrix foregoes a heavy electronic emphasis, trading it in for a subtle production backdrop accented with acoustics". [14] Mike Wass of Idolator deemed the song "an emotional banger" and "a duo's genre-blurring bop", containing Dean Lewis vocals "over piano keys and strummed guitar". [18] Writing for Your EDM, Matthew Meadow said that the track is "usual Garrix fare, with some quaint vocal chops in the drop and a non-intrusive melody". According to him, the singer voice "never really stands out from the production, which itself never really reaches any sort of crescendo". He also spotted similarities with Martin Garrix previous songs, such as "No Sleep" or "There for You", but noted that "Used to Love" showed off "a more mellow side to his sound, rather than the firework-inducing main stage bangers most people know him for". [19] In an article written later he remarked that releasing the single on Halloween day was "a bit of an odd choice for such an uplifting song as this". [20] Phil Scilippa of EDM.com noted that the song "retains an optimistic vibe, while the lyrics themselves are quite nostalgic and sad". He called the single "a future bass inspired sound" endowed with "an uplifting vivacity" thanks to "Lewis' piano parts and vocals" which "are the cherry on top" and giving to the song "a bright and summery feeling". [16]

Music video

The official music video of the song was released at the same day through Martin Garrix's YouTube channel. It shows Lewis with his piano, while Garrix plays the guitar. [16]

Track listing

"Used to Love"
Martin Garrix Used to Love.png
Single by Martin Garrix and Dean Lewis
Released31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
RecordedJune 2019
Studio Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre
Length3:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Garrix
  • Albin Nedler (co.)
Martin Garrix singles chronology
"Home"
(2019)		"Used to Love"
(2019)		"Hold On"
(2019)
Dean Lewis singles chronology
"Straight Back Down"
(2019)		"Used to Love"
(2019)		"Falling Up"
(2021)
Digital download [21]
No.TitleLength
1."Used to Love"3:56
Digital download – Remixes [22]
No.TitleLength
1."Used to Love" (SWACQ Remix)3:40
2."Used to Love" (Osrin & Beau Collins Remix)3:34
3."Used to Love" (Jimi Hyde Remix)3:20
Digital download - Acoustic [23]
No.TitleLength
1."Used to Love"3:31

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [24]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [52] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [53] Gold20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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