Aaliyah - Poison (ft. The Weeknd)

[bm08]

The vocals on this were terrible.

[ludichris]

This is poison to the ears more like. Her vocals sound unmastered and contrast badly against The Weeknd, I can't see anyone replaying this apart from die hard fans of either artist.

[JeremySpears]

This is bad. Really really bad. Wtf…

[likeidogoldlink]

WTF

[SholasBoy]

She sounds beautiful but I agree the vocals were badly mastered.

[Thriller]

Oh gosh yes, agree with all comments about the vocals, really not enjoyable for that reason. Wish they’d not bothered really.

[missionz]

Vocals not great, but as I'm a diehard Aaliyah fan (I cried for days after she died) I will be playing it non stop

[hun]

I like her vocals but it’s not been mastered well. I don’t like he.

[firefly_86]

I agree about the vocals. It’s bizarre her’s are so badly mastered and difficult to understand yet his are crystal clear.

I actually think this is quite cute but if those vocals are the quality of what’s left in the vault, I kind of think the rest should stay in the vault…

[Benjamin]

Mike Dean (producer of the song) released a new version of the song to streaming services after the backlash about Aaliyah’s vocals. I think it does sound better now.

As for the song, I like it. It has a dreamt vibe.

[hun]

Really grown on me. Her vocals are gorgeous and so sad to listen to.

I just don’t like the fact the song is named after The Weeknd’s part. Does she actually use the word ‘poison’?

[InFamous]

Quite like this, sounds a bit better on Spotify but its obvious these were rough vocals they had to work with. The transition into the second verse is badly done though.