Superlove (Tinashe song)

"Superlove"
Single by Tinashe
from the album Joyride
Released	July 15, 2016
Format	Digital download
Genre	Pop, Miami bass[1][2]
Length	3:07
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Tinashe Kachingwe Christopher Stewart Terius Nash Kgaugelo Nalane
Producer(s)	Tricky Stewart The-Dream
Tinashe singles chronology
"Just Say" (2016) "Superlove" (2016) "Company" (2016)

"Superlove" is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe for her upcoming second studio album, Joyride. The song was released by RCA Records on July 15, 2016. It was written and produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.

Background and composition

"Superlove" is a pop^[3][4] and Miami bass^[1][2] song inspired by the 1980s and 1990s era.^[3][5] MTV's Madeline Roth found similarities between the song and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass", calling the latter "a poppier cousin".^[6] while Ben Dandridge-Lemco of The Fader compared it to Ghost Town DJ's "My Boo".^[7]

Tinashe described the song as a "celebration of happiness. More specifically, it celebrates the kind of happiness that is so immense and infectious, that you can't help but to rejoice in it. I hope to eulogize this wonderful energy and make people feel good, love harder, and dance together."^[6]

Critical response

Jessie Morris of Complex deemed the song "an easy contender for a summer smash with it's breezy, free-flowing chords made all the sweeter by that incredible voice of Tinashe."^[3] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos called it "bouncy" and "bubbly".^[4] Adelle Platon of Billboard found the song "infectious".^[8]

Music video

The music video premiered on August 12, 2016, it was filmed in Malibu, California, and directed by Hannah Lux Davis.^[9][10]

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Superlove" (clean version) – 3:04

Digital download

1. "Superlove" (explicit version) – 3:04

The Remixes

1. "Superlove" (Shift K3Y Remix) – 4:14
2. "Superlove" (The Golden Pony Remix) – 3:22
3. "Superlove" (Frank Pole Remix) – 3:59
4. "Superlove" (Tampa Remix) – 2:58
5. "Superlove" (Cutmore Remix) – 3:38
6. "Superlove" (Mark Picchiotti Remix) – 3:55

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11]	12
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12]	26

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide[13]	July 15, 2016	Digital download	RCA Sony Music
United States	August 2, 2016	Rhythmic contemporary[14]	RCA
		Urban contemporary[15]
	August 16, 2016	Contemporary hit radio

References

2. "New Music: Tinashe - Superlove (Produced by The-Dream & Tricky Stewart)". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
3. Morris, Jessie (July 14, 2016). "Tinashe Dips Into '80s-Inspired Pop on Her New Song "Superlove"". Complex. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
4. Spanos, Brittany (July 15, 2015). "Hear Tinashe's Bouncy 'Joyride' