Drowning (Mario song)

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"Drowning"
Mario - Drowning (Single Cover).png
Single by Mario
from the album Dancing Shadows
ReleasedJuly 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)
Studio FRQNCY Studios
(London, England)
Genre R&B
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daecolm
  • Mario
  • xSDTRK
Mario singles chronology
"Pain Is the New Pleasure"
(2017)
"Drowning"
(2018)
"Dancing Shadows"
(2018)
Music video
"Drowning" on YouTube

"Drowning" is a song recorded by American recording artist Mario for his fifth studio album Dancing Shadows and was released alongside its music video on July 20, 2018, through his own label New Citizen and Empire Distribution as the album's lead single. The song was written and produced by Mario, xSDTRK and Daecolm Holland, with additional songwriting credits from Milton Adams II and Jake Gosling. Lyrically, the song is about a man being torn between two women.

Contents

The song garnered favorable reviews from most critics, with praise towards its production and Mario's vocal delivery

Background and release

Mario spoke with the FunX radio station during the Oh My! Music Festival in June 2018, he revealed that he would release the lead single off the album. [1]

Critical reception

Singersroom said the song, "showcases Mario’s vocal growth and eargasmic falsetto that takes hold and doesn’t let go over a simmering and stark production". [2] The Musical Hype gave the song three and a half stars out of five. [3]

Music video

The music video premiered along with the song on July 20, 2018. [4] [5]

Live performances

Mario performed "Drowning" during the live televised segment of The Wendy Williams Show in October 2018. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Drowning"3:38
Digital download – Dance Remix [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Drowning (Nitti Gritti & Shndō Remix)"2:50

Credits and personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal. [11]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Drowning"
Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 28

Release history

Release history and formats for "Drowning"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef
VariousJuly 20, 2018 Digital download
[13]

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References

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