The 10 Best AJ Mitchell Songs, Ranked
By Conner Tighe
AJ Mitchell has spent years proving that his catalog goes much deeper than the songs casual listeners may recognize first.
From vulnerable ballads and polished pop to dance collaborations and unexpected remixes, Mitchell has consistently shown off one of his greatest strengths: versatility. He can sound completely at home over sparse, emotional production and then turn around and lend the same smooth vocals to an EDM track.
That makes narrowing his catalog down to only 10 songs harder than it sounds.
Some of AJ Mitchell's biggest and most recognizable releases don't even appear here. Instead, this ranking favors the songs that best showcase the emotional range, personality, and vocal ability that make his discography worth exploring beyond the obvious singles.
Here are The Deep Cut's 10 best AJ Mitchell songs, ranked.
“All My Friends” — Eden Prince Remix
The original “All My Friends” helped introduce a wider audience to Mitchell's polished pop sound, but the Eden Prince remix takes the track in an entirely different direction.
The remix gives the song a more club-ready pulse without completely burying what made the original work. Mitchell's vocals remain front and center, while the production gives them an extra sense of movement and energy.
Remixes can easily feel unnecessary when they simply speed up an existing song or add a heavier beat. This one earns its place because it offers a legitimate alternative way to hear “All My Friends.”
It also highlights something that becomes increasingly obvious throughout Mitchell's catalog: his voice translates remarkably well to electronic production.
“Mind”
“Mind” represents an earlier version of AJ Mitchell, but that's part of its appeal.
Long before the more elaborate production and mature songwriting that would characterize SKYVIEW, Mitchell was already demonstrating an instinct for crafting accessible pop songs built around immediately memorable hooks.
“Mind” isn't necessarily the biggest or most ambitious recording in his catalog, but it captures the effortless quality that made Mitchell appealing in the first place.
There's a youthful simplicity here that separates it from some of his later material. Rather than sounding dated, though, it serves as an interesting snapshot of an artist who was still figuring out exactly where his voice could take him.
"Spring Break" feat. Rich The Kid
AJ Mitchell teaming up with Rich The Kid sounds like one of the more unexpected combinations in his catalog, and that's exactly what makes “Spring Break” fun.
Released in 2020, the collaboration brings a looser, more carefree attitude than many of Mitchell's emotionally driven songs. Rich The Kid's appearance also adds another layer of texture to the track without overwhelming Mitchell's presence.
It isn't trying to be a devastating ballad or some massive artistic statement. It's simply a slick pop record that allows Mitchell to loosen up.
And sometimes that's enough.
“Spring Break” is evidence that his catalog works best when there's room for songs that aren't carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders.
“One More Fight”
"One More Fight” turns relationship dysfunction into something surprisingly infectious.
Released in 2021, the song revolves around the frustrating space where two people recognize their relationship isn't working but aren't quite ready to walk away.
That's a subject pop music has explored approximately a billion times, but Mitchell sells it because he doesn't treat the conflict like a melodramatic catastrophe.
There's resignation in the song. There's affection. There's frustration. And underneath all of it is the uncomfortable realization that sometimes fighting with someone can still feel preferable to losing them completely.
That emotional contradiction gives “One More Fight” its edge.
“I Choose You”
If “One More Fight” deals with love when everything is falling apart, “I Choose You” sits comfortably on the opposite end of the spectrum.
The SKYVIEW track is Mitchell at his most openly romantic. Rather than complicating the idea, the song centers on a simple promise to continually choose the person you love. Mitchell co-wrote the track alongside Mike Dean, Maegan Cottone, Corey Sanders and Jacob Manson.
There's something refreshing about how uncomplicated it feels.
Not every love song needs heartbreak lurking around the corner. “I Choose You” works because Mitchell commits completely to its optimism.
The result is one of the warmer moments on SKYVIEW and an easy reminder that sincerity doesn't have to mean boring.
“Lovers On The Moon”
“Lovers On The Moon” is where romance meets some of Mitchell's most atmospheric pop production.
Released as part of SKYVIEW in 2021, the track turns infatuation into something almost weightless. Its space imagery could have easily crossed into cheesy territory, but the production gives the concept enough scale to work.
