Manchester house duo Duke & Jones team up with vocalist India Shan on their new song “Three Words,” delivering a pulsating track that invites the listener to stop what they’re doing and start moving, whether they’re at home, in the car, or out on the dancefloor. Duke & Jones’ poppy production expertly complements India Shan’s warm, delicate vocals, highlighting the artists’ respective proficiency in music production, songwriting, and singing. Production-wise, the track is soft enough to prevent the song from being overstimulating, yet trippy and bouncy enough to make people want to keep dancing. Lyrically, the song captures the energy of a young person who embraces nightlife culture as a barrier against their everyday problems, which is an increasingly relatable subject in 2026.

    The team of Duke & Jones and India Shan comes off as polished and refined, where no singular aspect of the song is outshone by any other. The track wastes little time picking up, quickly transferring from the opening verse, to the bridge, then finally to the chorus. “Three Words” maintains a fresh and inventive sound, all while benefiting from similar notes of hopefulness and youthful excitement as found in some of the smash club hits of the early-to-mid 2010s. To summarize the track using only three words, I’d call it lively, catchy, and uplifting.