If you havent heard both Breezy’s Yeah 3X and Calvin’s I Am Not Alone. peep them both below first
So yeah, there’s a slight change in around the 3rd bar, but stylistically, the jacking here is not even subtle. Almost identical chords, same rhythm, same sawtooth based synth, and same drop (ie, no drums). Which, essentialy, is the trade mark of Calvin Harris’ I Am Not Alone.
Before peeps jump on the Anti-breezy bandwagon, again, there is the chance he’s never heard I Am Not Alone, or even heard of Calvin Harris. The States are generally pretty ignorant to outside music, even their own big dance artists get minimal local exposure, but are arguable superstars internationally. (read: Steve Aoki and Ian Carey). Which means there’s a chance that an aspiring producer copied I Am Not Alone and sent it to Chris, who completed the record and put it out, none the wiser. Many aspiring producers try to kick start their career by mimicking popular songs in attempt to land placements. This is generally a pretty short-sighted decision, but hey, it happens.
The final piece to this theory is that surely someone at the label recognized this and should have said something, but: A – It seem like Chris has been operating outside of Jive a lot lately, just throwing out mixtapes and tracks to the internets, and forcing the label to catch up, and B - a Hit’s a hit. As long as they’re not gonna get sued, I dont think anyone at the label would have an artistic objection to this.
On the other hand, maybe Chris new exactly what he was doing, and was counting on the naive narrow minds/ears of his core (American) fanbase. He probably should have just tried to clear it (Pitbull style), but I can’t imagine that working in his favour:
Mind you, dont be too mad. Katy Perry, Taio Cruz and Rihanna all have had big records that are somewhat influenced by Calvin, albiet a little more subtly.
