Tongue (feat. Hailee Steinfeld)

Slick and almost uncomfortably confident, this is a song that knows exactly what it wants and wastes no time getting there. MNEK's production leans into contemporary R&B and pop-forward UK sounds — glossy but never sterile, with a groove that sits in the body rather than the mind. Hailee Steinfeld brings a different energy to her verse and hook contributions: slightly breezier, more conversational, her voice offering contrast to MNEK's fuller, more gospel-adjacent delivery. Together they create a call-and-response dynamic that feels genuinely playful rather than manufactured. Lyrically the song circles around desire and the particular electricity of mutual attraction made explicit — it's direct without being crude, confident without tipping into arrogance. The production texture has this interesting tension between polished pop sheen and something grittier underneath, a low-end that keeps the whole thing from floating away into pure confection. MNEK has always been a craftsman first, and this track shows his ability to write for voices while also serving his own performance style. It belongs at the start of a night — the getting-ready playlist, windows open, energy building — or on a summer afternoon when everything feels possible and a little electric.