'The Middle': Watch How a Pop Hit Is Made

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'The Middle': Watch How a Pop Hit Is Made | Diary of a Song

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Using voice memos, demos, texts and interviews, we reconstruct the wild ride of how Zedd, Maren Morris and a 23-year-old songwriter turned a few chords into an enormous hit, “The Middle.”
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@SocratesCrime 6 жыл бұрын

The songwriter Sarah I actually really liked her vocals too. I would love to hear her whole rendition of it as well.

@malikahe5003 6 жыл бұрын

joendeo yaaaaa she sounds good

@budhachandrayumkhaibam6079 6 жыл бұрын

me too

@PhilipThrosselMusic 6 жыл бұрын

yes!! I need to hear more from her!

@unhustleculture6883 6 жыл бұрын

yaaaaaaas

@thethirdcrouch 6 жыл бұрын

Actually I wanted to her all demos. But Maren's is probably the best to do it

@RedOfficial 6 жыл бұрын

sarahs voice is sick

@iamlmx 6 жыл бұрын

Red Official get her voice some meds

@Oxymoron808 6 жыл бұрын

pitch correct makes everyone sound sick

@Marco_Fabian37 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder why they didn’t just use her voice! Stupid to just try and find a sound a like! Seems kinda disingenuous

@Snowboardchick31 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah doesn't want to be a singer. She likes staying in the background and writing. She has stated that she has no interest in being a singer. That's why they used someone else.

@user-um1yb4md6b 6 жыл бұрын

Red Official omg red I love you so fricking much!!!😭😭😍😍

@RaheemD 6 жыл бұрын

This is like a group project, Sarah is the quiet one who did the bulk of the work but doesn't get much recognition and then Zedd is the popular kid that does the bare minimum but gets the most recognition lmao

@funkahontas 6 жыл бұрын

Raheem D Zedd did the voice recordings and the vocoder synths .

@DionIsaiah 6 жыл бұрын

But did he do the vocal producing as well? IMO he didn't do much if he did the voice recordings and vocoder synths. I believe Sarah and the other producers should get more credit for this.

@funkahontas 6 жыл бұрын

Dion Isaiah yes voice recording includes voice production and processing as well as recording harmonies, it’s not that simple to do harmonies, also you can hear some synths from zedd on the drop

@DionIsaiah 6 жыл бұрын

O.K, but me being a songwriting and having a producer of mine own. I feel that the bulk of the load is done in the actual creative session (songwriting). I believe Sarah should have gotten more exposure for her work in this project. When the song came out, I thought it was another Zeed song with a new feature. I know in this business there are many songwriters and producers on one song, but I would prefer then that it will be a collaboration project instead one person name. I give Zeed credit for not giving up to find the right vocalist for the song, but for me Sarah did most of the labor.

@tserenne 6 жыл бұрын

you may not like to admit it, but i think without his name attached to it ,this song wouldn't go as far..you may be the potato but he's the one who sells the potato, without him you're still on the floor somewhere slowly rotting and nobody wants to eat you..

@shadaflorida4248 6 жыл бұрын

the producers for months: why can't we find someone.. exactly like sarah... but that isn't sarah...

@Gingerm0nster 6 жыл бұрын

As said many times already, Sarah isn’t a performer. She said herself she prefers songwriting. Apparently she has rheumatoid arthritis, which basically means she can never be a pop star because it’s too physically taxing. But she can still share her talent with the world through able bodied performers like Zedd and Maren Morris.

@shadaflorida4248 6 жыл бұрын

lol yes i know it was a joke haha. it's really great that her talent was able to be recognized in this video at least :)

@mrjohnmayer4091 6 жыл бұрын

@PrateekGuptaOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

@@Gingerm0nster temporarily able bodied* TAB.

@TheSolongsidekick 5 жыл бұрын

Did you seriously miss the first 5 seconds of Sarah in this video? "I'm terrible at singing in front of people". How did that immediately not give away why she's not the vocal artist? She writes, that's her job and she's paid handsomely for it. If she wanted to be a stage musician she would be.

@NihalHabeebSelfy 6 жыл бұрын

Can't find Sarah's name anywhere and the vocalist don't even know her!! Wtf?! Is this how the industry works?!

@kInDeRsUrPrIsEee 6 жыл бұрын

Nihal Habeeb her name is Sarah Aarons!

