Jax Jones' 'Tonight (D.I.Y.A)' gets a Pitbull remix 😮

Pitbull got in touch with Jax Jones 🙌

Jax Jones / Pitbull
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 16th Aug 2024
Last updated 23rd Sep 2024

Jax Jones released his song with Joel Corry and Jason Derulo, 'Tonight (D.I.Y.A)' back in the summer, but it's now had a remix with none other that Mr Worldwide himself, Pitbull. And it's a banger!

Jax was recently at the KISS studios when he was 'messing about' thinking, "what would it sound like if Pitbull jumped on this tune?" Asking Aaron in his team what his favourite Pitbull song it was, of course it was 'Timber', and it wasn't long before he managed to work some magic on his computer.

Telling his fans he's going to put in a drop after "the Jason Derulo bit", he searched his laptop for some Pitbull acappellas...

"This may or may not sound like trash," Jax admitted, before he belts out his new tune for his team, asking them if it works. And it does!

After Jax shared this video, fans have been calling out for the collab, with both Pitbull and Kesha (who featured on 'Timber') liking the post.

A fellow DJ wrote: 'Call him ASAP bruv', with another fan writing: 'The man himself put this on his story, I think you got it bro! Would be 🔥'. A third fan wrote: 'He should be calling you! @pitbull You know what you need to do'.

Now, just a couple of weeks later, and Jax has updated his fans once again. Sharing a video, Jax told his fans Pitbull got in touch and sent over an acappella, which he was going to add to his popular track.

Playing a few clips, he was super excited to hear Pitbull say his name, however, when it came to Joel's surname it didn't quite sound right! 🤣

Listen to the full track of the Pitbull remix:

Chatting to Tom Green on Hits Radio, Jax told us how the original collab came about. "So Joel Corry and I worked together on 'Out Out', which featured Saweetie and Charli XCX, big tune...

"And then we were like, we need to follow it up, so we started working on this. He (Joel Corry) knew Jason (Derulo), so he introduced us and we started working on this tune man! And the rest is history."

Away from music, Jax Jones has recently picked up an honorary doctorate from Brunel University, giving an inspirational speech to the other students. In his acceptance speech he said: "We started Jax Jones, I had no money, I was making house music, something different to what I grew up making, but it's the same process right?

"Immerse yourself in it and learn, apply the skills that you've got. It was crazy enough that it might just work, this was it, my last roll of the dice, the sound I made was 'I Got U' with Duke Dumont."

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Take a look through Jax Jones' biggest collabs:

2016: 'You Don't Know Me' with RAYE

In 2016, Jax Jones released 'You Don't Know Me' with RAYE. The song reached Number 3 in the UK and features a sample from the 2005 song 'Body Language' by M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade.
The music video has now had more than 83 million views, with the 'visualiser' video having even more!
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2018: 'Instruction' with Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don

Zumba favourite, 'Instruction' with Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don was a 2018 hit for Jax Jones. The song was written by MNEK, Stefflon Don, Demi Lovato and Jax Jones and was included on the deluxe edition of Demi's sixth studio album, 'Tell Me You Love Me' as well as Jax's 'Snacks' EP.
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2018: 'Breathe' with Ina Wroldsen

Jax's third big hit was 'Breathe' in 2018, with Norwegian singer and songwriter Ina Wroldsen. The music video has become one of Jax's most popular with a massive 168 million views.
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2018: 'Ring Ring' with Mabel and Rich the Kid

'Ring Ring' was the first collab Jax Jones did with Mabel and Rich the Kid. The song was successful reaching Number 12 in the charts and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2018: 'Play' with Years & Years

Back when Years & Years were a trio, Jax teamed up with them to release 'Play'. The song featured Olly Alexander's vocals and reached Number 8 in the UK.
The song was included on Jax's 'Snacks' EP and Years & Years' second studio album called 'Palo Santo'.
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2019: 'All Day and Night' with Martin Solveig and Madison Beer

'All Day and Night' was a hit released by Jax Jones with Martin Solveig under their alias Europa, along with singer Madison Beer. The song was written by Jax and Martin along with, Becky Hill, Hailee Steinfeld and a team of songwriters.


The song performed particularly well in the dance charts, giving the trio a Number 1 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, and a Number 2 in the UK Dance chart.


Watch the music video on YouTube.

2019: 'One Touch' with Jess Glynne

'One Touch' was a hit for Jax with Jess Glynne back in 2019. It became a Top 20 hit for the pair and was also certified Platinum after selling 600,000 units in September 2024.


Watch the music video on YouTube.

2019: 'This Is Real' with Ella Henderson

'This Is Real' with Ella Henderson was Jax's second single from his debut studio album 'Snacks (Supersize)'. The song reached Number 9 in the UK and the music video has now had more than 28 million views!


Watch the music video on YouTube.

2020: 'Tequila' with Martin Solveig and RAYE

Once again, Jax Jones and Martin Solveig teamed up for their Europa project on another banger, this time with RAYE.
The song reached Number 2 in the UK Dance chart and the music video has now had more than 13 million views.


Watch the music video on YouTube.

2021: 'Out Out' with Joel Corry featuring Charli XCX and Saweetie

What a tune, 'Out Out' was released in 2021 with fellow DJ Joel Corry and featured Charli XCX and Saweetie. 'Out Out' was another Top 10 hit for Jax and samples 'Alors on danse' by Belgian musician Stromae.


Watch the music video on YouTube.

2022: 'Where Did You Go?' with MNEK

They might not have released a collab together since 'House Work' back in 2016, but MNEK's 'Whatcha whatcha gonna do' is regularly sampled on Jax Jones' hits. However, in 2022 we had a full on collab from the pair in the shape of 'Where Did You Go?'.
The song, written by both Jax and MNEK along with a team of writers and became another Top 10 hit for the pair.


Watch the lyric video on YouTube.

2022: 'Good Luck' Mabel and Galantis

Mabel, along with Jax Jones and Galantis released 'Good Luck' which had a hedonistic music video. The song fused iconic elements of Jax Jones', and Galantis' music, with Mabel's euphoric voice.
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2023: 'Whistle' with Calum Scott

On 10th February 2023, Jax released 'Whistle' with Calum Scott. The song features a 90s dance music vibe, which Jax explained was him: "Digging into my influences from when I was a teenager."
Watch the music video on YouTube.

2023: 'I Need You' with DJ D.O.D

Jax Jones released a new song with DJ D.O.D called 'I Need You'. The new song is an uptempo dance tune which is bound to get you onto the dancefloor.
Listen to the song on YouTube.

2024: 'Never Be Lonely' with Zoe Wees / Cascada

Jax Jones released 'Never Be Lonely' with Zoe Wees in February 2024, a month later also releasing a version of the hit with Cascada. The single has since been certified Silver.
Watch the music video on YouTube.

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