{"id":33776,"date":"2018-03-12T12:15:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T12:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=33776"},"modified":"2018-03-14T01:00:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T01:00:48","slug":"xavier-toscano-never-wanna-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/xavier-toscano-never-wanna-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Toscano &#8211; &#8216;Never Wanna Leave&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xavier-Toscano-Press.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/xavier-toscano-never-wanna-leave\/xavier-toscano-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xavier-Toscano-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Xavier Toscano &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xavier-Toscano-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xavier-Toscano-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We&#8217;ve featured Xavier Toscano <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/xavier-toscano-runaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before in August 2016, with his song, &#8216;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B06XHDBDHW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B06XHDBDHW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=essentiallypo-21&amp;linkId=a33363789d3e92441e05ff83f4a8aa5d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Runaway<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/xavier-toscano-runaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=essentiallypo-21&amp;l=am2&amp;o=2&amp;a=B06XHDBDHW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>&#8216;<\/a>, which exemplified his love of top 40 music and his belief that pop music is the soundtrack of our lives. Now he&#8217;s back with his new single, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B017N8T73M\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B017N8T73M&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=essentiallypo-21&amp;linkId=28362cebcbe7fbced1c02a71c8273bba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Wanna Leave (Original)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=essentiallypo-21&amp;l=am2&amp;o=2&amp;a=B017N8T73M\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>&#8216;, which blurs the lines between timeless and contemporary sounds.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xavier&#8217;s hook-heavy vocal performance is matched by foot-tapping instrumentation and a video shot in and on the rooftop of a warehouse building in LAs fashion district. It&#8217;s fast and furious and makes you want to get up and dance with Xavier and his crew.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video has been directed by Xavier&#8217;s long-time collaborator Benjamin Jones, with the team keeping a theme of black and white to make sure that nothing distracted from the crispness of the choreography. The one exception is a red wall with a chaise longue, on which Xaver and various members of his crew cavort and generally have a good time. It&#8217;s a fun, feel good song that makes you want to get up and dance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Xavier Toscano on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.XavierToscano.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. &#8216;Never Wanna Leave&#8217; is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/xavier-toscano\/id275661767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_40000\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWRgZm0T2gw?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Xavier Toscano - Never Wanna Leave\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/eWRgZm0T2gw\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve featured Xavier Toscano before in August 2016, with his song, &#8216;Runaway&#8217;, which exemplified his love of top 40 music and his belief that pop music is the soundtrack of our lives. 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