I Like (The Trumpet)

Starting from the spring of 2009, the Romanian musician DJ Sava contacted the dance-house music singer Raluka in order to produce single discs.^[11] The collaboration of the two resulted in a first hit, entitled "September" and released in 2009, which enjoyed favorable reactions, both from the public and media.^[12][13] Taking into account the success achieved, Sava and Raluka continued their collaboration, and over the course of "a few days of recording" a new track, entitled "I Like (The Trumpet)", was produced.^[14] The song was produced by the Rappin On recording studio owned by Connect-R who also recorded some of the track's background vocals^[6] and supervised by Cat Music.^[5] In an interview for Romanian television channel Acasă, Raluka stated that "DJ Sava expected success even before the lyrics and vocals were ready... he liked the instrumental very much".^[14]

The release of the song which was officially titled "I Like (The Trumpet)" took place on March 30, 2010, on DJ Sava's website Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine,^[15] but also on a few other online publications such as Libertatea and Kiss FM.^[16] However, promotion of the song's very own CD began in the middle of the same month, with the release of a sample of the song online.^[17][18] On 20 May 2010, the song "I Like (The Trumpet)" was re-released, with the new version of the single disc containing seven remixes.^[19][20] On the same date, the official cover of the hit, produced by Dave G.raphics was released.^[2]

The perception of critics, fans and listeners on the song was generally positive. The Libertatea newspaper gave the single "I Like (The Trumpet)" a favorable review, claiming that the song brings up "a fresh sound and a very interesting beat".^[3] The same source nominated the composition among the "hits of the summer of 2010".^[3] Romanian magazine "Salut" shared the same opinion, stating the following: "Raluka has an amazing voice and manages to impose a slight change in style to the song".^[21] Other sites observed "an original sound compared to domestic club productions" and stated that I Like (The Trumpet) manages to establish itself from the first listen as a different creation in style, which, however, preserves the same popular nightclub house genre".^[22] Following the performance of the song from the Romanian morning reality show "Neața with Răzvan and Dani", the national online press remarked that "Raluka sang live 100% and proved once again that she is a very talented artist, full of energy and optimism".^[23]

Since the release of the song, in the virtual environment, the song "I Like (The Trumpet)" has enjoyed success.^[24] A few weeks after its publication, the song had obtained over half a million cumulative views on YouTube.^[25] As a result of the success achieved, DJ Sava and Raluka decided to shoot a video for the song, which was to be produced in Ukraine.^[26] Contrary to the statements, the two artists filmed in Salina Turda in early June 2010.^[27] Directed by Dragoș Buliga, the video was officially launched on June 16 via the Libertatea website and has a predominantly military theme.^[28][29]

„I Like (The Trumpet)” (radio)

Defined by a predominantly dance-house melodic line, dominated by the use of a trumpet, the song follows the stylistic trends of 2010's consumer music.

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• Official versions

1. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Radio Edit Version)" – 3:43
2. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Treitl Hammond Remix)" – 6:08
3. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Emil Lassaria Remix)" – 6:43
4. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Moving Elements Remix)" – 6:16
5. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Allexinno Remix Remix)" – 6:13
6. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Ext version)" – 6:02
7. "I Like (The Trumpet) (Vanotek Remix)" – 5:53
8. "I Like (The Trumpet) (LLP Remix)" – 6:31