“It was an amazing, amazing collaboration and, also, with The Edge and how he helped the song,” Garrix said. He really pushed me, as well, also production-wise.

Because the last thing that I expected was for him to be so open-minded and so cool and like, ‘Sure, let’s try it out.’ And he was, from day one, excited, super-involved, really pushed the song. unmuted and played it all cool, but that was crazy. “I had to mute myself: ‘Aaaaah!’ Screaming. And he was singing along the melody lines.” And then UEFA and the team said, ‘Well, if you don’t ask, you’ll always have no for an answer.’ And then we sent over the demo and then, I think, a few hours later, I was on the phone with Bono, talking about the song. “And then we were talking about who would be incredible to have part of the song and, for me, Bono, and The Edge, they looked so impossible that they were not even on the list that I was thinking about reaching out to. “And then I had this demo, and it sounded a little bit like The Edge, the intro guitar, and Bono,” he said. A lot of trust and, in the back of my head, some pressure because the expectations were really high.” Just make sure it’s euphoric and it feels good,and we trust you that you will do something that matches the feel and the vibe of the tournament,’ which is an amazing honour but, also, a big leap of faith. And then they were like, ‘You have carte blanche. “I was very, very excited but also very nervous. The Dutch electronic superstar opened up about collaborating with Bono & The Edge of U2. On being afforded the chance to do the official song for the EURO 2020 tournament, Garrix said, “When UEFA reached out for me to do the music for the tournament, was disbelief and then when things actually were confirmed, it turned from disbelief into being very nervous, but also very excited and very grateful that they put their trust, for the music and everything, in my hands, which is still very surreal.” “We Are The People” is the official song for this year’s Union of European Football Association (UEFA) EURO 2020 football tournament. World-renowned DJ and producer Martin Garrix chatted about “We Are The People,” his latest collaboration with Bono & The Edge, and the inspiration behind the song.

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