Redrum (Sorana and David Guetta song)

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"['Redrum'] tells the story of two people falling in love with the same person. In the end, one will be happy in love and the other one will be heartbroken. In the lyrics, I compare the pain of heartbreak to a murder because in my experience, heartbreaks have been tough and hard to get over. The song is an ironic take on how people dramatically react to heartbreak. Love comes and goes so we might as well enjoy it while it lasts." [1] [7]

On 4 February 2022, a MistaJam remix of "Redrum" was released. [8] Nicole Pepe of We Rave You thought that it "breathes a new life into the original by adding more hypnotic and spacey synths, and an edgy faster tempo"; she further noticed "a darker underlying tone" and "early 2000's EDM vibes". [9] Robin Schulz also issued a remix on 16 February 2022, with Dancing Astronaut's Rachel Narozniak labelling it as a "beat-driven take on [the] original [that] maintains the easy-listening appeal present [...] but picks up the pace just slightly". [10]

Reception

Upon release, "Redrum" was met with positive reviews from music critics. We Rave You's Ellie Mullins thought that "the heartbreak [in the song's lyrics] is perfectly conveyed through the passion of [Sorana's] stunning vocals. Completing the track and putting the cherry on top, Guetta creates a passionate and intricate soundscape that allows for [her] talents to shine to their fullest ability." [4] Nassim Aziki, writing for Fun Radio, noticed a "powerful chorus" and a "terribly beautiful voice" resembling that of Sia. [11]

Another editor from Fun Radio highlighted the song's similarities to "Dangerous" (2014) and "Flames" (2018) from Guetta's catalogue. [12] A writer of CelebMix commended the song, writing that it "beautifully showcases Sorana's knack for catchy hooks and artful storytelling as well as [...] Guetta's ability to craft sleek productions. This one's made to be played over and over again and will get stuck in your head for a while". [6] Commercially, "Redrum" attained modest peaks in several countries, including number ten in Bulgaria, [13] number 17 in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), [14] number 26 in Croatia, [15] number 18 in the Netherlands and number 13 in Russia. [16] [17]

Music video

An accompanying music video was uploaded to Guetta's YouTube channel on 20 January 2022. It was directed by Andra Marta, Alexandru Mureșan and Cristina Poszet, while Mureșan was also hired as the director of photography and Nicoleta Darabană as Sorana's double. [18] The clip opens with a fuzzy television screen displaying the song's title. Sorana is seen lying next to it on the floor of a room with pulsating lights and pop art of Guetta; as she nears the television, she is being grabbed into it by her mouth by a clone of herself. Sorana subsequently finds herself in a hallway of a 1980s-styled hotel along with her clone, who has a white outfit, neon blue braids and long nails while carrying a knife in her hands that are covered by a pink liquid. The clone proceeds into chasing Sorana through the hallway which displays further portraits of Guetta. Although Sorana runs away and hides, they eventually meet and fight on top of each other. The singer is then portrayed in a bathtub with pink liquid wherein she drowns, before the video ends with a shot of Sorana in the room shown at the beginning; her hands and outfit are covered with the liquid. [18] [19]

Observers likened the hotel shown during the clip to The Shining and Sorana's appearance to that of the fictional superheroine Sailor Moon. [1] [20] [21] While Major called the video "dark and twisted", [1] Aziki thought the singer's outfit is "very extravagant". [11] Rachel Kupfer, writing for EDM.com, opined that the clone was the "murderous new girlfriend" of Sorana's ex and further stated that the "cotton candy-colored" visual had "futuristic, alien-like fashion and [...] dramatics [that] are off the charts". [19] An editor of CelebMix spoke highly of the clip, naming it "probably one of the most aesthetically-pleasing music videos we have seen over the last couple of months". [6]

Track listing

  1. "Redrum" – 2:52
  2. "Redrum" (MistaJam Remix) – 3:03
  3. "Redrum" (Robin Schulz Remix) – 2:56

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify and YouTube. [3] [18]

Songwriting and technical credits
  • Jeffrey Bhasker  –songwriter
  • Ron Cabiltes – sample clearance
  • Pedro Calloni –vocal mix
  • Mikkel Cox  –songwriter, producer
  • Scott Desmarais – mix engineer assistant
  • Thomas Eriksen –songwriter
  • Robin Florent –mix engineer assistant
  • Tobias Frederiksen –songwriter
  • Chris Galland –mix engineer
  • Toby Green –producer
  • David Guetta –songwriter, producer
  • Jeremie Inhaber –mix engineer assistant
  • Malik Jones  –songwriter
  • Mr Hudson  –songwriter
  • Julia Karlsson –songwriter
  • Michelle Mancini – mastering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Scott Mescudi  –songwriter
  • Benjamin McIldowie –songwriter
  • Sorana Păcurar –vocals, songwriter
  • Madalin Roșioru –vocal engineering
  • Anton Rundberg –songwriter
  • Rollo Spreckley –songwriter
  • Giorgio Tuinfort  –songwriter
  • Kanye West  –songwriter
  • Ernest Wilson  –songwriter
  • Danny Zook –sample clearance
Music video credits
  • Dragoș Constantine –styling, costume design
  • Nicoleta Darabană – body double
  • Ilina Dumitru –hair stylist
  • Malvina Isfan –make-up artist
  • Andra Marta –director, edit
  • Alexandru Mureșan –director, director of photography, color grading
  • Hilke Muslim –styling, costume design
  • Trevor Joseph Newton –video commissioner
  • Cristina Poszet –director
  • Cătălina Stoica –nail artist

Charts

Weekly charts

"Redrum"
Sorana & David Guetta - redruM.png
Single by Sorana and David Guetta
Released20 January 2022
Genre Dance-pop
Length2:52
Label Atlantic
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Sorana Păcurar
  • Julia Karlsson
  • Rollo Spreckley
Producer(s)
  • Toby Green
  • David Guetta
  • Cox
Sorana singles chronology
"Drowning"
(2019)		"Redrum"
(2022)		"Karaoke"
(2022)
David Guetta singles chronology
"Permanence"
(2022)		"Redrum"
(2022)		"Silver Screen (Shower Screen)"
(2022)
Weekly chart performance for "Redrum"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Bulgaria (PROPHON) [13] 10
CIS (Tophit) [14] 17
Croatia (HRT) [15] 26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [23] 71
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [17] 13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Redrum"
Chart (2022)Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [24] 120

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Redrum"
CountryDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
Various20 January 2022Original version Atlantic
[2]
4 February 2022 MistaJam remix
[8]
17 February 2022 Robin Schulz remix

Notes

  1. ↑ This acts as a summary of all digital versions of the single. [2] [8] [22]

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