@JVOTI 6 жыл бұрын

Kinda crazy right, but on the flip side who do you think gets more respect in the industry. Also who do you think collects 50% off rip for the song writing. If her publishing A1 no need to be known when them 6-7 figure checks come in monthly.

@NihalHabeebSelfy 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah she definitely will be making money off of it but as a songwriter (very beginner) myself. I'll be very sad if a song that is literally mine goes out to the public completely stripped away from me.

@djdrybones 6 жыл бұрын

You might want to reconsider being a songwriter then.

@film79 6 жыл бұрын

I don't understand your complaint? Writing its behind the scenes work, if course only people who care about the process are going to know who she is. Marvel has gotten 90% of the audience to sit through their credits yet I doubt most of those people know who wrote Avengers IW.

@cvavisuals 6 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that keeps playing Sarah's version over and over? The rasp and tonality! At least let us get the full demo version. I like both version tho.

@wastedshores9742 6 жыл бұрын

nope- same here

@SingKiaMuze 6 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear a full version on Sarah!! Her demo had magic.... Anyway, I would love if you had a moment to pop over to my channel and check out some of my songs. Thoughts welcomed.

@leylaomar2936 5 жыл бұрын

Same !!

@shanabourne8457 3 жыл бұрын

they should at least just drop the demo there's nothing to lose at this point

@alexaltego 2 жыл бұрын

and it’s here! look it up her full demo is on youtube now and it’s awesome

@amyannaroy8357 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah should get credit for this

@adrian_ajv 6 жыл бұрын

she gets paid for every time you listen to it

@caleblim6890 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Probably paid quite a big portion

@parkchimmin7913 6 жыл бұрын

Caleb Lim Hopefully. If she doesn’t get the recognition she deserves, she should at least get the money.

@notblakecallisto9027 5 жыл бұрын

She does. If you get the single it will say "lyricist: Sarah Aaron"

@cookiechaser126 5 жыл бұрын

I dont like how Zedds name is all over it

@aarondavis9178 6 жыл бұрын

Can we get a version with just Sarah. Her voice works better.

@parkchimmin7913 6 жыл бұрын

Aaron Davis I know right?

@davidmskiba 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNOVhs-r3ZqpgGg.html there is the demo

@PrayashMarak Жыл бұрын

nahhh maren morris better

@shaniarover5025 6 жыл бұрын

Zed, Morres and a '23 year old songwriter' ? How bloody hard is it to give someone credit by their name?

@notchloe3396 5 жыл бұрын

Yep eversince the first album of Zedd, he didnt give credita for hooks

@aguynamedatidade 3 жыл бұрын

@@notchloe3396 The same way most singers don't credit their producers. Even though they do the most work.

@djkidii 3 жыл бұрын

zed did almost nothing with that song xD

@PrayashMarak Жыл бұрын

she literally won songwriter of the year in LA.....she's a writer....not performer.....she gets all the credits she needs.....

@PrayashMarak Жыл бұрын

@@djkidii sad you dk anything about producing music

@doney1996 6 жыл бұрын

You can clearly see how Zedd barely did much. It’s due to the fact he has the connections. Sarah could literally work by herself. I love Sarah. She is so talented and has so much value.

@niklasss 3 жыл бұрын

truue

@Meltedcheese567 2 жыл бұрын

Literally?

@Metolascores 2 жыл бұрын

Bro Zedd produced the music in the song. U can hear all the signature sounds from him like the classic Vocoder that he puts on the vocals and also the edm style music + the Synths like the drop for example which prob woudnt have existed if it wasn´t Zedd who produced the song

@swyxTV 2 жыл бұрын

dude, did you miss how many singers he had to pick through to find the one that worked? lol

@tiestokygoericprydz3963 Жыл бұрын

It's by zedd He's the genius behind it

@djb113 6 жыл бұрын

why go through all the trouble of finding someone that was as good as Sarah? Just use Sarah...

@CherriesandBerries 6 жыл бұрын

not quite as marketable

@peterlawrence5114 6 жыл бұрын

A lot of songwriters don't want to be the performer. If she was to be the vocalist on a no.1 hit she'd be expected to tour it, promote the single and essentially take on a career as a performer. A lot of people just want to write songs.

@Nick-yx5xd 6 жыл бұрын

LagiNaLangAko23 Neiter I OR Zedd had heard about Maren Morris until this song

@NoahIsAFish 6 жыл бұрын

Apparently Sarah has health problems (autoimmune disease?) so she's a songwriter rather than a singer.

