"Mike" (Albanian pronunciation:[miˈke]; transl. (Girl)friend) is a song recorded by Albanian singer and songwriter Elvana Gjata and Kosovo-Albanian rapper Ledri Vula featuring Albanian singer John Shahu. It was composed and written by the aforementioned artists together with Arber Zeqo and produced by Arbre Blass. The official music video was uploaded onto YouTube in July 2018.
Background and composition
Having a duration time of three minutes and twenty three seconds, "Mike" was musically described as an Albanian-languagepop song incorporating Balkan elements.[1] Lyrically, the song explores the theme of an adolescent romance that is predetermined despite the long distances. It was composed and written by Elvana Gjata, Ledri Vula, John Shahu together with Albanian producer Arber Zeqo.[2] Albanian producer Arbre Blass was additionally hired for the song's production process.[2] According to the latter, it took approximately 250 hours for the complementation of the song.[3]
Critical reception
Music critics gave generally positive responses of "Mike" following its release. An editor of SoundsEuropean was positive towards the singers vocals and song's nature labeling it a "fresh song with a catchy melody".[4] Radio Ferizaj was positive towards Elvana's, Ledri's and Shahu's vocal parts further calling the music video as "phenomenal".[5]
