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Single by XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Maluma and Swae Lee | ||||
Released | October 25, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
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Length | 3:18 | |||
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"Arms Around You" is a song by American rappers XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Colombian singer Maluma and fellow American rapper Swae Lee. [4] Released on October 25,2018,it was written by producer JonFX and later sung by Rio Santana. Additional lyrics for Maluma were written by engineer Edge,JonFX,and fellow producers Skrillex and Mally Mall. [4]
The track was originally written and recorded in 2017 with Rio Santana,who appeared on XXXTentacion's ? album,but after his death,the label took over and added other co-features. [5] Lil Pump contacted XXXTentacion's mother Cleopatra Bernard after his death to ask if he could make a song to "honor his legacy",which resulted in the collaboration. [4]
Rap-Up called the track a "global crossover track" featuring "Latin,alternative,hip-hop and pop influences". [4] Michael Saponara of Billboard wrote that XXXTentacion "implements an intoxicating flow mixed with some Spanish over the Mally Mall,Jon FX,handling the reggaeton-tinged track's chorus duties". [6] C. Vernon Coleman II of XXL also felt the track had a "reggaeton feel",with Pump "stunt[ing] heavy as usual" and Swae Lee delivering a "rosy verse". [7] In addition,Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin called the track "house-inflected". [8]
While Ben Kaye of Consequence of Sound labeled it a "Latin-flavored club jam",he also stated that the timing of its release was "a bit of cringeworthy irony" with XXXTentacion's line in the chorus about protecting someone,Kaye said a recently released recording features him "confessing to multiple violent crimes including assaulting his girlfriend and stabbing eight people",though this interpretation of the recording was disputed. [1] Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone felt that the song is "bland,Latin-inflected pop that reflects none of the talents of its four collaborators" and also called it "a mish-mash of vague pop-in-2018 signifiers without cohering into any sort of artistic statement". [2]
Skrillex initially teased the track on Twitter and previewed the track on his Instagram,but later deleted the post. [9] NME noted that the post featured the hashtag "#LLJ" which stands for "Long Live Jahseh",XXXTentacion's real first name. [10]
A music video for "Arms Around You" was released on November 16,2018. It was directed by James Lerese and features an animated XXXTentacion. [11]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [53] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [54] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [55] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [56] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [57] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [58] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [59] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [60] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [61] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [63] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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