Faces (Candyland and Shoffy song)

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"Faces"
Faces by Candyland & Shoffy.jpg
Single by Candyland & Shoffy
from the album Monstercat 028 – Uproar
ReleasedAugust 5, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Alex Shofler
  • Josephine Martin
Producer(s)
Candyland singles chronology
"Speechless"
(2015)
"Faces"
(2016)
"Touch Me"
(2016)
Shoffysingles chronology
"Villains"
(2016)
"Faces"
(2016)
"Home"
(2016)

"Faces" is a song recorded by American DJ and music producer Candyland and Southern California based singer-songwriter Shoffy. [1]

Contents

"Faces" was released as the follow-up to Candyland's prior single, "Speechless," on August 5, 2016. [2]

Critical reception

"Faces" achieved a handful of critical acclaim; and out of that, the song gained generally positive reviews.

In a review Neelu Mohaghegh wrote for Good Music All Day, Mohaghegh complemented Shoffy's "seductive" vocals, as she compared them to that of the famous R&B singer, Miguel. Mohaghegh later on, cleped the song, "a revolutionary chant sprinkled with sexy undertones." [3] Earmilk's Ry Smith also viewed the song positively, as he referred to the song as a "match made in house heaven," and subsequently praised the song's "massive amount of heart and soul". [4]

Track listing

Digital download [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Faces" (with Shoffy)4:00

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References

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