Mr. Mitch's New Remix Underscores the Solemn Importance of Eiffel 65's "Blue"

Fresh off sharing his new track "Pixel Dreams" as one-half of "watercolor grime" duo Yaroze Dream Suite alongside Yamaneko, instrumental grime artist and Gobstopper label head Mr. Mitch is giving away his "Peace" edit—a format in which he dissects tracks by artists ranging from The Beach Boys to Mumdance and molds them into delicate, grime-influenced bangers—of Eiffel 65's "Blue."

On the surface, the Italian group's 1999 single—which tore up radio airwaves worldwide, topping charts across Europe and even garnering a Grammy nod for Best Dance Recording—comes off as a tacky Eurodance earworm that's all color (in this case, blue) and no substance.

However, as we pointed out after a close listen earlier this year, the seemingly nonsensical lyrics have deeper meanings. "If we take the word blue to mean 'sad' or 'down,'" Angus Harrison explained, "then the opening verse in fact sets out an all-consuming depression incurred by the oppressive suffocation of modern existence. Note that 'everything he sees' is blue, as if the world itself, not his soul, is polluted. The world, cold, frigid and icy blue, freezing him inside and outside."

In Mr. Mitch's hands, the solemn lyrics become all the more poignant. He strips the original of its Eurodance synth sheen and replaces it with a minimal beat that allows the pitched-down vocals to ring out from their dark void. "I was genuinely a fan of the original as a kid, bought the single," he wrote on Twitter.

Listen to Mr. Mitch's "Eiffel (Peace Edit)" below, and download it here.