Off Guard (song)

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"Off Guard"
Elvana Gjata - Off Guard.jpeg
Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Released6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Elvana Gjata singles chronology
"Forever Is Over"
(2018) 		"Off Guard"
(2018) 		"Ku Vajti"
(2018)
Music video
"Off Guard" on YouTube

"Off Guard" is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter Elvana Gjata featuring American rapper Ty Dolla Sign.[1][2] The song is a dance-pop recording incorporating electronic and R&B influences into its sound. It is entirely performed in the English language constituting simultaneously the singer's second single in a foreign language.

Background[]

Composition[]

Elvana Gjata wrote the song alongside Ty Dolla Sign, Dominic Jordan, Jimmy Giannos and Poo Bear. The production was handled by the latter and The Audibles.[3][4][5] Josh Gudwin and Chris G were additionally hired for the song's mixing and mastering process.[4][6][7] The song was released as a single through Sony Music under exclusive license from East Music Matters.[3] It was composed in 4
4 time and is performed in the key of F♭ major in common time with a tempo of 152 beats per minute.[8][9]

Promotion[]

The accompanying music video for the "Off Guard" was announced to be released on 1 April 2018 by a teaser uploaded on Gjata's Facebook profile though it was premiered onto Gjata's YouTube channel simultaneously with the song's release on 6 April 2018.[10][3] It was directed by the American film director Ethan Lader in the colourful Venice Beach of Los Angeles in California.[11]

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Albania (The Top List)[12] 27

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 6 April 2018
[13][14][15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Elvana Gjata publikon këngë të re me videoklip". klankosova.tv (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign nagrali hit lata? (nowy teledysk "Off Guard")". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Music Video". YouTube. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019. Note: Open description for credits.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Off Guard / Elvana Gjata TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Gorąca premiera! Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign z hitem lata". fakt.pl (in Polish). 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Elvana Gjata sjell hitin e veres "Off Guard"". botapress.info/ (in Albanian). 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Finally OUT NOW Off Guard feat. tydollasign is live On VEVO and all digital stores". instagram.com.
  8. ^ "Off Guard BPM Key Elvana Gjata". chords.tv. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Tunebat.com". tunebat.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Teaser". Facebook. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Videos". ethandirector.com.
  12. ^ "THE TOP LIST–29/04/2018". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Channel.
  13. ^ "Elvana feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Off Guard. Zobacz teledysk do hitu tego lata!". sonymusic.pl (in Polish). Sony Music.
  14. ^ "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Apple Music.
  15. ^ "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla Sign on Deezer". deezer.com. Deezer.
  16. ^ "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla Sign on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Spotify.
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