Animal | |
Cover: | AnimalR.I.O.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | R.I.O. featuring U-Jean |
Album: | Turn This Club Around |
Released: | 2 December 2011 |
Recorded: | 2011 |
Genre: | Progressive house, eurodance, house |
Length: | 3:32 |
Label: | Kontor Records |
Producer: | Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter, Avicii |
Chronology: | R.I.O. |
Prev Title: | Turn This Club Around |
Prev Year: | 2011 |
Next Title: | Party Shaker |
Next Year: | 2012 |
"Animal" is a song by German dance music band R.I.O., featuring vocals from pop, R&B and hip-hop singer U-Jean. The song was written by Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter and Andres Ballinas. It was released in Germany as a download on 2 December 2011.
The song's chorus features a re-creation of the synth riff from Levels by Avicii while R.I.O. and U-Jean overdub a new vocal hook.
A music video to accompany the release of "Animal" was first released onto YouTube on 29 November 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.[1]