Fans are giving Will Smith’s new single “Pretty Girls” another chance after discovering that it’s actually a bop when you adjust the tempo.
Despite some of the mixed reception online over the track from the 56-year-old entertainer, musician Michael Christmas shared on his X account that “Pretty Girls” may have just needed a simple tweak all along.
“This is just a tempo issue,” he wrote. “Speed it up to 1.25 or slow it down to .75 and watch, much more fire song.”
Christmas’ version of the song, played at a faster tempo, has since been viewed on X over 35 million times.
“holy fucking shit he’s right. Instant bangers, both of em,” wrote one user.”
“Hold on.. 1.25 is giving collab with David Guetta in a Vegas nightclub vibes. I know y’all what I mean 😭 I like it though,” wrote another.
Although he has yet to respond to the viral edit on social media, hopefully Smith will launch a “Pretty Girls (Sped Up Version)” to streaming services soon.
Smith’s “Pretty Girls” dropped as a standalone single following the release of his new album Based on a True Story — Season 1: Rave in the Wasteland. The LP, released in March, marked his first full-length release in 20 years.
“Every song on the album is based on a real experience, which made me think this isn’t just a music project, it’s a series," Smith told Complex in April. “So I structured it like a TV show. This first batch of songs is Season 1, called Rave in the Wasteland. I already have Season 2 ready to go — I can’t wait to release it.”
Following his performance at Wembley Stadium for Capital FM’s Summertime Ball, Smith is preparing for his first headlining tour, which begins on July 13 in Hamburg, Germany and includes stops in France, the UK, Italy, Morocco, and more.
His song “You Can Make It” with Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir recently reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Airplay Chart, marking his first chart-topper since “Gettin' Jiggy Wit It” in 1998.
