Having comfortably executed his debut single ‘WTF‘ for own label venture Protocol Recordings, hotly tipped Dutch House renegade Nicky Romero marks round two with a high-profile collaboration with Scottish Electro-pop enthusiast Calvin Harris. Accompanied by Harris’s familiar vocal assets, ‘Iron’ embraces the peak time fixation with wobble-induced Electro House to score a successive second outing for Romero’s fresh label endeavor. Ahead of a world radio premiere on Pete Tong’s Essential Selection on Friday and brandishing all the hallmarks of a modern age festival favorite, Romero’s coarse yet melodic club getup proves as equally suitable for such chart-savvy top lines as it does a gleaming asset to this firm extension of his ongoing industry overhaul.
Update: ‘Iron’ will be released September 10 on Protocol Recordings.
Words by Dan Carter
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- 23 May, 2013
martinköling says:
clash
Orre says:
I like the fact that nicky experiments with different sounds. When’s the release?
Stefan says:
CLASH!!!!!!!!
freee says:
haha nicky what a douchebag, copies clash..Wow he’s going down the drain..He have done so many copys of other tracks right now *facepalm*
First copies albin myers in ”metropolis” together with guetta, then copies michael calfan in the same track.. Then now copies alesso..Any more copying he have made?
J says:
@freee
Nicky Romero – Generation 303
-> Hardwell & Joeysuki – Munster
greg says:
hmm copy clash…?
Michael Burrows says:
this sounds nothing like Clash at all.
Kid says:
@Michael burrows
Haha are you kidding me?
Kid says:
@Michael burrows
Haha are you kidding me? listen 1:40 and forward
f says:
@kid
No he’s not kidding you, just the first two chords of the lead melody are like clash.
John says:
Lol I also see no big similiarity to Clash.
Love it since the first play. Can’t wait for 10th September
Ante says:
Immediately when i heard the song i kinda felt that I had heard it before. This had me puzzled for a while since I don’t recall ever listening to a song by Calvin Harris and Nicky Romero. After reading the first comment i realised where i had heard the song before. It’s an absolute copy of clash and don’t try to tell anyone otherwise. I did not agree earlier when everyone said that metropolis was basically the same song as Resurrection, sure they were similar but they still had their own sound. In this case however Nicky has clearly just copied the sound of clash. It makes me sad that such a talented producer such as Romero has sunk to a level where he is stealing sounds and songs, but i guess that’s what happens when you hang around Guetta too much…
John says:
Lol, yeah it’s Guetta’s fault^^
Also if you see their similiarities, what about the other romero tracks?
Oval, Body High, Symphonica, Like Home, that Tomorrow track?
So I doesn’t get the hate^^
yksiii says:
hmm it really sounds like clash…
Derrick says:
Shameless copy of Clash. No respect for this. This is the third time he has done this. Be original man. No love for this guys at all.
Walt says:
And don’t forget that he used a vengeance loop for Toulouse in the break. And then claimed in the future music video that he made it up himself. He made such a fool of himself! So Funny!
Sam says:
WHAT THE FUCK, SOMEONE NOTIFY ALESSO !
detg says:
Copying alesso…
Joel K. says:
this sounds an awful lot like ‘Clash’ – not even worth it
SKR1LL3X says:
Stop crying FFS, this is BETTER than clash!!
dek0 says:
Sounds exactly like Clash. :O Just worse…
erik_m says:
I heard this song called ”Clash.” I think it sounds like it…
Philippe & Vangelos says:
The melody is really similar to clash, just not as good
EMIL says:
wow, what a bitchmove to copy Alesso and then release the copy before the release of Clash, haha.
Mike says:
damm nicky romero this sounds like clash for sure when i heard it ytd i thought so too but i guess im not only one it seems
melfres says:
It does NOT sound like ”Clash” at all. You guys need to get your ears checked or something? The melodies are not even similar. You all just love to pick at things and compare every track to another. For example, ”Metropolis” is like ”Hells Bells”? What in Gods name is in your ears? I can admit that the piano riff is very similar to Ressurection but that’s pretty much it. And talking about the ”Toulouse” sample from a Vengeance pack, Nicky states why it’s in there in a video of his. Lastly, take the cocks out of all your asses and go listen to ”Clash” again. NO SIMILARITIES.
Hector says:
you guys realize he did the track with calvin harris ? he is not the only one to blame …
John says:
Lol, people are raging.
Even Alesso laughed at twitter and gives a shit.
John says:
And Nicky made Toulouse before that sample was released. And when you hear the sample, you know that nickys version sounds much more professional and much better. The vengeance sample ist that, what you can hear in Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music.
skrill1x says:
lol
elmo says:
stop hati’n kidz!
Johan says:
Clashtastic!
Martinköling says:
Saying a song is similar to another isn’t hating, it’s merely acknowledging something you felt relevant when listening to it. In this case however, it’s just stating the obvious..
