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"Telepathy" is a song by American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera featuring American musician Nile Rodgers, recorded for the 2016 Netflix musical drama series The Get Down and included on the accompanying soundtrack of the same name. It was co-written by Sia in collaboration with Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen. The track was produced by Elliott Wheeler and The Get Down director, Baz Luhrmann. While it was available to download from the soundtrack upon its release, it was promoted in Italy to contemporary hit radio as a single on August 23, 2016. Various remixes were also released throughout the following month.
Musically, "Telepathy" is a disco track reminiscent of the genre in the 1970s, reflecting the theme of the TV series, which documents the fall of disco and the rise of hip hop in that era. Aguilera's strong vocals were praised by music critics, with one in particular comparing her falsetto melismas to the style of Mariah Carey. "Telepathy" became Aguilera's ninth and Rodgers' fourth number-one song on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, respectively. As a thank you gift to her fans, radio, and DJs for playing the track and making it number-one on the chart, Aguilera self-produced a short, disco-themed music video for the song.
Music Video[]
Due to the song's success on the US Dance Club Songs chart, Aguilera decided to self-produce a music video for "Telepathy" as a thank you gift, stating on Facebook "I wanted to make a fun video for my fans since 'Telepathy' from The Get Down is #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart. Thanks to all the fans, radio and DJs loving the song!" However, it was pointed out by MTV News and Entertainment Weekly that at the time of Aguilera posting her message on Facebook, "Telepathy" was number-two on the chart and had not yet reached number-one.
Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, it is Aguilera's first music video as a soloist in four years and, despite the song being more than three minutes long, the video itself is 96 seconds in length. It consists of the singer sitting in a multi-colored room dressed in disco-themed sequined clothes, including knee-high boots, with a large hair style as she holds a disco ball. She is also seen lying down on a glittering pool table. Deepa Lakshmin of MTV News thought that given the theme of The Get Down, it "makes sense" that the video should be disco-themed. Writing for Billboard, Taylor Weatherby noted that the video is "short-but-sweet" and did not blame her for wanting to celebrate the song reaching number-one and having some fun. Joey Nolfi for Entertainment Weekly wrote that her large hair style was reminiscent of how she had it around the time of the release of Moulin Rouge!. Gay Times writer Daniel Megarry joked that the size of Aguilera's hair would "make RuPaul jealous".
Track listing[]
| Digital download (Album version) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 11. | "Telepathy [from The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)]" | 3:11 | ||||||||
| Digital download (Remix) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Telepathy (Le Youth Remix)" | 4:19 | ||||||||
| Digital download (Remix EP) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Telepathy (Rare Candy Radio Mix)" | 3:16 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Telepathy (Eric Kupper Radio Mix)" | 3:40 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Telepathy (Solidisco Remix)" | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Telepathy (Malay & Young Bombs Remix)" | 3:22 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Telepathy (Tobtok Remix)" | 4:46 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Telepathy (Moto Blanco Radio Mix)" | 3:06 | ||||||||
Lyrics[]
You know how to read my mind
I'm lost and it's you I find
Rushin' to my side, you hold me tight
I know when to take your hand
I know when you're feelin' bad
Make you feel you can feel like a man
And when you're feelin' blue, I know
You're sad, I'll give you all my love
Cause I know you, yeah I know you
I got your back, I do
Boo you keep me safe from harm
Ooh you take me in your arms
Cause you know me, yeah you know me
You've got telepathy
I've got you and you've got me
Yeah I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
Yeah I've got you and you've got me
Yeah I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
You know how to read my mind
I'm lost and it's you I find
Rushin' to my side to hold me tight, you hold me tight
And I know when to take your hand
And I know when you're feelin' bad
Make you feel you can feel like a man, feel like a man
Boo you keep me safe from harm
Ooh you take me in your arms
Cause you know me, yeah you know me
You've got telepathy
I've got you and you've got me
Yeah I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
Yeah I've got you and you've got me
Yeah I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
[Outro: Christina Aguilera]
I know you and you know me
We've got telepathy
We've got telepathy