This is also an especially strong example of how well Mitchell's vocals respond to layered production.
Rather than competing with everything happening behind him, his voice seems to float over it.
The result feels dreamy without becoming sleepy and romantic without losing its pop momentum.
Of all the songs on SKYVIEW, “Lovers On The Moon” may be one of the clearest examples of Mitchell finding the sweet spot between straightforward pop and something more atmospheric.
“Cheap Red Wine”
“Cheap Red Wine” is messy romance packaged as polished pop.
Another standout from SKYVIEW, the song compares an intoxicating relationship to the aftermath of drinking exactly what its title suggests: something exciting in the moment that may not feel quite as appealing the next morning.
It's one of the more mature songs in Mitchell's catalog, both lyrically and stylistically.
The appeal comes from the tension.
Mitchell knows the relationship probably isn't good for him. He understands the consequences. None of that seems particularly capable of stopping him.
That push-and-pull gives the track considerably more personality than a generic song about attraction would have.
“Cheap Red Wine” also demonstrates just how much Mitchell had developed by the time SKYVIEW arrived. The clean-cut romanticism of his earlier work was still there, but now it could exist alongside desire, bad decisions, and ambiguity.
Steve Aoki & Frank Walker — “Imagine” feat. AJ Mitchell
One of AJ Mitchell's best performances doesn't technically belong to an AJ Mitchell project at all.
Steve Aoki and Frank Walker released “Imagine,” featuring Mitchell, in July 2020, placing his vocals on a full-fledged dance record.
It works ridiculously well.
Aoki and Walker provide the euphoric electronic backdrop, while Mitchell supplies exactly the kind of smooth vocal performance needed to keep the track from becoming nothing more than a beat drop.
The combination reveals something important about Mitchell as a vocalist: he doesn't need traditional singer-songwriter production to sound like himself.
Put him over electronic music, and he's still immediately recognizable.
“Imagine” builds its romantic theme around wanting both the good and difficult parts of a relationship, while its escalating production makes that feeling sound enormous. Contemporary coverage of the collaboration similarly emphasized the combination of Aoki and Walker's dance production with Mitchell's vocals.
It's energetic, melodic, and one of the strongest examples of what Mitchell can do as a featured artist.
More AJ Mitchell dance collaborations, please.
“My Lover, My Friend”
Sometimes the simplest songs hit hardest.
“My Lover, My Friend” appeared on Mitchell's Hopeful EP in 2018, making it one of the oldest songs in this Top 10.
Years later, its appeal hasn't disappeared.
The song centers on the idea of wanting a relationship to extend beyond romance into genuine companionship—the kind of partnership that survives aging, change, and everything else life throws at two people.
There's no elaborate concept necessary.
What carries “My Lover, My Friend” is sincerity.
Mitchell's performance has the earnest quality that defined much of his early music, but the song avoids feeling disposable because its central sentiment is so universal.
There's also something interesting about hearing it alongside his later work. Mitchell's music became more ambitious and polished as his career progressed, but “My Lover, My Friend” proves that bigger production doesn't automatically create a better song.
Sometimes a great melody, a convincing vocal, and one strong idea are plenty.
Nearly everything works here.
Nearly.
Because there's one AJ Mitchell song that's even better.
“Miss You”
“Miss You” isn't AJ Mitchell's flashiest song.
It might be his most affecting.
Released on SKYVIEW in 2021, the track tackles a different kind of loss than the romantic heartbreak that dominates so much pop music. Mitchell confronts the reality of watching his parents grow older and the fear of eventually having to live without them.
That's enough to make the song devastating before you even get to the production.
What makes “Miss You” special, though, is its restraint.
The song isn't about experiencing that loss. It's about anticipating it.
Mitchell captures the strange anxiety of loving someone so much that merely thinking about a future without them becomes painful. It's a subject almost anyone who has watched a parent, grandparent, or other loved one grow older can recognize.
There are bigger AJ Mitchell songs.
There are catchier AJ Mitchell songs.
There are certainly songs with more elaborate production.
But few reveal his strengths as clearly as “Miss You.”
It combines his strongest qualities—vulnerability, clean pop instincts, and expressive voice—without allowing any of them to overpower the song itself.
And that's why “Miss You” earns the No. 1 spot.
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