He’s the last person you expect to cover a Sam Smith single, but the Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel showed his softer side during an interview with Capital FM when he belted out his own version of Sam Smith‘s hit single, ‘Stay With Me’.

The 47 year-old action stud was in the UK on a promotional trip for his latest blockbuser, Guardians of the Galaxy, when he broke into the emotionally-charged song, written by Sam Smith about unrequited love for a man.

While he didn’t quite manage the high notes, we loved his gravelly take on the track, and it seems Sam was pretty impressed too, judging by his tweet.

Vin diesel just covered Stay With Me. Surreal. Thanks man haha

— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) July 30, 2014