Depart it to Charlie Puth to make a horny music sound even sexier. The “Mild Change” singer just lately coated Sam Smith and Kim Petras’s TikTok-famous anthem “Unholy” on SiriusXM, and his stripped-down rendition of the synth-heavy observe has us feeling a bit of scorching underneath the collar. Earlier than performing, Puth informed listeners, “I like this music, I like the folks concerned on this music, and I simply spoke to Sam this morning and informed [them] that I might be doing this.” He added, “Hopefully I can do it justice,” earlier than smashing his model out of the park.
Solely accompanied by an acoustic guitar, Puth’s smooth-as-silk vocals shone as he crooned the complete music from begin to end with out skipping a beat — sure, he even included Petras’s sped-up solo verse. We by no means knew we would have liked to listen to him sing the road “Daddy, daddy, if you need it, drop the addy,” however now that we’ve got, it is ingrained in our brains from right here on out.
“Unholy” commanded consideration as quickly as Smith and Petras started teasing it on TikTok in August, inspiring a sultry dance problem earlier than the complete model even dropped on Sept. 22. The collaborative observe just lately nabbed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Scorching 100, making Smith and Petras the primary overtly nonbinary and transgender artists to prime the chart, respectively. Followers can anticipate to listen to Smith sing it throughout their “Gloria” tour throughout the UK and Europe subsequent 12 months.
