Story Behind The Song

"I wrote this song at the beginning of fall 2020. We were going to add this track as a b-side to my EP Dancing Without You but later decided that this is a stand alone song. It's just so different and needs to be its own thing." Melotika shares. "With the producer of the track, Twocann, we re-visited the piece a year later and made changes. I literally got the chills after hearing the Mix done by Canadian producer Taabu, and realised that this is the kind of energy the world needs." "'Press the send button now, no one wants to be alone. Display goes on and on, we'll never shut it off,' is a cool relevant line," she adds. "We are so obsessed with being social through our phones and the need to be loved and connected is greater than ever. We all want validation and we all want to be somebody we 'want to be seen as'. You can literally be anyone you want online." The Montreal born artist fuses reminiscent retro sounds that create a new era of retro with a new school take on Pop. 'Digital Dreams' combines the 70's, 80's dance aesthetic with some early 2000's influences such as Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor and Kylie Minogue's Fever. "The idea was to create a short and sweet catchy dance-pop track relevant to our world. Something that sounds familiar but not really at the same time. I wanted the lyrics to resonate and make you move going back to the basics a little. We are in a new era now and this generation needs to dance." "The making of the music video was spontaneous." Melotika shares. "With my animation artist Toastermind, we wanted to combine both Melotika's real world and fictional world. The Olympic stadium in Montreal has so much history and was very futuristic the time the building was made. I couldn't think of any other spot that looked like it was about to take off to outer space and tell my story! There is just something so compelling about combining the old with the new..."

Song Description

Following the success of her previous EP, Dancing Without You, Canada's Melotika further pushes the boundaries of retro-electro-pop with the release of her dynamic new track "Digital Dreams." An artist known for unabashedly drawing from her personal, real-life experiences to frame her songs, "Digital Dreams" sees the singer ponder those who routinely eschew real life for the metaverse of their mobile devices. Somewhat ironically, the singer says the song wasn't originally destined to be a single. "'Digital Dreams' was supposed to have been one of two b-sides that was going to be included on Dancing Without You, probably as an outro," she recalls. "But I kept coming back to it and crafted these lyrics that felt super relevant to the times we're living in." Referring to the style of the song as her "new disco approach," Melotika sought out and employed synths from the 70s and 80s in order to maintain the authenticity of the era she drew influence from. Working with noted American producer Twocann, Melotika says the two immediately connected on both the vibe and vision that she had for the song. "Songwriting is such a personal experience. You have to allow yourself to be vulnerable to a certain extent in order to help build a connection and trust with this other person helping bring the song to life. And in the end, working with Twocann turned out to be one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had in the studio to date." Sounding like the lovechild of Madonna and Lady Gaga, Melotika's sultry voice dominates the pulsating "Digital Dreams." The upbeat, colourful video for the track alternates between daytime and nighttime scenes but also includes flourishes of animation and by a myriad of special effects throughout that align with key lyrics from the song. "Digital Dreams" is the latest in a long line of releases for the artist. After making her 2018 debut with Unaware, she has since gone on to release a handful of singles in addition to the

Lyrics

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It's a virtual affair, raise the bar and you'll see
Go live and be more than you can be
It's a virtual affair, if you send you'll receive
Have some fun it's a cyber party

Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream

It's a virtual affair, raise the bar and you'll see
Go live and be more than you can be
It's a virtual affair, if you send you'll receive
Have some fun it's a cyber party

Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream
Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream

Press the send button now, no one wants to be alone
Display goes on and on, we'll never shut it off
In this crazy world there's darkness around
But we got each other so what does it matter?
Come right in, I'll send you a flick (haha)
Do you like this dress I'm wearing?
Doing this is so quite daring

It's a virtual affair, raise the bar and you'll see
Go wild and be more than you can be
It's a virtual affair, if you send you'll receive
Have some fun it's a cyber party


Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream
Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream
My digital dream, my digital dream (my digital, my digital dream)
Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream
Send some love, what'chu gonna' do tonight in my digital dream