If ever a song was the very essence of youth, Twenty Twenty's Get Down is it. Very much a product of the big, anthemic choruses of American pop-punk, its choruses seem ready-made for teen movie soundtracks.
It's apt then that the track will feature as part of the new Horrid Henry movie. Now, I've had my ears out for news regarding this film for a while now, mainly because it has the delightful Kimberley Walsh from Girls Aloud starring in it, but it's exciting to know that Get Down will be part of the soundtrack too.
Summer always seems to be flooded with these 'As featured in...' tracks, the songs serving as a mutually beneficial promotional companion to the films themselves. Records by Take That and Linkin Park have already recently served in this capacity, fronting up big blockbuster releases - X Men and Transformers respectively.
In Twenty Twenty and Horrid Henry though, we have something that feels more authentic. For starters, Get Down actually sounds summery, the kind of song you can imagine playing over the car radio as you zip round to your mates house for an afternoon BBQ.
A tale of young love, the chorus of 'Let's stop pretending and drop the small talk now' is all about those summer whirlwind romances, that moment when we're swept off our feet by our emotions; when 'our heart stops beating', as the band puts it.
Who knows, maybe Get Down will be the soundtrack for your summer romance this year? In the mean time, make sure you download the band's debut album - it's very good.
Horrid Henry, the movie is out in cinemas on the 29th July. Get Down is available to download from iTunes now.
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