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| type = single

| artist = Victoria Mont, Khalid and SG Lewis

| album = Jaguar

| released =

| studio = Republic Records Studios (Los Angeles, California)

| recorded = 2020

| genre = * Disco

| length = 2:56

| label = Tribe Records

| writer =

| producer =

| chronology = Victoria Mont

| prev_title = Moment

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Touch Me (Remix)

| next_year = 2020

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"'Experience'" is a song recorded by American singers Victoria Mont and Khalid and British record producer SG Lewis. It was released as the third single from the former's debut studio album 'Jaguar' on June 19, 2020 through Tribe Records. It is a disco breakup song written by all three artists with Kyla Moscovich and produced by Moscovich and Lewis.

Background



A collaboration between Mont and Khalid was first teased a week before the release of "Experience" in a tweet by Khalid which tagged Mont and read, "can't wait." On June 16, 2020, in a statement written by Mont posted to both her and Khalid's Instagram accounts, they announced that their then untitled song would be released on June 19. In the joint statement, they explained that, despite going "back and forth" about it due to the "disgusting and confusing state of the world", they were releasing the song in the midst of the George Floyd protests as a "form of escapism from troubling things", writing, "Its important to us to highlight and celebrate Black joy and love in the middle of so much pain and trauma."

Composition



"Experience" is a "retro" disco song, written as a duet, which incorporates electro-funk, pop, and R&B influences, and features drums, synthesizers, and trumpets played by Kyla Moscovich. The song begins with a verse and chorus from Mont, while the second verse is sung by Khalid, with both singing together in the song's latter half. In the song's lyrics, Mont and Khalid express their hopes that an unfaithful ex-lover has grown from experience post-breakup. The song was called a "chugging groove" by 'The Guardian's Alim Kheraj, who remarked that it was "indebted" to 'Off the Wall'-era Quincy Jones, and that the production by SG Lewis was "plush". 'Rap-Up' also noted that the song had a "pulsating groove", while Wongo Okon of 'Uproxx' referred to the song as "upbeat and groovy".

Critical reception



Robin Murray of 'Clash' called "Experience" "a stunning party-starting favourite that blasts apart the rigours of the lockdown process" and "sheer joy from start to finish". 'The Independent's Brittny Pierre referred to the track as a "shiny mirrorball of a collaboration". Dani Blum of 'Pitchfork' praised Mont's performance on the song, writing that she "makes the song a celebration" and "claim[s] the spotlight, dazzling and dancing all the way", while calling Khalid's performance on the song "palatable" and "anonymous-sounding". Blum added that "Like the rest of ['Jaguar'], the track functions as both a triumph and a declaration." Kheraj of 'The Guardian' noted that the song "brush[ed] up against 2020's appetite for disco nostalgia", calling Lewis's vocal production of the song "a bold, beautiful choice".

Music video



A lyric video for "Experience" was released on June 30, 2020.

References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:Victoria Mont songs

Category:Khalid (singer) songs

Category:SG Lewis songs

Category:Songs written by Khalid (singer)

Category:Songs written by Victoria Mont

Category:Song recordings produced by SG Lewis

Category:Songs written by SG Lewis

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