Selfish (Madison Beer song)

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"Selfish"
Madison Beer - Selfish.jpg
Alan Walker remix cover
Single by Madison Beer
from the album Life Support
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Madison Beer
  • Leroy Clampitt
Madison Beer singles chronology
"Good in Goodbye"
(2020)		"Selfish"
(2020)		"Baby"
(2020)
Music video
"Selfish" on YouTube

"Selfish" is a song by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on February 14, 2020 as the second single from her debut studio album Life Support (2021). [1] Beer co-wrote and produced the song with Leroy Clampitt, while other credited writers of the song include Jeremy Dussolliet, Tim Sommers, Lowell, and Jaramye Daniels. Commercially, "Selfish" reached number 25 in Ireland, making it her first top forty hit as a solo artist in the country. [2]

Contents

Composition

"Selfish" is a slow tempo pop ballad with stripped-down production. [1] [3] The song was written by Madison Beer, Leroy Clampitt, Jaramye Daniels, Jeremy Dussolliet, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, and Tim Sommers. Beer and Clampitt handled production of the song. [4] In terms of music notation, "Selfish" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of A major with a slow tempo of 75 beats per minute. Beer's alto vocal range spans from the low note of F#3 to the high note of E5. [5] For much of the song, the stripped-down instrumentation consists of an electric guitar, placing emphasis on Beer's vocals, which are doubled in select parts of the song such as the chorus. [3] [6] Beer's vocal performance on the track was described by one music critic as "emotional". [1] Deemed a "breakup ballad" by one music critic, [3] "Selfish" contains lyrics about a toxic relationship and feelings of betrayal. [6] [7]

Critical reception

"Selfish" received universal acclaim. Billboard magazine praised Beer's vocal performance on the song, writing that the singer "sounds poised [on "Selfish"], committed to the approach and confident in her capabilities as a vocalist". [6] Brian Cantor, writing for Headline Planet, praised the song as an "impressive vocal showing" and "perhaps the strongest 'mainstream pop' song to hit the market thus far in 2020". [1] Mike Wass of Idolator deemed the song a "stirring breakup ballad". [3]

Music video

"Selfish" was accompanied by a music video co-directed by Madison Beer and Jason Lester that was released the same day as the single. [3] The visual features the singer performing the song on the ground with various rain effects.[ citation needed ] After its upload, the video currently has over 35 million views as well as more than 1 million likes.

On December 15, 2020, a Vevo LIFT live performance of "Selfish" was released on Beer's YouTube account. [8] The video features the artist lying down on an illuminated platform, she progresses throughout the song with more powerful runs that weren't originally present in the track.

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal. [4]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] 72
Greece International Digital (IFPI) [11] 65
Ireland (IRMA) [12] 25
Lithuania (AGATA) [13] 62
Netherlands (Single Tip) [14] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 16
Portugal (AFP) [16] 155
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 18
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 53
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [19] 19

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [21] Gold40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
VariousFebruary 14, 2020
 [24]

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