Bluest Flame

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"Bluest Flame"
Song by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
from the album I Said I Love You First
ReleasedMarch 21, 2025 (2025-03-21)
Studio
  • 555 Studios (Los Angeles, California) [1]
  • Doheny Studios (West Hollywood, California) [1]
Genre
Length2:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"Bluest Flame'" on YouTube

"Bluest Flame" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez and American record producer Benny Blanco. It appears as the eight track on Gomez and Blanco's collaborative studio album, I Said I Love You First . The song was written by Gomez, Benny Blanco, Charli XCX, Cashmere Cat, and Dylan Brady, and produced by Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Dylan Brady and Bart Schoudel. An official remix of “Bluest Flame” by DJ Sliink appears on the album's deluxe edition. [3]

Contents

Background

In the narrated edition of Gomez and Blanco's album, I Said I Love You First , made available through Gomez's official store on March 23, 2025, [4] Gomez explained that "Bluest Flame" came together with Charli XCX, whom she praised as "the coolest", following their earlier work with Benny Blanco on "Same Old Love", and characterized the track as a spontaneous, upbeat song meant to "put on and dance". [5]

Critical reception

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard ranked "Bluest Flame" as the album's best track, calling it "a celebration, and a triumphant one at that", noting Charli XCX's imprint in its "propulsive thump" and "use of repetition", while praising Gomez for "injecting a romantic swoon" into the contorted verse vocals. [6] Critics highlighted the song's hyperpop-leaning energy: Dakota West Foss of Sputnikmusic praised its leap "from robot a cappella to an explosion of hyperpop goodness", [2] and Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called it a “fantastic disco reunion” that plays like a Brat-style "wedding toast". [7]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Bluest Flame"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2025 Favorite Viral SongWon [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bluest Flame"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 92
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 17
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [11] 13
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 47
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [13] 7
US Hot Dance/Pop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 4

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Bluest Flame"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousMarch 21, 2025Original
 [15]
VariousMay 2, 2025DJ Sliink remix [16]

References

  1. 1 2 Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco (2025). I Said I Love You First (CD liner notes). SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records.
  2. 1 2 3 West Foss, Dakota (March 22, 2025). "Review: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – I Said I Love You First". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ Jenke, Tyler (May 2, 2025). "Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco Share the Love on 'I Said I Love You First' Deluxe Edition: Stream It Now". Billboard . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Iasimone, Ashley (March 23, 2025). "Selena Gomez Drops Narrated Version of 'I Said I Love You First' — Plus 'Stained,' an Unreleased Track From Eight Years Ago". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bluest Flame – Explained (annotated)". Genius . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (March 21, 2025). "Every Song From Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco's 'I Said I Love You First,' Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (March 24, 2025). "Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's Adorable Valentine Album". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ Grein, Paul (June 21, 2025). "Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Ariana Grande Win Multiple Awards at 2025 Kids' Choice Awards (Full Winners List)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "NZ Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. March 28, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Hot Dance/Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Bluest Flame". Apple Music . US: Apple Inc. March 21, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bluest Flame (DJ Sliink Remix)". Apple Music . US: Apple Inc. May 2, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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