Talk to Me Nice

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"Talk to Me Nice"
Tinashe - Talk to Me Nice.png
Single by Tinashe
from the album BB/Ang3l
ReleasedJuly 21, 2023
Genre R&B
Length3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tinashe singles chronology
"Who's Taking You Home?"
(2023)		"Talk to Me Nice"
(2023)		"Needs"
(2023)

"Talk to Me Nice" is a song by American singer Tinashe. It was released on July 21, 2023, by her independent label Tinashe Music Inc. and Nice Life Recording Company. [1] It serves as the lead single to her sixth studio album BB/Ang3l . It was produced by American producers Nosaj Thing and Scoop DeVille. It was written by James Wrighter along with the two producers and Tinashe.

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The song received positive reviews for its alternative, eerie production and drew comparisons to her previous songs such as those from her second studio album Nightride . Tinashe stated that the single was chosen because she felt that it "embodied the overall energy/spirit of the project". [2]

Background and release

While on her summer 2023 tour that June, Tinashe revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone Korea that she had new music set to be released the next month. According to her, her next project would blend genres. She told Rolling Stone Korea, "With this new music, I did a lot of genre-combining, and he really brought an electronic side that I loved in the production. Then I balanced that with a lot of R&B melodies and vocals. I hope everyone really likes it." [3]

She first teased the lyrics in an Instagram and Twitter post on June 2, simply captioned, "Talk to Me nice". On June 14, she held a listening party at a club in Los Angeles, which previewed her entire next project. From then she would cryptically caption her posts with lyrics contained into the song. The single was officially announced on July 17, 2023.

Critical reception

Rafael Helfand of The Fader regarded the song as "a sultry R&B track with a beat that centers trap drums and a woozy, future-funk synth [...] she allows her voice to flutter and croon, flexing the versatility of her vocal chords". [4] Vincent Anthony of The 97 stated "In a musical landscape littered with relentless singles that are barely two minutes long, it's the artists who take their time that serve up the best time. [...] The fact that the song clocks in at nearly 4 minutes sets it apart, but also the sensual, slickly produced mid-tempo love song is not just a mood, it's many. [5] Tom Breihan of Stereogum described the song as "a sparse, breathy track about infatuation, and it's exactly the kind of thing I want to hear from Tinashe". [6] According to Lavender Alexandria of HotNewHipHop , "The song is sonically reserved but Tinashe is exceedingly confident on it. Her demands come in refrains so slick and catchy it can take a while to realize just how cutthroat they are." [7] Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit wrote that the single is "new ground for Tinashe, a mesmerizing track interspersed with vocal chops and a driving bassline. She's self-sufficient, grounded in her own person..." [8]

Music video

The accompanied music video was directed by Bradley Calder and was released on July 21. The video depicts Tinashe placed in a beige curtain background. In the video she is seen ripping off what appears as a layer of her skin. Tinashe explained to a fan that the video's concept represents her "shedding old layers, beginning anew, peeling back layers, intimacy, exploring distortions, perceptions, removing the masks, raw, skin, new era, fresh". [9] Stereogum writer Tom Breihan stated "Tinashe lip-syncs while slowly peeling off a facemask, and she makes that act look absolutely hypnotic. People might discover some new kinks with this one." [6] The concept was teased just hours before it was released in a clip where she rips a layer skin off of her hand. [10]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Genius

Release history

Release history and formats for "Talk to Me Nice"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 21, 2023 [11]

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  1. ↑ "Tinashe – Talk to Me Nice". tinashe.ffm.to. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ @Tinashe (July 23, 2023). "I felt this song embodied the overall energy/ spirit of the project... not all of the songs sound like #talktomenice but they feel like it" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ 코리아, 롤링스톤. "롤링스톤 코리아". rollingstone.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tinashe communicates clearly on "Talk to Me Nice"". The FADER. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Anthony, Vincent (July 22, 2023). "Review: "Talk to Me Nice" by Tinashe". THE 97. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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  8. ↑ Franzini, Sam (September 11, 2023). "Tinashe's BB/ANG3L is an exciting new step for the cult R&B star". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ @Tinashe (July 23, 2023). "shedding old layers, beginning anew, peeling back layers, intimacy, exploring distortions, perceptions, removing the masks, raw, skin, new era, fresh" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2023– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Tinashe – Talk to Me Nice (Official Video)" . Retrieved July 23, 2023– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Talk to Me Nice". Spotify. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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