@icedgemforseven 6 жыл бұрын

Like Avicii😔

@Quarksi 5 жыл бұрын

Sarah's demo is the romanticized nostalgia version you hear in your head when you remember this song. She really did it best.

@TheWarriorLV 8 ай бұрын

Yesss this

@jazua315 6 жыл бұрын

Forreal Sarahs voice is amazing, and i think Zedds name is big enough by itself to have had Sarahs vocals in the final product, and still have the same success

@Buur92 6 жыл бұрын

I feel Like Sarah is better?

@MrSober4now 6 жыл бұрын

Buur92 I know right Sarah has an edgier sound to her voice.

@baula338 6 жыл бұрын

Would've saved them some trouble

@naraira__1397 6 жыл бұрын

Buur92 both sounds good

@baula338 6 жыл бұрын

rt back atcha mario

@acharich 6 жыл бұрын

Same..

@GramGramAnimations 6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear a version with just Sarah

@THEONE-kh8iw 3 жыл бұрын

I'm the 666th like

@GramGramAnimations 3 жыл бұрын

@@THEONE-kh8iw oh man I’ve been looking for this video but totally forgot what the song was and the title of the video! Had no idea this comment even had some popularity, but your comment helped me find the video again so thanks? 😄

@davidmskiba 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNOVhs-r3ZqpgGg.html there is the demo

@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley 6 жыл бұрын

I really like the song, and I love Zedd. But after seeing this I felt kind of weird when he said "my new song". When it was originally written by this other girl, produced by these other two guys who gave it to these other two guys who talk to Zedd about about it ...? thoughts?

@stephywat 6 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. Like zedd didn't really do anything so why does he get credit.

@ethanblake4 6 жыл бұрын

Meeting with all the vocalists is a huge task that he took on. Being a producer is about more than just writing the music, in fact the term 'executive producer' means just this.

@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley 6 жыл бұрын

Ethan Elshyeb yeah I definitely know what it is as a matter of fact I also produce music but I make it all on my own. It just sounded weird to say my music instead of our music but at the same time I get it because like if Ariana Grande has a song It's a song by Ariana Grande but in fact there has been a lot of writers and producers and she is just singing it

@ethanblake4 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's just a marketing thing really

@noahdominicsilvio2472 6 жыл бұрын

a lot of modern music is like this. if all the people who worked on the song gets the main credit, the artist list would be so long. just like you said, in an ariana song, ariana gets the main credit when a lot of writers and producers have worked on it.

@jzaszczurynski 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Sarah is on track to become the new Julia Michaels

@adrielhdz23 6 жыл бұрын

jzaszczurynski I was thinking the same! Julia Michaels started that way too

@reshmadsouza7056 6 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@shaunfergus2476 6 жыл бұрын

UMM, no?!

@user-gh6zh6dx7m 6 жыл бұрын

Shaun Fergus Lol why no? she said she is bad at singing at larger crowds the same as Julia when she starts singing

@hannaheyssell772 6 жыл бұрын

Julia Michaels is the new Julia Michaels

@kylekue3103 6 жыл бұрын

I feel like Sarah is the one that actually sang it.

@shaunfergus2476 6 жыл бұрын

Because she did?

@paul_nthny 4 жыл бұрын

Well she wrote it so she has the most emotional connection to it

@jeremydeering8280 6 жыл бұрын

I love how Zedd said he was premiering “his” new song...that someone else wrote the melody and lyrics to and another person did the vocals for...nice work Zedd...

@adammccormick95 6 жыл бұрын

And most of the production was done by Grey before Zedd got on board lol. It's not exactly uncommon in pop music for a song to be one artist's release with half a dozen (or more) other writers/producers that did a lot of the work though.

@randomname3669 6 жыл бұрын

lmao yeah, I get the benefits for the writers when they choose to do it this way, although if I was Zedd I would still feel kind of lame about it.

@acharich 5 жыл бұрын

lol shared ownership..

@questionm2786 3 жыл бұрын

man none of you know how the music industry works

@crimson8043 3 жыл бұрын

@@questionm2786 Seems like it.

@melloe 6 жыл бұрын

k I need to find out more about this Sarah person

@TheCDWinc 6 жыл бұрын

melloe She’s actually done some vocal features under the name Paige IV 🔥

@melloe 6 жыл бұрын

awesome, thanks

@minimumtrade 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah wrote the hit Stay for Zedd as well.

