Canadian pop duo Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine have debuted a banger about yearning for a special woman.
"Stream it, dance to it, sing it...let us know if it sucks,” the pair tweeted. “We are so happy this is out!!”
On “I Want You Back,” Fine sings: “Out all night / Came alone / F**k my life / think I lost my phone / This girl’s alright / Guess she’ll do / Got her in my bed / But I just want you.”
The chorus, which kicks off with a “baby” that calls to mind Maren Morris on 2018’s “The Middle,” goes: “Baby come and save me / Thinking we can make it / I want you back.”
ExJ will shoot a video for the song this weekend in Montreal.
Since being thrust into the spotlight with the ubiquitous “Ain’t Easy,” ExJ have proven they are artists in their own right. Like “Better Off” and “You” from their 2019 album 8:47, “I Want You Back” showcases Woods’ slick production and Fine’s powerhouse vocals.
The song is all the more remarkable for the fact that Fine is unabashedly singing about another woman.
“There’s not one day where I’ve dealt with discrimination about me being gay,” she told iHeartRadio.ca in 2018. “And I don’t think it’s because it hasn’t been out there, it’s just literally because I’m not paying attention and I couldn’t care less.
“We’re two weirdos making music and nobody cares how I look, or about my sexuality.”
Listen to “I Want You Back” below: