" Hotline Bling " is a song by Canadian drake rapper, which serves as the main single from its fourth studio album Views (2016). This song is credited as a bonus song on the album.
Free music critics about Drake's emotional side presentation, as well as his production, but criticize the lyrics. The music video directed by Direction X was released two months later; it then gained popularity on YouTube and spawned some parody. The song is included in several year-end polls.
"Hotline Bling" reached # 2 on Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest single Drake's-charting single in the United States (binding with "Best I Ever Had" in 2009), until "One Dance" reached # 1 in 2016 also "God's Plan" and "Nice for What" in 2018. "Bling Hotline" also reached number three in Canada and the UK. The song won the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song at the American Music Awards 2016. It also received two wins at the 2017 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance.
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Composition
"Hotline Bling" is an R & amp; B and pop songs written by Drake and Nineteen85, the latter of which also produced the song. The song is composed in D minor with a tempo of 135 beats per minute at the same time as the Bbmaj7Ã,-Am7 chord progression. The song was directly inspired by DRAM's "Cha Cha" and was originally regarded as a remix, with the first song on Beats 1 OVO Sound Radio as "Blank ChaL (Cha Cha Remix)". This song is instrumental in the sample of R & amp songs; B singer Timmy Thomas in 1972 "Why Can not We Live Together".
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Music video
On October 4, 2015, Drake announced a music video for the song via his Instagram account. The video is funded by Apple Inc., and released on October 19, 2015 through Apple Music under a time-honored agreement of exclusivity. Video Directed X-inspired by the work of American artist James Turrell. X has stated that she hopes that the video inspires men to dance more.
Rap-Up wrote that Drake "shows how friendly he is with his movements" in this video. Evan Minsker from Pitchfork calls it a "very minimal clip". The site is also named "Blank Hotline" 7th best music video of 2015.
The video, which has inspired many memes and parodies, including T-Mobile's ads during the Super Bowl 50 featuring Drake himself, helped the song rise in the chart position according to NME . The song is parodied in the episode of "Donald Trump/Sia" Saturday Night Live, including where Trump himself starred in a parody.
Starting September 2017, the music video has received over 1.3 billion views on YouTube, and is one of the 50 most watched videos on the site.
Critical response
The song received mixed reviews. Leor Galil of Chicago Reader praised Drake's performance in "Hotline Bling," stating that he "sounds sick, ignored, and confused even when he reprimands his ex," and that "it's hard to imagine someone pulling some sort of song "Jayson Greene of Pitchfork chose" Hotline Bling "as the" Best New Song "of the day, praised his" muted and intimate "beats and declared it a" stalled and sick song "about a man" a little too worried "for a woman who could be" rewrite "from" Roxanne "by The Police. Brad Wete of NPR hailed the song as "very interesting and wet with boo-hoo reflection," writes that "music, it's twinkles with bright organ riffs and offers a bass line fit for pounding on the club" while the lyrics show Drake "very wondering hard, channeling the former jealous of us all. "Rhian Daly of NME described the production of" simple and minimal "songs as" secondary to Drake's emotions. " Rolling Stone rated "Hotline Bling" at number 3 on the year-end list to find the 50 best songs of 2015. Billboards ranked "Hotline Bling" at number 2 on polls year-end critic for the year 2015: "In a free drake trio broadcast on SoundCloud in July," Hotline Bling "is the only non-existent track.Supported by tropical melodies, groovy," Hotline Bling "found Aubrey Graham [Birth name Drake] gives the rap a hard pass and sings his heart out for some late night loves over the phone.The recording captures some drama, originally referred to as a remix to Virginia rapper DRAM "Cha Cha.", MVP Toronto got his dance for a viral uber-video parodied by everyone from presidential candidate Donald Trump to Toronto Member of the Board of Norm Kelly. "
"Bling Hotline" also received criticism over the sexist and controlling attitude expressed by the male narrator against the former woman in the lyrics. Carol H. Hood of The Frisky describes the song as "a very salty and selfish rant about ex who has the courage to continue." Allyson Shiffman of Bullett takes issue with "super sexist lyrics," explaining that "while [the song] is packed as a good old model 'Why not like me anymore?' Drake tune, "what it is" really says is, 'You used to want to crush me all the time and now I've left 6, you've got a life of its own and I'm not okay with that.' "Tahirah Hairston of Fusion wrote that , in the song, "Drake is desperate because his ex has moved," but because he "chose to haphazardly embarrass him" and "dictated where he did it and not hers," it "drops so small you forget his feelings hurt.
Cover and use in media
Canadian singer Justin Bieber recorded a cover version of the song and released it on October 30, 2015. In 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards alternate version was nominated for Best Cover Song.
New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne released his own version of the song mixtape No Ceilings 2 . Singer Erykah Badu released a songwriting on her 2015 compilation album But You Caint Use My Phone titled "Kit Cel U Lar".
Singer and songwriter Sufjan Stevens will perform the song as an encore as part of Carrie & amp; Tour Lowell with singer Gallant and then release it at Carrie & amp; Lowell Live Album .
W magazine uploaded videos with 13 celebrities who read the lyrics of the song in December 2015.
The song is featured in the episode "She Gets Revenge" from American Horror Story: Hotel .
"Bling Hotline" is the subject of the Super Bowl 50 ads for T-Mobile, where Drake is distracted by mobile phone provider executives trying to make "improvements" to the lyrics.
French soccer player Antoine Griezmann celebrates his goal with a joke on video.
The song is also featured in an episode of Nicely Practical Nicole .
Variations of Drake dance in music videos are included in the 2016's multiplayer section Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, renamed "Bling Bling". The dance is also shown in 2014 Destiny , which is referred to only as "Strange Dance". Heroes of the Storm features a playable character named Dehaka, whose dance also mimics Drake's.
ESPN Radio Program/podcast Jalen & amp; Jacoby has been using the instrumental version as the bed for the voice mail segment.
British singer Adele wants to make a remix of the song.
Commercial performance
"Hotline Bling" broke into the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 22, 2015 at number 66. His graphics debut was mainly driven by sales of digital downloads, with 41,000 copies sold in the first week. The song soon became the first top 10 Drake in two years when the song reached number nine. Since then it peaked at number two on the chart of October 24, 2015, tying as the second highest single as the main act with "Best I Ever Had" which reached number two in 2009. The song peaked at number two for five consecutive weeks, at behind "The Hills" by The Weeknd and "Hello" by Adele. In February 2016, the song has sold over 2 million copies in the United States. "Bling Hotline" remains in the top ten chart for nineteen weeks before leaving on 13 February 2016.
In the UK, "Hotline Bling" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest charting song there (at the time) as the main artist. The song also peaked at the top of UK R & amp; B Chart. On November 27, 2015, "Bling Hotline" received gold certification by the UK Phonographic Industry.
Awards and nominations
Diagram
Certification
Since May 2013, the RIAA certification for digital singles includes streaming audio and/or track videos on demand in addition to downloads.
Releasing history
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
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