@yoshilikestrains 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah aarons

@yoshilikestrains 6 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLedZNN9tdqdn6s.html

@Henry-yo9qf 6 жыл бұрын

If you couldn't find a vocalists then why didn't you try Sarah Zed?!

@majudua 6 жыл бұрын

Henry Sanchez because she doesn't look like a diva

@jonasvalero 6 жыл бұрын

Which is the unfortunate reality.

@wandieroz 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah has stated many times that she does not want to be a performer, she prefers just writing the songs. She also has rheumatoid arthritis which is a big reason she decided to go into songwriting full time because a lot of other jobs were out of the question. She said in an interview that if her conditions worsens as she gets older her hope is they'll be able to build a ramp into the studio"

@yunfeishao1607 6 жыл бұрын

They need a professional singer who can not only sing, but also perform on stage and promote it, not a person who just sings well. After all, their main goal to make money from it.

@kautsarharit8981 6 жыл бұрын

Zedd wanted to, but Sarah didn't

@nogoogleplus 6 жыл бұрын

I hope Sarah made the most $ from this, she deserves it the most, it came from her.

@questionm2786 6 жыл бұрын

no google plus let’s be honest this song would be nothing would just the lyrics the production does all the work

@mrjohnmayer4091 6 жыл бұрын

yeah

@noo4449 5 жыл бұрын

PngDotZip but the production could do nothing, if there was not a melody and lyrics made by the songwriter

@commonsense31 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know exactly the royalties how they are distributed, but I think Sarah and the first 2 producers are the ones owning the IP for it

@NuclearHaggis 5 жыл бұрын

@@questionm2786 You're why music is dead.

@cupofbeer 6 жыл бұрын

2:55 - anne marrie 2:58-tove lo 3:00- carly ray jepsen 3:14 - lauren 3:16 - charli xcx 3:18 - elle king

@penguin902 6 жыл бұрын

cruelmee dang good job I think you're right.

@NoahIsAFish 6 жыл бұрын

It's Ryn Weaver, not Carly, and Zara Larsson, not Elle King

@JimVito 6 жыл бұрын

I swear I heard Ellie Goulding at 3:00 , towards the end of that clip.

@GreekSnowman77 6 жыл бұрын

Tove Lo's version is the one at 3:14, not Lauren.

@Tim.Mitch.95 6 жыл бұрын

3:14 is Tove. Can recognize that voice anywhere.

@MissLileey 6 жыл бұрын

Sarahs voice is amazing! Would love to hear songs from her.

@eval4495 5 жыл бұрын

Lika28 I think this might be her singing. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrWaqpqVvNDegok.html

@ZoneTv-co9rx 6 жыл бұрын

WHAT THE HECK? Sarah sound way better, she should've sang that song

@peterhoffman5616 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah's voice is amazing. Not quite the same powerhouse style of the final vocal but I think that's why they took so long, was to find someone who could convey that same emotion. by the way, are you the real Post Malone or a fan? if so you flew on my plane to Vegas once with Scott D.. how's it going?

@uno9331 6 жыл бұрын

@@peterhoffman5616 lmao adorable bro ..asking if they're real poste malone

@alexanderlabrea 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, to all the people here saying "why doesn't Zedd give the writers credit" or whatever. The writers doesn't care about public attention. What they need is to be recognized within the industry to be able to get more work and have sessions with bigger artists. Believe me, everyone in the industry knows exactly who worked on what when it's a big hit like this.

@JustJoshLTRB 4 жыл бұрын

All the writers of the song have writing credit filed with bmi or ascap etc. So whenever you see credits for this song their names are listed. Zedd is an artist/producer. As seen in the video the original writers sent it up the chain because they know that this song in the right hands will get the exposure it needs/deserves.

@vincenttieo1618 6 жыл бұрын

it's so sad how the monsters and the strangers and Sarah ain't getting any recognition for their work :(

@caleblim6890 4 жыл бұрын

Vincent Tieo they’re getting sweet sweet money though

@Rohme.33 6 жыл бұрын

What did Zedd do on this song? Check his email?

@AleiatheEnchanted 6 жыл бұрын

Rohme Giuliano hahaha I know right??

