"Familiar" | ||||
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Single by Liam Payne and J Balvin | ||||
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Released | 20 April 2018 | |||
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Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Producer(s) | Sabath | |||
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"Familiar" on YouTube |
"Familiar" is a song recorded by English singer Liam Payne and Colombian singer J Balvin. It was written and produced by Mike Sabath,with additional writing from LunchMoney Lewis,Balvin and Sean Douglas. The song was released on 20 April 2018 and appears as a bonus track on Payne's debut studio album LP1 .
On 25 February 2018,the artists announced the song on social media while they were shooting the music video in Miami. [1] [2] Payne revealed the song's cover art and release date on 16 April. He also tweeted a video featuring some of the lyrics,writing:"[Balvin,] you're gonna have to teach some of my fans Spanish..." [3] [4] [5] He unveiled a snippet of the song on 19 April,which features J Balvin ad-libbing. [6]
"Familiar" is a Latin,Latin pop and R&B song. [7] [8] According to Billboard ,the song "combines Latin vibes with a summery,R&B sound". [9] The lyrics are about impressing a love interest in a nightclub. [10]
Mike Nied of Idolator opined that the song could easily become Payne's "best track yet",writing that "the Latin-tinged crossover hit is sure to storm the charts across the globe and may become his most successful release to date". He also noted Payne's vocal of being "velvety" and "enticing",before praising the song's "internationally appealing production". [10] ShantéHoneycutt of Billboard said,"upon first listen,[the song] induces flashbacks to Justin Timberlake's "Señorita" [...] as does the video," though she also considered Payne and Balvin "made a hit" all on their own. [11] Rianne Houghton of Digital Spy regarded the song as "an excellent attempt at recreating 'Despacito'". [12]
The song's music video was released on 4 May 2018,directed by Mark Klasferf. In the video,Liam is seen dancing shirtless and mingling with various women.
Payne and J Balvin performed "Familiar" on 15 May 2018 on Good Morning America , [13] and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 17 May 2018. [14]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [15]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [57] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [58] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [59] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [60] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [61] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 20 April 2018 | Digital download | Capitol | [15] |
United States | 1 May 2018 | Contemporary hit radio | Republic | [63] |
Rhythmic contemporary radio | [64] | |||
Italy | 4 May 2018 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [65] |
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