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The Thrill

DAY 4

"The Thrill"
by Wiz Khalifa (feat. Empire of the Sun)

While we're on the topic of sampling and covers, this was another one heavily in my music rotation in 2025. Sampling heavily from "Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun (released in 2008), Wiz Khalifa illegally sampled the song for his first iteration of "The Thrill" which he released on a mixtape in 2009. It wasn't until the end of 2020 that the song finally received an official release after the collaboration had been formalized.

Like the first three songs on my playlist this year, "The Thrill" was a song that I often listened to on repeat while I was working. It has a great beat and catchy lyrics, and it's easy - after listening to it half a dozen times - to let the song bleed into the background and focus on the task at hand while the upbeat tempo of the song keeps you going.