- 2025-11-24
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MUSIC
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Justin Maki Releases New Song “Nine Lives”
Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Maki has released a new song “Nine Lives” along with a music video.
The song is the follow-up to “Technicolor Dreams”, which was released back in September.
It is an effervescent pop-funk anthem rooted in love, loyalty, and the immortal pull of connection.
As with the previous song, Justin Maki co-wrote the track with Drew Shalka, Maïa Davies, and David Mohacsi. Produced by Maïa Davies and David Mohacsi of VAŪLTS.
The video was directed by Brad Spencer.
Justin Maki said of the song, “This might be my most romantic statement yet - a bright, syncopated celebration of devotion that feels timeless and cinematic. 'If I had nine lives, I'd spend them all with you again'. This statement from the chorus comes across as a striking romantic hypothetical. In other words, if I had the opportunity to live more than one life or to live a much longer life - I would choose you over and over again, day in and day out, despite the other options, despite my instinctual desire for variety, because I just love you that much.”- He continued, “The phrase 'Nine Lives' evokes the mythic resilience of cats - creatures said to survive anything. But for me, it becomes a metaphor for eternal love: It's the ultimate 2025 Breakfast Club boombox moment. I co-wrote 'Nine Lives' with Drew Shalka during a snowstorm-stranded session in Nashville - the same partnership that produced track #1, 'Technicolor Dreams'. It was one of the most productive writing sessions I've ever taken part in, honestly. We wrote the entire song - lyrics, melody, arrangement, and demo - in the span of about six hours, then capped the day with Drew's partner's homemade tuna casserole. With 100 songs written for this project and eight selected for the record, it's truly a statistical miracle that two of the eight were co-written with Drew.”
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He added, “You wouldn't know it, but this song was originally about unrequited love. It started off as a documenting of a failed relationship that could and would never rekindle. I wrote: if I had nine lives, I'd try almost anything… but nine lives ain't gonna make you love me. When David and Maïa suggested a revamping of the message and the lyrics, I originally resisted, but I'm so glad that I trusted them and the process.” - source : Apple Music
