| "Face to Face" | ||||
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| Single by Ruel | ||||
| from the EP Free Time | ||||
| Released | 8 August 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
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| Producer(s) | M-Phazes | |||
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| "Face to Face" on YouTube | ||||
"Face to Face" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The song was released on 8 August 2019, [2] and was produced by M-Phazes. It is the second single from his sophomore EP, Free Time . [3]
The music video was released on 8 August 2019—the same day as the song's release—and was directed by Grey Ghost. [3] [4] The video shows Ruel following a fictional French singer, ECÂF, breaking into her venue and eventually being kicked out. [1] At the end of the music video, during her performance, ECÂF's song "Pictures" was featured. [4]
Michael Love Michael from Paper noted that the song has "a retro soul feel," and that it "tells a very modern tale of crushing on someone through a screen...capturing the anxieties in teen and millennial hearts alike". [5]
Bella DiGrazia from The Daily Item stated that Ruel's "high and low range is hauntingly enticing" and that the saxophone solo towards the end of the song won her over. [6]
Perez Hilton praises him and his song, saying that Ruel "continues to impress us with not just the quality of his work but also the variety". [7]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [9] | 73 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [10] | 8 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [11] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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