Tinie Tempah feat. Ellie Goulding

‘Wonderman’ is the fifth single from Tinie Tempah’s debut album Disc-Overy, featuring a vocal contribution from Ellie Goulding. With a catchy melody, punchy lyrics and a sing-along chorus, this track is pretty much everything we’ve come to expect from Tinie. Not that this is any bad thing – with three top-five hits since the huge success of his debut single ‘Pass Out’ in February 2010, and an album that went straight in at number one before going platinum in March 2011, it seems the 22-year-old Londoner has hit upon a winning formula.
This is less a collaboration than a solo effort with a brief cameo from Goulding, and the heavy effects on the track mean her vocals are hardly showcased at their best. Nonetheless she brings her usual touch of class, adding a little something extra to this pulsing, vibrant record.
Tinie’s vast fanbase certainly won’t be disappointed, and after a few listens you’ll find it hard to get ‘Wonderman’ out of your head. If it’s mainstream, spirited hip hop you’re looking for, you won’t find much better than this.