@alsurose 6 жыл бұрын

I think the DJ

@3dgflames 6 жыл бұрын

He made the synths in the drops

@TONAH 6 жыл бұрын

Probably the bleach blonde producers, if not Nexus and Sylenth made those synths

@guitarkingdk 6 жыл бұрын

The song was pretty much done after Grey produced it, but their publisher didn't think they were "Famous enough", and wanted to give the song to someone else. So they went to Zedd to prevent the song from getting taken away from them :/

@pgifranklinramosramos9341 6 жыл бұрын

So basically THIS IS NOT ZEDD’S SONG. This was sarah’s song 🙄🙄🙄

@shaunfergus2476 6 жыл бұрын

Lol! You are so wrong. is it bad being this dumb?

@kelvinzxz2436 6 жыл бұрын

Shaun Fergus ur dumb. What Franklin sais make sense . Stop replying to everyone's comments

@ashwathi 6 жыл бұрын

No it's Priyanka Chopra's In My City

@Radbiker33357 6 жыл бұрын

Franklin Ramos unfortunately this is how the music industry works and has worked for decades.

@finishme2753 6 жыл бұрын

You could be a homeowner, and even though you could technically do everything, you're gonna hire a plumber, a gardener, an electrician, some other guy's work who came up with the idea for the table you got from IKEA, but in the end it's your home because you made those calls to choose those people to make the best house that you envision.

@Gruntled2001 6 жыл бұрын

Accents: Funny how Sarah slips in and out of her Aussie accent, and Zedd, who is a Russian German has none ))

@clifftonl-vuitton2770 6 жыл бұрын

ЭлектромонтажUSA he has a slight accent

@-SUM1- 6 жыл бұрын

Zedd does have an accent. It's American English.

@minimerceloki 6 жыл бұрын

if you bother you can find interviews of a 2011 zedd where he speaks with an anccent of an russian oligarch lol

@marcialabrahantes3369 6 жыл бұрын

link??

@CameronCourts 6 жыл бұрын

He DEFINITELY has an accent. A very noticeable one. Its nice.

@cookie_monztyr4678 6 жыл бұрын

I want to hear Sarah's version. #WeWantSarah

@kelidinh2824 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah’s voice just gives me chills and goosebumps all over! Love her!

@Usagi.moon.power. 6 жыл бұрын

Wow such a shame. Maren has an amazing voice but Sarah's voice is outstanding! I hope to hear her more from her soon! Girl you can sing! These producers are deaf.

@laentdj 6 жыл бұрын

I never knew how many different people collaborate on a track that’s “by one person”

@adammccormick95 6 жыл бұрын

The song has three artists in the title though (Zedd, Grey, Maren Morris). But yes, it's quite a common thing, particularly in the pop world.

@questionm2786 6 жыл бұрын

This happens every-time in music every popular artist and even small ones have 3 to 10 people working on a track

@paul_nthny 4 жыл бұрын

CuePoints Podcast yeah i once produced a single song with at least 6 other producers and songwriters and my name wasn't even credited on the track listing

@-.a9942 4 жыл бұрын

rex ross it’s not just pop music is everyone singer in the industry.

@foxxstain 2 жыл бұрын

Sarah's flow, tone the swag whit it is just on another level

@AD_FM Жыл бұрын

I didn't even knew they putted this much effort in to The Middle, I highly appreciate Zedd, Sarah, Maren Morris, Grey for making my favourite song.

@messiahno2715 6 жыл бұрын

I truely love zedd, but how is this his song if most of the work was done before he got the project. He refers to it as ‘my song’

@dinapurpletonz594 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah same! can't lie i feel abit dissapointed, lied to almost😂 but i guess thats how thats how this music industry works? Still love him tho

@user-ue7vx3fn4z 3 жыл бұрын

Justice for Sarah! It’s 100% her song and her original vocals are incredible.

@FilipinoHODL 3 жыл бұрын

This is how lyricist works, they base on the music that’s already provided. Listen to the interviews, they already have the music, Sarah worked on it.

@thegatewaytoprestige 6 жыл бұрын

I feel like they should've just used Sarah her voice is insane! I LOVE that girl's voice!!!

@adrianmh 6 жыл бұрын

This is everything that's wrong with the music industry.

