Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance

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"Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance"
Song by Tyler, the Creator featuring Brent Faiyaz and Fana Hues
from the album Call Me If You Get Lost
ReleasedJune 25, 2021
Genre
Length9:48
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tyler, the Creator

"Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance" is a song by the American rapper Tyler, the Creator, released on June 25, 2021, from his sixth studio album Call Me If You Get Lost (2021), and features the American singers Brent Faiyaz and Fana Hues. The song contains samples of "Is Anyone There?" by Hookfoot; and "Baby My Love", by The In Crowd and Jah Stitch.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

The track follows a recurring theme in the tenth track of Tyler's albums, being a two part track, with the first part, "Sweet", and "I Thought You Wanted to Dance", the second part. "Sweet"—which lasts for four minutes—is in the style of synth-pop [1] [2] and R&B, [3] featuring synthesizers that "loop and swirl", with its lyrics having Tyler daydream about his romantic interest. [4]

Towards the middle of the song, the beat switches to the second part of the track, "I Thought You Wanted to Dance", which lasts for five minutes and has a reggae and dancehall style, [1] [3] and its lyrics deal with his feelings of heartbreak and regret. [1] [5] Both parts of the song also incorporate elements of soft funk. [5] [6]

Commercial performance

Following the release of Call Me If You Get Lost, "Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance" charted at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated July 7, 2021.

Charts

Chart performance for "Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 61
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [9] 62
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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