TheDays-NOTIONRemix
Chrystal, NOTION
The Days (NOTION Remix)
A hazy plea to reconnect, spun through NOTION's shimmering electronic prism.
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much, much
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Too much, too much, too much
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much, much
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (up, up)
Too much, too much, too much, too -
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much, much
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Too much, too much, too much
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Don't think about it too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much, much, much
Do you think about the days when we sat down
Smoking, wine and drinking haze? Or
Was it the other way?
Was it the other way?
Swing 'round, come and chill with me
I got your favorite show recorded on my TV
But we don't have to watch that, no
I'll turn off the radio
So won't you pick up?
Then we can link up
It's not a hookup
Don't think about it too much, too much
You just need to pick up
Then we can link up
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (pick up, pick up)
Don't think about it too much, too much (up, up)
Too much, too much, too much, too -
“A hazy plea to reconnect, spun through NOTION's shimmering electronic prism.”
There is a particular kind of longing that only surfaces late at night — the kind that makes you scroll back through old text threads, hovering over a name you haven't dialed in months.
It was precisely this restless, bittersweet energy that South London vocalist Chrystal channeled when she first sketched out "The Days," a deceptively simple meditation on nostalgia, intimacy, and the courage it takes to reach out to someone you once knew so well.
The original demo, reportedly laid down in a cramped bedroom studio with little more than a guitar loop and a phone voice memo, carried a rawness that caught the ear of NOTION — the UK electronic producer and curator whose ear for reimagining emerging talent had already earned him a devoted following.
When NOTION got his hands on the stems, he recognized something universal in Chrystal's vocal — that half-whispered, half-sung quality that sits right on the border between vulnerability and cool detachment.
Working from his production setup in London, he rebuilt the track from the ground up, anchoring it at a deliberate 120 BPM — the sweet spot where deep house meets pop accessibility.
The remix blooms in the key of C major, a tonality often associated with clarity and openness, yet NOTION subverts that brightness with dusky, low-passed synth pads and a gently swung beat that gives the production a nocturnal, after-hours feel.
The kick drum pulses with just enough weight to move a body, while the snares are feathered with reverb, dissolving into the mix like smoke in a dim room.
It's a masterclass in restraint: the energy sits at a perfect midpoint, never erupting into full dancefloor euphoria, never collapsing into ambient stillness.
Lyrically, "The Days" operates in a space of deliberate ambiguity and tender persuasion.
The opening couplet — "Do you think about the days when we sat down / Smoking, wine and drinking haze?" — is a gorgeously jumbled recollection, the details blurred by time and intoxication.
The playful self-correction, "Or was it the other way?," is the song's quiet thesis: memory is unreliable, but the feeling it leaves behind is not.
From there, Chrystal shifts into a direct appeal — "Swing 'round, come and chill with me" — offering the most low-stakes invitation imaginable: a recorded TV show, a turned-off radio, the promise that this isn't a hookup.
The repeated mantra of "Don't think about it too much" becomes both a reassurance to the other person and a kind of self-talk, as if she's trying to convince herself that reaching out doesn't have to mean everything.
The track arrived at a moment when UK electronic pop was undergoing a quiet renaissance, with producers like NOTION, Conducta, and Pinkpantheress blurring the lines between bedroom pop, UK garage, and club music.
"The Days (NOTION Remix)" found its audience organically — first through playlist placements and Instagram stories, then through the algorithmic machinery of streaming platforms that rewarded its replay-friendly warmth.
It became a staple of late-night playlists and pre-game soundtracks alike, the kind of song that soundtracks both solitary headphone walks and crowded kitchen parties.
Critics praised its emotional intelligence, noting how NOTION's production never overshadowed Chrystal's vocal intimacy but rather amplified it, wrapping her words in a sonic cocoon that made the personal feel communal.
What endures about "The Days (NOTION Remix)" is its honesty about the mess of human connection — the way we overthink a phone call, the way nostalgia edits our memories into something softer than the truth, the way we dress up deep need as casual invitation.
In Chrystal's catalog, it stands as a defining statement of emotional directness; in NOTION's, it exemplifies his gift for finding the emotional center of a song and building a world around it.
The track's legacy lives in every late-night text that gets sent, every "you up?" that actually means "I miss who we were." It is a small, shimmering monument to the courage of the callback — proof that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply pick up.
