We usually have to choose between Drake and Bieber, but a handy Bieber remix of Drake's "One Dance" has brought them together. That's right—two of Canada's finest exports, sonically side by side, for a song that's just one Justin Trudeau guest-verse away from being Canada's new national anthem.
The remix, which Drake revealed while on his OVO radio show this weekend, features about 90 seconds of extra Bieber verses at the top. Bieber sounds great on the song, adding those trademark pleading breathy Bieber vocals all over the track—and it works. "I don't know your name, but I'm sure that you know me," he sings. Okay. Bold. We're listening.
Drake and Bieber have a history of being pals and performing together. Look at this clip of them at the Juno Awards in 2010 when Bieber was a tiny child and Drake was like a fun older brother. Hop to the end to see them with their arms around each other. Bieber only comes up to Drake's shoulder. It's fully insane.
But once you put these two stars of Canada together on the same track, you've gotta wonder if it could be any more Canadian. All they'd have to add are some references to hockey, maple leaves, and maybe moose to be a real threat to "O Canada." Plus a couple polite apologies—maybe Kyla up top singing, "Baby-yyy, I apologize"? (it works!)—and, of course, because this is still a Drake song, a shoutout to the Raptors.
