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| Released | July 15, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"Superlove" is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe. The song was released by RCA Records on July 15, 2016. It was co-written and produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.
"Superlove" is an electropop [1] [2] and Miami bass [3] [4] song inspired by the 1980s and 1990s era. [1] [5] MTV's Madeline Roth found similarities between the song and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass", calling the latter "a poppier cousin". [6] while Ben Dandridge-Lemco of The Fader compared it to Ghost Town DJ's "My Boo". [7]
Tinashe described the song as a "celebration of happiness. More specifically, it celebrates the kind of happiness that is so immense and infectious, that you can't help but to rejoice in it. I hope to eulogize this wonderful energy and make people feel good, love harder, and dance together." [6]
Jessie Morris of Complex deemed the song "an easy contender for a summer smash with its breezy, free-flowing chords made all the sweeter by that incredible voice of Tinashe." [1] Rolling Stone 's Brittany Spanos called it "bouncy" and "bubbly". [2] Adelle Platon of Billboard found the song "infectious". [8]
Billboard ranked "Superlove" at number 72 on their Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" commenting “Flashing back to the mid-'90s days when Miami bass funk mixed with freestyle ingenuousness for impossibly sweet dance-pop hits from the likes of Ghost Down DJ's and INOJ, Tinashe hit the beach for her sunniest single yet, the kind of irresistibly heartbreaking summer-love song that pretends it can't see fall coming around the corner. The fact that "My Boo" still managed to be a bigger 2016 hit than this must've been pretty sobering for pop's most undervalued star.” [9]
The music video premiered on August 12, 2016, it was filmed in Malibu, California, and directed by Hannah Lux Davis. [10] [11] The choreography was by Tinashe's longtime collaborator JaQuel Knight.
Collin Robinson from Stereogum summarized the video as a "sun-kissed beach clip with Tinashe and a group of bikini-clad “Bae Watch” lifeguards rescuing hot dudes from drowning before they hit some sultry choreography on vintage beach towels". [12] Danny Schwartz of HotNewHipHop described the video as the "greatest thing since sliced bread". [13]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 7 |
| US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [15] | 26 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Worldwide [16] | July 15, 2016 | Digital download | RCA |
| United States | August 2, 2016 | Rhythmic contemporary [17] | |
| Urban contemporary [18] | |||
| August 16, 2016 | Contemporary hit radio |
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