@luriv37 6 жыл бұрын

Adrian MH Exactly

@jengildz9104 6 жыл бұрын

Agree

@latonyastar123 6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

@ashwathi 6 жыл бұрын

There's more when you get to know their tune is a rip off

@drifterkidz1714 6 жыл бұрын

Ashwathi Menon Well she could be accoustic, but if she wanted her song as a pop-EDM song, dis is da wey, girl..... :/

@sreenathsubramaniam4848 Жыл бұрын

Sarah no words to describe your talent… you are an amazing person……💐💐💐 Thank you New York Times for bringing the story behind this masterpiece into limelight…

@DrAdnan 6 жыл бұрын

It’s so cool to see the behind the scenes. How do you know how long to make the lines of the song, how many verses, etc., and how to make variations in the music (beats etc)?

@lch4062 4 жыл бұрын

This truly shows how underappreciated songwriters are. The artist who sang it couldn't even identify the songwriter who wrote this hit for her. Wowwwwwwwwwwww.

@blakeforehand2481 4 жыл бұрын

And where did you come up with that idiocy? Because it's nowhere in this video.

@Sparkles1331 4 жыл бұрын

Blake Forehand How could you not come to that conclusion? The artist can’t even identify the person who wrote her mega hit! Without the songwriter this would have never happened. And according to literally all the comments on here, Sarah’s version was better than Maren’s. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 underappreciated.

@monikyut 4 жыл бұрын

Blake Forehand 5:43

@IjeomaThePlantMama 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah's voice gave me goosebumps and she can easily become as big as Sia if she chooses to. Why is her name not in the description?!?

@georgiethegreek 6 жыл бұрын

I love how these guys give her a couple of chords and she makes a great song out of them. Then they take credit for the song when it's really all her genius. Sarah's vocals and lyrics are amazing.

@johnwick9441 11 ай бұрын

You literally know absolutely nothing on how music production and the industry works

@XiHongAngel 6 жыл бұрын

I would love love LOVE to hear the demo released with Sarah’s vocals! ❤️

@jackdillon9204 6 жыл бұрын

Great piece, really well edited, cool narrative. Complex does a similar thing for rap, but I really appreciated getting all the contributors’ thoughts. Loved it! Do more!

@exruu 6 жыл бұрын

Jack Dillon it's actually Genius who does the breakdowns for rap, Complex doesn't really do that from what i've seen.

@noelleirina5628 6 жыл бұрын

They snubbed Sarah so bad...

@THEONE-kh8iw 3 жыл бұрын

@marshxd6342 6 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear Sarahs version of The Middle omg

@bobbybadd 6 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t SARAH do the song? I MEAN I LOVE MAREN SO MUCH BUT LIKE SARAH GIRL

@bbhhii 6 жыл бұрын

bobby because she needs to do concerts if it blows up, didn't you hear her said she's bad at singing in front of people? Not everyone wanted to be in spotlight, they just love to create music and then sell it to producer to find an artist to sing it. It is like making money with your hobby

@DizzyHotSauce Жыл бұрын

The introvert with the talent versus the extrovert that makes the talent look good

@petermay3148 6 жыл бұрын

But we only know the song as Zedd ft Maren Morris. We need to acknowledge the Sarahs of the music industry!!

@henriettelegde8518 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

@DeniseLimelight 6 жыл бұрын

I really wanna hear Demi Lovato's demo

@iluvearth99 6 жыл бұрын

I love this video! Super interesting

@MandyAliens 6 жыл бұрын

So what exactly did Zedd do?....

@ryangrainger972 6 жыл бұрын

the music

@damnmuggle 6 жыл бұрын

Mandy R are you stupid..

@ryanwogget 6 жыл бұрын

So Sarah wrote the song, Grey did the majority of the production, and Zedd found the vocalist. I assume Zedd mixed the vocal in with the track, and it sounds like he did some work with the vocal to create the harmonies. He probably added a little to the production of the track and finished it up. If you've heard "Starving" and know how Grey's production sounds, you can tell that they did the majority of the production on it as well.

@quinnaiden5928 6 жыл бұрын

Mandy R Lol

@patricklo1514 6 жыл бұрын

please respect DJ as an artist

@missb3351 6 жыл бұрын

it is definitely one of zedd's best. its so good and does not get old quickly like most top 40

@missb3351 6 жыл бұрын

i wish sarah would've been in the song though

@guitarkingdk 6 жыл бұрын

Zedd pretty much did nothing on this track.

@emilynguyen6930 6 жыл бұрын

Not zedds best but it's still good.

@luriv37 6 жыл бұрын

Worst* have you even heard True Colors?

