"Glad You Came" The Wanted

With the Eurobeats of David Guetta and Calvin Harris taking over the American pop scene (and the unexpected success of novelty songs like "We No Speak Americano" and "Mr. Saxobeat"), it was only a matter of time before we experienced a full-on musical invasion. British/Irish boy band The Wanted is the latest in a new wave of international artists attempt to break into the notoriously difficult U.S. market by riding the current dance craze. Their debut Stateside single "Glad You Came," already a #1 hit in the U.K., has the kind of dreamily exotic vibe you would find on the soundtrack to a luxury Mediterranean cruise commercial: it's teeming with techno synths lifted straight from an Ibiza rave, while the singing man candy sounds nondescript and feather-light. The song is probably too generic to make a lasting impact—its airy hook leaves your mind almost immediately—but it's certainly got all the ingredients of a potential crossover smash. B