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| Single by Trey Songz | ||||
| from the album Tremaine the Album | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | R&B [1] | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Tremaine Neverson | |||
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"Playboy" is a song by American singer Trey Songz, released as the second single from Tremaine the Album , on February 14, 2017. [2]
"Playboy" is an R&B slow jam, [1] described as having "'90s slow jam vibes", [3] and was written by Songz and produced by Rico Love, Earl & E and D-Town. On the song he depicts the main theme of the album Tremaine , lamenting his inability to change his playboy lifestyle for a romantic one, singing "Don't know why I'm still kissing girls that I don't love, still stumbling out of these clubs, still I'm just so hard to trust, don't know why I'm still a playboy". [4]
Revolt's Maurita Salkey said that it has a "smooth R&B style and vocals, powered with his usual theme of love, sex, and passion. [...] Trey expresses his feelings on finding true love and slowly wanting to change his playboy ways [...] deliver[ing] a much more mature sound in which fans will be appreciative of". [5] John Kennedy of Vibe called the song "conflicted", praising its "'90s slow jam vibes and exquisite falsetto". [3] Maeve McDermott of USA Today commended the song, stating that on the song while "hint[ing] at his lothario status, Songz promises he's a better man than his behavior makes him seem". [4]
The music video was directed by Songz along with YashXana, and released the same day as the song. Trey Songz is shown surrounded by multiple women that touch and kiss him, while he remains visibly apathetic to the situation and pensive, showing his thoughts in other scenes in which he is happy and being intimate with a single woman, remaining, however, at the end of the video, in a bed surrounded by numerous sleeping women, with an expression of reflection and emptiness. [6]
Tremaine Aldon Neverson, known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records. His follow-up album, Trey Day, spawned his first top 20 single, "Can't Help but Wait". Songz released his third album, Ready, in 2009 and a single from the album, "Say Aah", peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Songz's first top 10 hit. Ready was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The following year saw Songz's highest-charting song to date, "Bottoms Up", from his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure (2010).
American R&B singer Trey Songz has released eight studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), seven mixtapes and fifty-nine singles. His music has sold an overall 25 million records worldwide in singles and albums.
Ready is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on August 31, 2009, by Troy Taylor's record label Songbook, distributed by Atlantic Records. The album serves as the sequel to Trey Day (2007). Production for the album took place from 2008 to 2009, which contributed by Songz's longtime collaborator and his mentor Troy Taylor, along with Bryan-Michael Cox, StarGate and Los da Mystro, among others.
"Successful" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American singer Trey Songz featuring a guest appearance from Drake's mentor/labelmate American rapper Lil Wayne. The song was written by the trio and producer Noah "40" Shebib. The song served as the second single from Drake's mixtape, So Far Gone, and was included on Trey Songz's third studio album, Ready, sans Wayne and the addition of a new verse by Songz. Accompanied by a dark tone, the song's lyrics contain quips of self-determination.
"Say Aah" is a song by American singer Trey Songz featuring American rapper Fabolous. The track was written by the two along with Nate Walka, Ronald M. Ferebee, Jr., Tony Scales, and Don Correll, with the latter producing it with Troy Taylor and Young Yonny. It was released on January 12, 2010 as the fourth single from Songz's third studio effort, Ready (2009). The song has lyrical content referring to a night of drinking during a birthday celebration, with the title referencing the eponymous phrase said doctors or dentists to denote a patient's oral treatment.
"Here I Am" is a song by American recording artist Monica, taken up from her sixth studio album, Still Standing (2010). It was composed by the former along with Ester Dean, Paul Dawson, Mark Hartnett, Jason Perry, and her cousin Polow da Don, featuring production by the latter. Chiefly written by Dean, the smoky downtempo song was initially written for and recorded by a male singer but partially reconstructed for Monica. Lyrically, "Here I Am" outlines a woman's physical desires over a dubstep-lite instrumental.
Passion, Pain & Pleasure is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz; it was released on September 14, 2010. The album serves as a follow-up to his commercial breakthrough Ready (2009). Production for the album took place from March 2010 to July 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including his mentor Troy Taylor, Bryan-Michael Cox, Stargate and Mario Winans, among others.
"Love Faces" is a song by American recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on January 11, 2011 as the third single from his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure (2010). Written by Songz with Tony Scales, Troy Taylor and Edrick Miles, and produced by the latter two, "Love Faces" is a mid-tempo ballad and uses the piano as its foundation. Beginning with a spoken introduction, the song discusses facial expressions during sexual intercourse.
Chapter V is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on August 21, 2012, by Atlantic Records. It was produced by several record producers, including Troy Taylor, Eric Hudson, Rico Love, and Benny Blanco, among others. Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording studios in Miami—Circle House Studios and Songbook Miami Studios—and New York City—Downtown Music Studios, Engine Room Audio, Icon Studio, Lotzah Matzah Studios, and Premier Digital—as well as Stanley House Studios in London.
Tanaya Henry is an American jewelry designer and model from Minnesota.
"Heart Attack" is a song by American singer Trey Songz. It was produced by Benny Blanco and Rico Love and released as the lead single from Trey Songz's fifth studio album, Chapter V on March 26, 2012. It reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 35 in the United States on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Heart Attack" received a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo, known as Mila J, is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is the older sister of R&B singer Jhéne Aiko and is known for being in Prince's video for "Diamonds and Pearls" and appearing on tracks by RaRa, IMx, Trey Songz and Omarion. She released several singles in 2006–2009 under the name "Mila J" and then went on a hiatus for a number of years after the shelving of her original debut studio album, Split Personality, before returning as "Japallonia" in 2012 and then reverting to Mila J a year later.
"I Luv This Shit" is the debut single by American singer August Alsina, released on February 19, 2013 by Def Jam Recordings. It features a guest appearance by American rapper Trinidad James. It is from Alsina's debut EP Downtown: Life Under the Gun (2013), and was also included on his debut studio album, Testimony (2014). "I Luv This Shit" is an R&B song about partying with alcohol and drugs. Two remixes—one featuring Birdman and another featuring Trey Songz and Chris Brown—were released.
"Bum Bum" is a song by American singer Kat DeLuna featuring Trey Songz, released by eOne as a standalone single on March 30, 2015. A dance song, it samples and interpolates Sister Nancy's "Bam Bam" (1982) and Shaggy and Rikrok's "It Wasn't Me" (2000). The instrumental has reggae influences and the lyrics are about sex. The song was included on DeLuna's compilation album Loading (2016). Critics had a mixed response to "Bum Bum", which peaked at number 32 on the Rhythmic Billboard chart. The song was promoted with a music video released on June 16, 2015. In it, DeLuna dances and appears nude. Noise Cans and Frank Delour released remixes for the single.
"Nobody Else but You" is a song by American singer Trey Songz, released as the lead single from Tremaine the Album, on February 12, 2017.
Tremaine the Album is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Trey Songz. It was released on March 24, 2017, by Troy Taylor's Songbook label, under the distribution from Atlantic Records. The album follow suit to Songz' sixth studio album, Trigga (2014).
Anticipation II is a mixtape by American singer Trey Songz, released on November 1, 2011, along with the mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 on the same day.
Back Home is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Trey Songz. It was released on October 9, 2020, by Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Summer Walker, Ty Dolla Sign, Davido, and Swae Lee.
"Animal" is a song by American singer Trey Songz, released as the third single from Tremaine the Album, on March 17, 2017.
Chi Chi is a song by American R&B singers Trey Songz and Chris Brown, released as a standalone single on February 4, 2019.