@astridparungao4971 6 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much Stay 2.0

@boland73 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah’s demo sounds like she could’ve been the one featured on that track!! OMG HER SINGING THE SONG PARTS THROUGHOUT THE VIDEO WERE INCREDIBLE

@aarovision. 6 жыл бұрын

I love this style of video

@squidtrader7973 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarah for writing The Middle and making original demo. Thanks to Zedd, Grey and Maren too?

@samurai331 6 жыл бұрын

I like Sarah's vocals better. It would have been cool if they let her sing it on the final track.

@loralogue 6 жыл бұрын

I've clearly been living under a rock because my first thought was Jimmy Eat World

@timmalcorps 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see I wasn't the only one!

@gaiusgrdn 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I gotta admit I thought this was gonna be a retrospective video when I clicked on it

@SaraiZMayes5 6 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@NovelNovelist 6 жыл бұрын

Me too! ...And frankly since this video isn't about the Jimmy Eat World song, I'm not going to watch the rest :P

@BeauteeAndTheBeat 6 жыл бұрын

wow seeing the behind the scenes of making this song is amazing :o s/o to all the hidden writers who deserve much more recognition!

@omelasbaby 4 ай бұрын

just checked the credits for this song on spotify and it's crazy that sarah is the 7th and LAST name listed under songwriters...

@oscarwills4266 3 жыл бұрын

i heard sarah on the radio a little while back and was so obsessed with her voice i had no clue this was basically her ! kinda sucks she didnt get more recognition especially with this being such a popular song

@matbalazsi1721 6 жыл бұрын

video description: "How Zedd, Maren Morris, and **some 23-year-old that we won't name** turned a few chords into..."

@crimson3362 4 жыл бұрын

if you feel like sarah’s voice fits better, it’s likely just because it’s different. this is a very common thing that music producers need to watch out for. if you listen to something a lot of times and then make a change, you’ll sometimes like that change more even if it isn’t actually better. that’s part of why people like nightcore. sarah is obviously **instanely** talented as both a singer and a songwriter, but at the high levels of zedd and grey, they have to get the perfect voice for the song and nothing less.

@ladymva17 6 жыл бұрын

*Sarah needs to get a recognition too. She should be noticed. She made almost of the song. It's quite sad that sometimes some demo singers don't get any recognition 😞 but anyhow, I am just so amazed how Sarah's voice is and Marren Morris is perfect for the song, very similar to Sarah's voice*

@SimonJamesCarter 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, I’ve watched this at least 24 times. Well done NY Times producer for putting this together. It’s incredible.

@SeniorMusic 6 жыл бұрын

2:55 ANNE-MARIE!

@AleTello 6 жыл бұрын

Why spend so much time and almost giving up to find someone who sang like Sarah? Why not use Sarah originally? Or this some weird legal music thing rule that the songwriter can't sing her own song?

@BillyVena 6 жыл бұрын

She doesnt wanna be famous nor does she want to be an artist on a song, she enjoys other people singing her songs, lots of a songwriters do.

@stevengold 6 жыл бұрын

No it's because Sarah's a songwriter, that's her job. The songwriter and artist are usually separate jobs in pop music. If Sarah sings on the song then she becomes an artist (Which means she'll likely be expected to tour the song, do press interviews, photoshoots, release an album, etc). Look at Charlie Puth who originally was just the demo vocalist for See You Again. The label and Fast & Furious crew went through about 20 vocalists before finally saying "we want the guy who sang the demo". After that Charlie inevitably started his artist career.

@jengildz9104 6 жыл бұрын

Steven Gold I didn't know that! Thank u, that's truly inspiring

@shaunfergus2476 6 жыл бұрын

You're really dumb.

@xxkmkzxx9475 6 жыл бұрын

Steven Gold I thought Charlie was the one who said he wanted to sing the song. I read something like that, it’s fake?

@freeradicals82 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Aaron should release her own version! It has this raw authenticity and heart felt!!! Her voice is insane!

@odalissk 5 жыл бұрын

Sarah Aarons you're an inspiration ! Hope you'll feel better at singing publicly one day, your voice is a gift

@temorob 6 жыл бұрын

The Middle sounds so awesome

@ashwathi 6 жыл бұрын

Rob_temsis listen to Priyanka Chopra's In My City

@user-wo5tc9ux7u 6 жыл бұрын

Rob_temsis yeah the Jimmy eat world version

@Gruntled2001 6 жыл бұрын

4:08 - I just got back from Nashville, and I bet she's talking about Hattie B's. Got to be the best hot chicken place in town.

