Company (Tinashe song)

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"Company"
Tinashe - Company.jpg
Single by Tinashe
from the album Nightride
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Length
  • 3:41(single version)
  • 4:25(album version)
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Terius Nash
Producer(s) The-Dream
Tinashe singles chronology
"Superlove"
(2016)
"Company"
(2016)
"Slumber Party"
(2016)
Music video
"Company" on YouTube

"Company" is a song by American singer Tinashe for Nightride . The single was released by RCA Records on September 16, 2016. The song was written and produced by American R&B producer The-Dream. The song follows her previous single "Superlove", released on July 15, 2016. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The song's official video was met with acclaim, with Billboard calling it "choreographic perfection". [6]

Contents

On September 15, Tinashe performed the song, alongside "Superlove", on MTV's Wonderland program. [7]

Critical reception

Danny Schwartz of HotNewHipHop described the song as if Tinashe were "taking applicants for a no-strings-attached situation that literally millions of young men would be more than happy to fill". However, Schwartz continued that "despite her lack of a companion", the sexual tension on the track was described as "somehow through the roof". [8]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video directed by Jack Begert premiered on January 6, 2017, via Tinashe's Vevo account on YouTube. [9]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 45

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
WorldwideSeptember 16, 2016 Digital download RCA

References

  1. Abzug, Jamie (July 15, 2016). "Tinashe Premieres New Single "Superlove"". RCA Records . Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. Mench, Chris (September 16, 2016). "Tinashe is Ready for "Company" On Her Slinky New Single". Complex . Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  3. Gore, Sydney (September 16, 2016). "Tinashe Wants Some "Company" On Her New Single". Nylon . Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. Pearce, Sheldon (September 17, 2016). "Listen to Tinashe's New Song "Company"". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (September 16, 2016). "Hear Tinashe's New Single "Company"". The Fader . Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. "Tinashe's 'Company' Visual is Choreographic Perfection: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  7. Platon, Adelle (September 16, 2016). "Tinashe Delivers Sultry Performance of New Track 'Company' on MTV's 'Wonderland'". Billboard . Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  8. Schwartz, Danny (September 15, 2016). "Tinashe - Company [New Song]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  9. "Tinashe - Company" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. "Tinashe Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2019.