The Alternate version of âPerfumeâ on the Deluxe âBritney Jeanâ is haunting, dark, cold, hollow; a distant cry from Will.I.Amâs version, a music insider shares with BreatheHeavy.com. The eerie drum loop mixed with guitars, strings, synth pads and the piano (that beautiful piano!) suits the lyrics far better than the heavy bass does in the radio mix. The sound is deeper and more straightforward rather than the embellishments on the album version.
The alternate âPerfumeâ features a slowed-down chilling background mixed with echoey vocals (lyrics and duration remain the same) â a much stronger-sounding traditional ballad versus Willâs radio-friendly power slow-jam.