@nathanstatham 6 жыл бұрын

ЭлектромонтажUSA I remember seeing his Snapchat when he was in Nashville. That’s what he was doing here! It makes sense now. And yeah, definitely Hattie bs 😍

@sethbrolsma516 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah with a line out the door. He must’ve gotten it to go.

@johnmarcdegaard6589 6 жыл бұрын

Hattie B's is a beautiful place omfg

@AleiatheEnchanted 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah's voice really fits this song. That huskiness in her voice makes the song really good

@ARG7856 4 жыл бұрын

this video was SO COOL. I loved seeing how this song was created and the whole presentation of it was awesome. I'm an aspiring journalist and I've been in Joe Coscarelli's seat before, and I am SUCH a huge music person. I hope to some day interview people behind the scenes like he did and be a part of cool videos like this, especially in music. thank you for this!

@abdullahal-shiyab7930 6 жыл бұрын

so what zedd did in this track ???????

@questionm2786 6 жыл бұрын

Vocal comping

@justanothervscogirl6713 4 жыл бұрын

high pitched sound

@SoniaAnastasiaaa 6 жыл бұрын

WHY DIDN't SARAH JUST SING IT THEN !!?!? OMG HER VOICE WAS PERFECT LOL

@invusth 6 жыл бұрын

Sarah's voice is amazing! Oh my god. I want an album now Sarah!!! The raspy of her voice wow

@dxxu 6 жыл бұрын

I become obsessed with Sarah. We need full version of Sarah’s!!

@pg1367 6 жыл бұрын

2:55- Ruben Studdard 2:58- Britney Spears 3:00- Paul from Sprint 3:14- A kicked off member of Destinys Child

@Fokky. Жыл бұрын

all wrong HAHAHAHA

@Javier23gol 6 жыл бұрын

I loved Sarah's version :(

@itzdevii 2 жыл бұрын

JESUS CHRIST! SARAH!!!!!! I WANNA HEAR HER VERSION!

@act4life8 5 жыл бұрын

WHAT the heck, Sarah should have sung it, you can feel her soul in it when she sings!

@AozoraUltra2006 5 жыл бұрын

I feel dirty after watching this. no wonder I've been warned about the music industry

@michaelg-tu9ug 6 жыл бұрын

This song is hypnotizing kids into buying it.

@graygayslay 6 жыл бұрын

michaelg 1245 finally someone commented this thank you

@marcuscorporal 6 жыл бұрын

The imperfections in sarah's voice are what make her so good

@sethbrolsma516 6 жыл бұрын

I seriously keep listening to 1:35-1:38 over and over. So good.

@kimnguyen1227 6 жыл бұрын

I hated the song until I heard Sarah's voice. Even though I do like the country singer's other songs.

@GriffinKerwin 6 жыл бұрын

Love Sarah 😍😍

@marlondelavega9110 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for making this videos!!! and showing the people who are really behind of the music. i’m so happy sarah got get recognition as she deserved it. we need more music of her 🤍🤍🤍🤍

@josephnox1759 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I love seeing how songs are made, and the magic that comes with it. Thanks for sharing 👊

@Mashakbeen 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You For Sharing 💙💙💙

@DM-sr6ng 5 жыл бұрын

In the order they played the demos from other vocalists, this is who I believe was each demo. starting at 2:55 1. Anne Marie 2. Bebe Rexha 3. Daya (this one I'm the least certain of) then at 3:14 4. Tove Lo 5. Charli XCX 6. Bishop Briggs or maybe Elle King

@ezenwasamuelbryan720 5 жыл бұрын

2 is Lauren Jauregui

@michaelbonetti5463 Жыл бұрын

Its Anne Marie, Lennon Stella, Elley Duhé then Tove Lo, Charli, and Daya

@kuviraslover1315 6 жыл бұрын

okay. where is sarah, who is sarah? i think i might be her new number 1 supporter. i’m absolutely in LOVE with her voice.

@tbillington 6 жыл бұрын

Hope you guys do more of these videos. Interesting how much work and how many people are involved in the process.

@rahuldhargalkar 4 жыл бұрын

"She sounds the most like Sarah" Why not just ask Sarah herself to do it??

@blakeforehand2481 4 жыл бұрын

Because she doesn't want to be a pop star? That's literally the first thing she said in this interview "... I'm terrible at singing in front of people". Why are so many people incapable of getting that?