Sundress (song)

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"Sundress"
ASAP Rocky – Sundress.png
Single by ASAP Rocky
ReleasedNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
Genre
Length2:38
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Fukk Sleep"
(2018) 		"Sundress"
(2018) 		"Runnin"
(2019)

"Sundress" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released as a single on November 20, 2018. It was co-produced by Danger Mouse,[1] and samples the 2010 Tame Impala song "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?"[2] Its music video was released the same day.[3]

Composition[]

"Sundress" is an upbeat pop song with elements of disco and rock that samples the psychedelic pop track "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" by Australian band Tame Impala, from their 2010 album Innerspeaker.[4] ASAP Rocky "swings easily between a sing-song croon and swift bars about nursing old feelings after a break-up" on the track,[5] which was said to take the "original's fervently pulsing chillout session [...] up a few notches until it's a party track".[4]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Frank Lebon[6] and features a woman (played by Kesewa Aboah), revealed to be ASAP Rocky's girlfriend, pointing a gun at him in a club where everybody is frozen in time. The video also features scenes of flashbacks of the pair. It was called "trippy" by Billboard and "enthralling" by Rolling Stone.[3][5] It was compared to the Mannequin Challenge by Uproxx.[6]

Critical reception[]

Along with the reception for the video, critics also commented on the song, with The Fader calling it "vibrantly-produced", noting ASAP Rocky's switch from singing to rapping.[7]

Charts[]

Chart (2018–2019) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 90
Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[11] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 97
Latvia (LAIPA)[13] 22
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 12
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 23

Certifications[]

Certifications for "Sundress"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Moore, Sam (November 20, 2018). "Listen to A$AP Rocky sampling Tame Impala on new single 'Sundress'". NME. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Yoo, Noah (November 20, 2018). "ASAP Rocky Samples Tame Impala on New Song 'Sundress': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Pedrosa, Marina (November 20, 2018). "ASAP Rocky's 'Sundress' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Deville, Chris (November 20, 2018). "A$AP Rocky – 'Sundress' (Feat. Tame Impala) Video". Stereogum. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Blistein, Jon (November 20, 2018). "Watch A$AP Rocky's Enthralling Video for New Song 'Sundress'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Williams, Aaron (November 20, 2018). "ASAP Rocky's 'Sundress' Video Features Tame Impala And A Surreal Story". Uproxx. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Hussein, Wandera (November 20, 2018). "A$AP Rocky drops new song and video 'Sundress'". The Fader. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – A$AP Rocky – Sundress" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – A$AP Rocky – Sundress" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "AAP Rocky Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Nestor, Siim (December 3, 2018). "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS Queenil läheb väga hästi!". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography A$AP Rocky". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Mūzikas patēriņa topa 48.nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 3, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 48, 30 november 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  16. ^ "AAP Rocky Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – ASAP Rocky – Sundress". Recording Industry Association of America.
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