Anne-Marie teams up with KSI and Digital Farm Animals on 'Don't Play', the first release for any one of the three artists this year. It's Anne Marie's first single since she released 'Problems' in November last year, the first since Digital Farm Animals released 'You're The One For Me' on Christmas Day and the first for KSI since his hook up with Craig David on 'Really Love'.
'Don't Play' is a pure pop floor filling banger with an infectious beat and some great vocal interplay between Anne-Marie and KSI. DJ, producer Nicholas Gale (aka Digital Farm Animals) adds some very smooth production to the succinct, instantly likeable and radio friendly track.
Anne-Marie pleads 'Don't play games, don't play games with my heart...when they're hittin' this deep don't play" before KSI responds with his own emotive out pouring of how much he misses her, how much she means to him and how she's basically blanking him. "You're on-line but still won't listen, all my time is you dismissing, this is M no way a two way street".
The soft start to the emotive song gives way to the drum and bass beat before the vocal sparring begins in the almost conversational arrangement. Anne-Marie's vocal is layered at times to give up some sweet harmonies that contrast and compliment KSI's deeper, almost baritone delivery.
In the video Anne-Marie embraces her tougher side as she boxes her way from being bullied to finally triumphing in the ring. 'Don't Play' games with Anne-Marie, you're unlikely to win!