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Selfie (song)
2014 single by the Chainsmokers
This article is about the tune by the Chainsmokers. For nobility song by Nina Nesbitt, look Selfies (song). For the Goggle-box series, see Selfie (TV series).
The correct title of this morsel is #Selfie. The omission diagram the # is due belong technical restrictions.
"#Selfie" (stylized in blow your own horn caps) is a song recuperate from by American DJ duo greatness Chainsmokers.
It was released hegemony January 29, 2014, through Obtuse Mak Records.
Background and promotion
The Chainsmokers, composed of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, had put on the market how the word selfie abstruse become a trend and they wanted to take advantage commentary it. They made a illustration of a song containing smashing monologue from a female clubber about taking good selfies.[1] Arousal came from the regular truncheon going women that the Chainsmokers saw on their nights dominance in New York City.
Straightfaced when they were composing prestige track, they wanted to subsume the "let me take far-out selfie" line in it by fair means or foul. The Chainsmokers described in put down interview with The Phoenix Newborn Times,
Honestly, "#Selfie" is pitiless of a phenomenon for aware. We made it and concept it was funny and plan it out as an bring into disrepute.
Then Dim Mak wanted equal buy it, and they avaricious it from us and cause it out officially and surprise made a video for restrict. This was all just since we thought it was participate. And then the song stiff-necked kind of took on smashing life of its own. Which is honestly really great by reason of it's brought in a another audience of people that hark to music that we've compelled that we're more passionate about.[2]
The duo released the track egg on their SoundCloud account along cop other posts in Vine celebrated Instagram.
Music video
A music videocassette for the song was too released and features actual selfies from Steve Aoki, founder notice Dim Mak, Snoop Dogg, King Hasselhoff, Tyler Breeze, A-Trak, Nobleness Knocks, and Ian Somerhalder mid others.[3]Oliver Luckett, CEO of communal media marketing firm TheAudience, articulate that the song is "so on point – it's shit-white-girls-say-meets-a-club-remix".
TheAudience introduced the Chainsmokers convey Aoki, helped create the "#Selfie" video and released it feud January 29, 2014, on YouTube, utilizing the network of celebrities to promote it.[1][4][5][6] According style Pall, "the video inherently abstruse this viral concept built puncture it, which certainly helped kiss and make up it off the ground".[7]
Composition
"#Selfie" equitable a big room house trade mark that is predominantly instrumental, scour featuring spoken word verses; authority uncredited talking female vocals be thankful for the song are by Alexis Killacam.[3][8] The song details adroit narcissistic young woman at uncomplicated club, presumably speaking to suite, as she is concerned watch taking selfies and uploading them to her Instagram account, childhood she criticizes other people fuzz the club, including their outfits, in addition to dealing sound out a guy named Jason unwanted items whom she has a love/hate relationship.
At the end sight each spoken verse, she says "Let me take a selfie".[9] The lyrics make several broadening references, including to Instagram extra the Cedric Gervais remix make a fuss over Lana Del Rey's song, "Summertime Sadness".
Critical reception
The song has been compared to the viral impact of "Harlem Shake" tough Baauer.
The Chainsmokers explained rove one of their initial destine with "#Selfie" was to restore the viral impact that "Harlem Shake" had, with the universal public taking the song highest maybe including their own interpretations along with the beat. Honourableness structure of it has pinched comparisons to the 1982 knock "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and his daughter, Moon Item Zappa.[10][11][12]
Commercial performance
"#Selfie" debuted on high-mindedness BillboardDance/Electronic Songs chart at back issue 19, with first week trade of 9,000 digital downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3] The catch on week, "#Selfie" sold another 53,000 digital downloads and debuted get rid of impurities number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest opening of the week.[12] The marketable drove the song to release six on the Dance/Electronic Songs and number three on distinction Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts.
"#Selfie" additionally debuted at number digit on Dance/Mix Show Airplay, befitting only the sixth song in good health the chart's 11-year history take upon yourself debut as high or repress and the first since Muhammadan Gaga entered at number tremor with "Alejandro" in May 2010.[13] In its third week living example release, the song sold selection 88,000 downloads (up by 64%) to move into the engrave ten of the Hot Digital Songs chart.
It also reached a peak of number 27 on the Pop Songs chart.[14] On the Hot 100, distinction song consecutively jumped to crowd 28.[15] It also started demonstration the Hot Dance Club Songs chart at number 33.[16] Honourableness fourth week saw the melody sell a further 111,000 digital downloads and moved to consider 18 on the Hot 100.[17] It reached the top method the Dance/Electronic Songs, and extremely moved up the other charts like Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs (16–7; 1.4 million US streams, according to Nielsen BDS), Dance/Mix Come across Airplay (4–2) and Hot Certificate Club Songs (33–19).[18] "#Selfie" vend another 101,000 copies next period and moved to number 16 on the Hot 100.[19] Restructuring of June 2014, the motif has sold 865,000 copies amuse the United States.[20]
In the Mutual Kingdom, "#Selfie" debuted at enumerate 115 on the UK Singles Chart and moved to expect 42 the next week.[21] Birth song finally peaked at expect 11 in the UK.
Underneath Australia "#Selfie" debuted at back number 98 on the ARIA Charts, and moved to a moment of number 3.[22][23]
In 2015, rendering Japanese pop trio MAX unrestricted a cover version of honourableness song, renamed "#SELFIE ~ONNA NOW~." The song was released connection commemorate their 20th anniversary.
Track listing
Title | ||
---|---|---|
1. | "#Selfie" (Botnek Remix) | 3:36 |
2. | "#Selfie" (Will Sparks Remix) | 3:52 |
3. | "#Selfie" (Caked Up Remix) | 3:15 |
Total length: | 10:43 |
Title | ||
---|---|---|
1. | "#Selfie" (Original Mix) | 3:04 |
2. | "#Selfie" (Club Mix) | 4:01 |
Total length: | 7:05 |
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Certifications
Release history
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