Calvin Harris "I'm Not Alone" (2009) vs. Chris Brown "Yeah 3X" (2010) vs. DJ Sammy "Heaven"

Zeno just brought this to my attention.

Scottish producer Calvin Harris recently accused Chris Brown of lifting his 2009 track “I’m Not Alone”. Chris Brown’s new single “Yeah 3x” features a nearly identical synth hook.

The Scottish musician said he “choked on [his] cornflakes” when Brown’s new single, Yeah 3x, came on the radio while he was eating breakfast.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/05/calvin-harris-chris-brown

After listening to these tracks for a few minutes I’m now reminded of DJ Sammy‘s 2002 dance cover of Bryan Adam’s “Heaven” (Featuring Do). There’s probably a few hundred more of these out there.

Try a Random Soundalike

19 Replies to “Calvin Harris vs. Chris Brown vs. DJ Sammy”

Tudor November 28, 2012 at 8:19 pm

Deadmau5 – Brazil

Sometimes

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Cali August 28, 2013 at 5:15 am

The intro to “California girls” by Katy Perry is similar.

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Travis January 1, 2014 at 5:23 pm

Stole My Heart – One Direction should also be added here

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Keith Post authorJanuary 2, 2014 at 5:09 pm

Got it here! https://www.thatsongsoundslike.com/2013/12/17/10-one-direction-songs-that-sound-like-other-songs/

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Mark Adams November 29, 2014 at 2:15 am

This is just plain odd. According to iTunes, Calvin Harris was the producer on Yeah 3X.

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Keith Post authorDecember 1, 2014 at 5:35 pm

Ha, what?!! That’s really weird!!

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1. Mark Adams December 2, 2014 at 2:32 am
  
  I’ve checked that up and it’s just another one of those interesting mistakes iTunes has made. According to Wikipedia, with many references, Calvin Harris said about Chris Brown in an interview with Australia’s Herald Sun: “Well, he’s never heard of me, that’s the funniest thing. But the producer he’s worked with, DJ Frank E, has definitely heard of me. He’s a respected producer, he’s worked with Tiesto on a few tracks, perhaps that’s where the link is…”. Apparently Calvin Harris was later credited as a co-writer.
  
  Another one of the interesting mistakes iTunes has made is that it states both the standard and deluxe editions of Green Day Presents american idiot were released in 1998, when the album was originally released in 2004, but both Doublewhiskeycokenoise by Dillinger Four and Conrad by Jets to Brazil were released in ’98. Using the date of a rerelease is understandable, but using a date before the actual release is strange and it can’t be a typo, because all of the digits are wrong. It’s like iTunes is trying to make a point.
  
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