I Wish You Roses

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"I Wish You Roses"
Kali Uchis - I Wish You Roses.png
Single by Kali Uchis
from the album Red Moon in Venus
LanguageEnglish
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2023
Genre R&B
Length3:45
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dylan Wiggins
  • Josh Crocker
Kali Uchis singles chronology
"La Única"
(2022)
"I Wish You Roses"
(2023)
"Moonlight"
(2023)
Music video
"I Wish You Roses" on YouTube

"I Wish You Roses" is a song by American singer Kali Uchis, [1] and was produced by Dylan Wiggins and Josh Crocker. [2] The song was released on January 19, 2023, through Geffen Records, with a music video released alongside. [3] The song is the lead single off her third studio album, Red Moon in Venus (2023). [4]

Contents

Background and composition

On January 16 2023, Kali Uchis announced a teaser video on social media featuring "a Jello-like cake with a white rose in the middle of it". According to Uchis, the song is about "being able to release people with love". [5]

Music video

The official music video was released on the same day as the song released, and was directed by Cho Gi-Seok. [6] In the music video, Uchis recreated some iconic scenes from the late 1999 film American Beauty. Also, the Colombian-American singer can be seen covered in rose petals, as she sings. [7]

Charts

Chart performance for "I Wish You Roses"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 24
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 28

Release history

Release formats for "I Wish You Roses"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJanuary 19, 2023 Geffen [11]

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