David says:
Well I guess you could say there might be a Clash between Nicky and Alesso
Kid says:
Agree, it does sound like Clash, but then again this song is also badass. Love them both. I dont really care it resembles Clash.
Peter Landison says:
omfg this is ridiculous…. And Clash sounds much better btw.
Jonatan says:
I couldn’t agree more that he’s been copying most of the songs he have made, including lying in future music mag about the riff in tolouse.. quite a shame
alex says:
I can see the similarities to Clash, but I would definitely NOT call it a copy!
Philipp says:
Will there be a instrumental version?? I hate this commercial vocal stuff!
And yes ,the others are right its a Copy of Clash, so he could has released it earlier.
I think the next good Track will be Like Home, but the Release-Date will be Oktober/november i think (why are all the Releases soo late???)
New kids says:
to be honest look at the pop scene !? everybody is using the same chord progression but just a lil different and no hate there ?
so why hate here.. i think the guys in the EDM scene are a bit spoiled..
maybe people that say: it sucks and not orignal you can do better etc.
should try to make their own music on this level and keep the productions on a constant level
then we will meet again
Leeroy J. says:
Want Nicktim. That is all.
melih says:
very similar to clash indeed. both are great tracks though.
Lk says:
Well Metropolis and Hells Bells both use those kinda wobble sounds. Now the melody is so similar to Resurrection. But it sounds awesome and is used differently so all good.
Kinda sad that he used the factory preset arp in 303 for the melody in the break– But if it sounds good, why not?
I hate the fact that people seem to copy these days in general. And by that I mean using the same sounds. Listen to the new Guetta track, same sound as the Reserruction stab and the new Firebeatz track, same thing as Hells Bells again.
detg says:
@Lk yes I agree. Year 2008-2010 around those years was house the best! Every producer was creative and original. Even David guetta made awesome songs back then.
Now everyone just go with the same concept that is selling good, and trying to earn as much money as possible. Every release must have a cheesy vocal and radio edit on it so it can be played on everyday radio and please all the mainstream people.
Nowadays everything is about money and business.
I’m not saying every producer is doing it luckily.
n romero says:
noobs
Michael says:
First of all, this does infact sound like Clash. Second of all, Clash is one of my favourite track from Alesso but – wich does sound alot like it – is the worst track from nicky so far. I feel like after Tolouse came out, all he has done after that is bull.
Zetheiser says:
@detg: 2008-2010? Sure lots of good production were released but house go back way farer than that..!
Joyrider says:
Hmm, I dont really get the discussion here,
Clash is just previewed on youtube and not released, nicky just released this maybe this production was already there before clash, how can people judge alesso was first on this melody? Usually producers produce tracks way way before they get released.. in nicky’s case look at Nictim, or like home… all done in 2011 ?
Robert says:
This is such a bitch move. Stealing the clash melody and releasing it quick so Alesso can’t release clash anymore., What a douchebag. And toulouse is a copy of the vengeance loop. Anybody who says differently dont know their shit cause the vengeance kit was there before dicky romero released toulouse. And that he plays it in his video as that he made it up himself…hahahahahaha
melih says:
@joyrider
alesso has been playing the id to clash for well over a year now.
Anton says:
melih: No, he hasn’t.. Nicky finished ‘Iron’ after the name of Alesso ‘Clash’ was out though.
freee says:
Yeah but the amount of tracks he have already copied is not a good defense that he should have made this track before he heard clash..This is clear plagiarism
aaaaaaar says:
@anton how can u know, I know nicky played a remix for david a year ago which had this simular melody.. check 1001tracklists but it never came out i think
@freee
not to defend anyone but I dont see what u mean, generation 303 second drop was just a sylenth preset had nothing to do with hardwell’s munster track. metropolis was together with davind, and nicky’s influence was more the first drop i would say..
just saying u guys just hating..
aaaaaaar says:
Love this discussion and everyone always thinks they know everything
Pesh says:
What the fuck was this? Same as Clash by Alesso
Nick says:
Hahahah I remember when I first heard this track, racking my brain as to what it reminded me of. Thanks to everyone here, I now realise its Clash. I love both tracks, but of course give much more credit to Alesso for his original take. Makes me wonder how the Harris vocals, which I love, would sound of Clash. Definite bootleg material post-release.
Rocco says:
Nicky played this tune earlyer than clash.. so cutt the bullshit here
mannen says:
Rocco
nicky romero is that you?
Maliagi says:
lol look at alesso’s new record with lose my religion
has nicky romero’s bass.. so what are people bitching.. they prob inspire eachother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyrLv4scW8w
hej says:
maliagi lol at yourself, it doesnt have ”nicky” bass..
chrille says:
lol @Maliagi
thats a Massive preset!!!! jerk
Don says:
I gotta admit it sounds like Clash, but let’s face it, it’s like better version of clash!