Jason Derulo knows his way around a sample, huh?The pop star has released "Don't Wanna Go Home" from his upcoming sophomore album Future History, and as you would expect, it's a club banger with no less than two samples. The first sample is lifted from the 1993 Robin S dance smash "Show Me Love" and the hook is based off of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song").
It's sounds pretty ridiculous that someone would need two samples from two totally different musical eras to make a pop smash. Somehow, Derulo and producers The Fliptones makes it all work. "Don't Wanna Go Home" is a legitimately fun, happy, dancefloor-filling track. The lyrics are generic and fluffy, but when all you're looking for is a good time, it doesn't matter than much. He may not be a vocal powerhouse, but he sure is a charismatic singer and he sounds like he is having a ball with the song.
I actually liked how they incorporated both of the songs, and while it may not be the most original song in history, it gets the feel-good message across. However, if Derulo wants to really differentiate himself from other male pop artists (hell, even Ke$ha), he needs to be a little more inventive than lifting a cheesy lyric from a cheesy song, for a cheesy hook, in a cheesy song.
Check out the music video for "Don't Wanna Go Home" below. Do you like Derulo's newest single?
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