The 10 Best Electronic Remixes of Love Songs

While Valentine's Day has come and gone, the need for dance remixes of love songs flows year-round. It takes a certain kind of producer to tow that line, retaining the original's beauty while still catering to the fans of a particular sound. DJs like Dirty South Joe know this and, through projects like the Luvstep series, he helps curate that sound.

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While Valentine's Day has come and gone, the need for dance remixes of love songs flows year-round. It takes a certain kind of producer to tow that line, retaining the original's beauty while still catering to the fans of a particular sound. DJs like Dirty South Joe know this and, through projects like the Luvstep series, he helps curate that.

Joe's been around for a bit; if you've partied in the Philly/NJ/NY area, you have heard his name and raged to his sets. He's affiliated with Mad Decent, the Brick Bandits, and many other clicks, and he graciously hit DAD off with his picks for the best electronic remixes of love songs.

Everything But The Girl - "Single (Photek Remix)"

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Walking Wounded-era EBTG was at the apex of a pop group perfecting it's relationship with forward thinking dance music. The remixes were just as exciting, resulting in classics from Todd Terry & Omni Trio among others, but none quite captured that place between the dancefloor and the sheets as much as this Photek gem.

Royksopp - "What Else Is There (Thin White Duke Remix)"

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I honestly have no idea what the original tune is about. I just know there are flashlights and explosions, and the most "against all odds" narrative of anything on the list. Whatever happens at the end of this song, I just hope they made it out alive!

Deadmau5 ft. Kaskade - "I Remember (Caspa Remix)"

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If there's a single moment that inspired the Luvstep movement, it's this one. It's in our first trailer with the unforgettable Say Anything boombox scene. Ione Sky writhing around her bed - can't sleep with the window open - lips parched - John Cusack creepin outside with Kaskade's ethereal vocals ticking his muse through the wind...xo xo

Yuna - "Lullabies (Adventure Club Remix)"

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It kicks off of Luvstep IV: A New Hope. I can't stop repeating the line "You're my first love..." We've been doing this for almost five years now, and I'm sure our fans have been through their share of romantic ups and downs during that time. I'd like to think that they can always come back to Luvstep...the door is always open!

XXYYXX ft. 2 Chainz - "About You (DJ Fergie Ferg Trap Edit)"

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Technically a mashup - 2 Chainz' working class trapper lyrics add an element of maturity to the canvas of XXYYXX's teen angst swirlfest. It's a perfect match.

Rusko ft. Amber Coffman - "Hold On (Sub Focus Remix)"

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The OG version is about the throes of longing, and the anticipation of a lover's embrace. The Sub Focus remix expertly places that anticipation on the drop - a buzzsaw of emotion and exhilaration...enter drumstep. :/

Mala - "Alicia" (Alicia Keys - "Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude)" Remix)

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It comes on so easy, enveloping you gently in the question; "tell are u feelin me, I'm feelin u?" Then it drops as easy as the lights. Now simmer..

DJ Technics - "Girlfriend"

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This Baltimore Club classic was for years the most elusive mp3 on the internet. The Ready for the World sample cuts right to the chase - "All that really mattered was you were my giiiirlfriend..." It's a sound captured perfectly in Dave Nada's "Love In This Bmore Club Mix which has Technics' equally-sublime remix of Andre 3000's "Prototype."

Curtis Vodka - "Hey Girl"

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Also featured on the Nada mix, and once released as the Yeti Bounce EP on now-defunct, vinyl-only label, Flamin Hotz. It's Baltimore club filtered through the eyes of a shy Alaskan teenager, employing the mid-tempo bounce and easy keys of Breezy's album cut to full 130 BPM effect.

Bobby Caldwell - "What You Won't Do For Love (DZ Remix)"

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Released on the homies' Dev79 & Starkey's Slit Jockey imprint, it's a decidedly relaxed and earnest affair that never overpowers the smoothitude of the Blue Eyed Soul classic, and remains effortlessly cool. No easy feat.

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