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| Released | July 13, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"Like I Used To" is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe. It was released for digital download and streaming by RCA Records on July 13, 2018. The song was written by Tinashe alongside the producers of the song, Smash David and Hitmaka. [1] The song was the lead single off Tinashe's now-scrapped fourth studio album Nashe.
"Liked I Used to" is a pop-R&B song described as "brisk and wistful", [2] with a "mixture of sensuality and electronic music". [3] It runs for 3 minutes and 8 seconds. [4] The production being trap-influenced [5] [6] with a "sleek, shimmery beat", [7] Tinashe talks about the breakup of her previous relationship with NBA Ben Simmons. [2] [8]
Billboard's Alessandra Rincón calls "Like I Used To" Tinashe "asserting" her "newfound independence". [9] Michael Love Michael of Paper Magazine describes the song as a "breakup jam". [10] Alex Zidel from HotNewHipHop writes "Too busy in her bag to still care about the past, the only thing in Tinashe's future is money and she's making that clear on 'Like I Used To' [...] and gives us the first taste at the direction Tinashe is headed in, speaking her mind and possibly divulging how she really feels about her relationship with Simmons." [11]
The cover shows a Polaroid picture Tinashe popping a champagne bottle, while a red frown covers Tinashe's face along with the words "XO Nashe". [12]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [13] | 27 |
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Pasadena, California as a child, where she pursued work in entertainment. Her notable roles include a motion-capture performance in the animated film The Polar Express (2004), Robin Wheeler in the Cartoon Network television series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008), and a recurring role in the CBS series Two and a Half Men (2008–2009).
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Aquarius is the debut studio album by American singer Tinashe, released on October 3, 2014, by RCA Records. In 2011, after the disbandment of the girl group The Stunners, Tinashe announced that she would begin pursuing a solo career. The following year she released her debut mixtape In Case We Die. After raising her profile with the mixtape, Tinashe met with RCA Records where she subsequently signed a recording contract. Following her signing a record deal, Tinashe immediately began working on the album. During the recording process for the debut album, she released two other mixtapes, Reverie (2012) and Black Water (2013).
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