Wrist (Chris Brown song)

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"Wrist"
Song by Chris Brown featuring Solo Lucci
from the album Royalty
ReleasedDecember 3, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:14
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Lyrica Anderson
  • Michael Hernandez
  • Christopher Dotson
  • Floyd "A1" Bentley
  • Michael Dorsey
  • Bobby Joseph Turner Jr.
  • Caleb Nordelus
Producer(s)
Music video
"Wrist" on YouTube

"Wrist" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown from his seventh studio album Royalty . It was launched along with an iTunes pre-order of the album on December 3, 2015. [1] It was produced by The MeKanics and Khemasis and features rapper Solo Lucci. [2] The song received mixed reviews from music critics and peaked at number 17 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and number 46 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Contents

An official remix of the song featuring Young Thug and Young Jeezy was released in 2016 and is contained in OHB and Brown's collaborative mixtape Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana . [3]

Composition

"Wrist" is a trap song with some heavy influences from R&B and hip hop. [4] [5]

Music video

On December 15, 2015, Brown uploaded the music video for "Wrist" on his YouTube and Vevo account. [6]

Critical reception

"Wrist" received mixed reviews from music critics. Susan Smith of The Columbus Dispatch said that Brown on the song puts on his "singer-with-rapper-sensibilities" persona, for an "edgy" and "very likable" song. [7] Michael Arcenaux of Complex said that the song "comes across as rather banal and beneath Brown's talent". [8] Brad Wete of Billboard said that the song is one of the standout moments on Royalty, comparing it to Brown's previous single "Look at Me Now" (2011). [5] Mike Pizzo of Las Vegas Weekly said that in the song Solo Lucci is a "Future ripoff". [9] Brandon Caldwell of Houston Press , despite commending Lucci's performance on the track, said that the song "sucks", criticizing its lyrics, saying that "Brown is a legend, of the bad-boy variety. He's also the creator of far too many songs that should never have left the studio, "Wrist" included". [4]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) [10] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 46

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Foreign Teck". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chris Brown & OHB - Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana". Hotnewhiphop.com. 29 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Caldwell, Brandon (2016-01-06). "Chris Brown's "Wrist": Why This Song Sucks". Houston Press . Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. 1 2 Brad Wete (2015-12-18). "Chris Brown Falls Short of King on 'Royalty': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Chris Brown - Wrist (Explicit Version) ft. Solo Lucci". YouTube. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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