"Glimpse of Us" | ||||
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Single by Joji | ||||
from the album Smithereens | ||||
Released | 10 June 2022 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Connor McDonough | |||
Joji singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Glimpse of Us" on YouTube |
"Glimpse of Us" is a song by Japanese-Australian singer Joji, released as the lead single from his third studio album Smithereens on 10 June 2022 through 88rising and Warner Records. [1] It was written by Alexis Kesselman, Castle, Riley McDonough, and producer Connor McDonough. The song became Joji's most successful hit single to date, having peaked at number one in Australia, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Singapore, number two on the Global 200, and within the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Norway, the United States, and Vietnam.
Following its release, "Glimpse of Us" broke a series of records. It became the first song by an Asian artist to reach number one on Spotify's Global chart, remaining there for 10 consecutive days. With the song's debut in tenth place on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the second song by a Japanese artist to reach the top 10 after Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" in 1963. [2] It also marked the first debut of an Asian soloist directly in the top 10, as well as his fifth entry on the chart. The song also topped the New Zealand and Australian singles, becoming Joji's first number-one single. The song received a nomination for Song of the Year at the ARIA Awards 2022 in Australia, due to Joji being half Australian on his father's side. [3]
The murder of the American singer Christina Grimmie in 2016 had a severe impact on one of the song's writers close to Grimmie, Riley McDonough. The idea of "Glimpse of Us" was first concepted on 14 June 2019, where he was struggling and to him, "life just didn't make any sense." He then made a voice memo, stating that he "[called] out to God, [asking], "If I could only catch a glimpse of you." " During a writing session with Connor McDonough, Castle, and Alexis Kesselman, he found the voice memo titled "Glimpse", and the song was written that day. Two years later, Joji heard the song, and made his own changes before the song's final version. [4]
While on tour, Charlie Puth was sent the song, and had planned on returning to it, but the final version by Joji had been released two weeks later. [5]
The sheet music, published by Kobalt Music Publishing on Musicnotes.com, shows that the song is written in the key of A-flat major, with a tempo of 57 beats per minute. Joji's vocals in the song span from the low note of B♭3 to the high note of A♭5. [6]
The song's lyrics express the conflict of Joji's longing for his ex-lover, even though he is in a relationship with another woman, who has shown tons of affection to him, and is "perfect". [7]
The song received widespread acclaim, with critics praising its simplicity, lyrics, and Joji's emotional vocals. Brenton Blanchet of Complex described the song as a "chilling piano ballad", [8] while Jon Caramanica of The New York Times considered it "splendid and striking". [9] Andrea See of Bandwagon Asia felt that the "stripped-down" sound of the song "foreshadows Joji's more mature sonic territory" in contrast to his previous electronic material. [10]
The song was accompanied by its music video, directed by Dan Streit. The video contains various scenes of destructive antics committed by "anonymous protagonists," including in race cars. [8] Clips from the video became popular on TikTok, leading the music video to gain tens of millions of views. The video was shot on a Sony DCR-HC32 miniDV and consisted of 15 hours of raw footage before editing. The video was primarily shot in Atlanta, with additional scenes shot in Tennessee, Alabama, Los Angeles, and New York. [11]
"Glimpse of Us" became Joji's highest-charting single upon its debut in various countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the UK. [12] [13] [14] It debuted at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Joji's first top-ten single in the country. For the chart dated 2 July 2022, the song peaked at number eight. [15]
With "Glimpse of Us", Joji became the second Japanese artist to have a number one single on the Australian singles chart, and first since Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" in 1963. [16]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [69] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [70] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [71] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [72] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [73] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [74] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [75] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [76] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [77] | 3× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [78] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [79] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [80] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [81] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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