Ely Oaks and sirinens Rework a 2000s Breakup Anthem on F_ck it (I don't want you back)
The pair transform Eamon’s unmistakable 2004 breakup hit into a fast, darker-edged electronic record built for radio, clubs and festival main stages.
Ely Oaks and sirinens are reaching back to one of the most recognisable breakup songs of the 2000s for F_ck it (I don't want you back), their new single out now on JINX Music.
The track reworks Eamon’s 2004 hit F**k It (I Don’t Want You Back), taking its famously direct message to a cheating ex and rebuilding it around the high-tempo electronic sound that has become central to Oaks’ productions.
Where the original paired its bitterness with a comparatively laid-back beat, the new version moves in the opposite direction. A faster electronic rhythm, prominent bass chords and a clean, direct arrangement push the song toward the dancefloor, transforming the familiar hook into something designed to be shouted back from a festival crowd.
For Oaks, that contrast became the point at which the new version developed an identity beyond simply revisiting the original.
“The idea came from Siri [sirinens] and we both absolutely love the original Eamon song. It's definitely one of those songs that immediately triggers an emotion especially if you know it from earlier times. The moment I realized that this version really added something special was when the chords of the bass came into play. It adds more energy and also a darker vibe, compared to the laid back beat of the original. This gives the whole song almost a new meaning. After it went viral across Instagram and TikTok, I'm so happy to finally share this full version with everybody.” — Ely Oaks
That familiarity is a significant part of the record's appeal. Eamon's original became an international hit following its release in 2004, reaching No. 1 in the UK and becoming particularly notable for bringing its explicit breakup message directly into the mainstream.
More than two decades later, Oaks and sirinens retain that instantly recognisable emotional core while changing the environment around it. What was originally a slow-burning kiss-off becomes something considerably more immediate: fast, bright and engineered to move between radio, clubs and larger festival stages.
The release continues an especially active period for Oaks. It follows Self Aware, released on September 11, and his remix of Gryffin, BUNT. and Inéz's World Away, which arrived a week later on September 18.
Those releases form part of a wider run of new material that has also included his official remix of Taylor Swift's Opalite and Gravity, his collaboration with Steve Aoki and SACHA.
The pace is set to continue away from the studio. Beginning in November, Oaks will embark on an extensive North American tour stretching into 2027, with dates planned across the United States and Canada.
The schedule includes stops in Dallas, Portland, Seattle, Boston, Houston, New York, Miami, Austin, Detroit, San Francisco, Denver, Orlando, Toronto, Montreal, San Diego and Los Angeles, among others.
For a track that had already begun circulating across Instagram and TikTok before its official release, the coming run of shows provides its next test. Its combination of an instantly familiar vocal, accelerated production and a chorus built for collective shouting makes F_ck it (I don't want you back) particularly suited to the bigger rooms Oaks is preparing to play.
Twenty-two years after Eamon turned a brutally simple breakup message into a worldwide hit, Ely Oaks and sirinens give it a new setting — darker in the low end, considerably faster on its feet and aimed directly at the dancefloor.
