Jax Jones opens up about his autobiographical song 'Me and My Guitar'
He sings on his new song!
Jax Jones joined The Hits UK Chart with Sam Thompson on Sunday (9th July) to talk about his brand new song 'Me and My Guitar'. The DJ, who also sang on his new song, revealed how the song came about and how he ended up working with Fireboy DML.
Jax is known of his hits 'Where Did You Go?' with MNEK, 'Ring Ring with Mabel, and 'Whistle' with Calum Scott, but while he normally just writes and produces his songs, this time he has also sung on it!
The dad-of-two explained why it was important for him to sing this song: "It's a very personal song," he said.
"It's about my journey as a young musician trying to come up in a game with dreams, and literally at the time, that guitar was how I was paying my bills. But literally my very first job was playing the guitar for N Dubz all those years ago. It was literally me and my guitar, keeping me out of overdraft."
The music video also reflects this. Directed by KC Locke, who has worked with Ed Sheeran and David Guetta, it features a young Jax and Fireboy sitting on a council estate roof in London, before launching a paper plane into the air.
When Sam asked if it was like a musical autobiography, Jax agreed saying: "Yeah, for sure is like. I felt like there's a lot of dance music at the moment, I think about records like from the late Avicii, like 'Wake Me Up', and lyrically how much that meant to people. A really seminal record like just lyrically, give a piece of myself away to my fans."
Jax then went on to open up about the remix of Kylie Minogue's 'Padam Padam' that he released recently.
"Kylie's team reached out," Jax explained, going on to say: "I love the song, I'm gassed that they hollered at me. Hard house is just having a moment right now."
Jax Jones joined Sam Thompson on The Hits UK Chart on Sunday 9th July.
You can hear songs by Jax Jones and Kylie Minogue on West FM.
When is The Hits UK Chart with Sam Thompson on West FM?
The Hits UK Chart with Sam Thompson is on every Sunday between 4pm and 7pm on West FM.
Take a look through some of Jax Jones' biggest collaborations:
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 Gold after selling 400,000 units in August 2020.
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.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
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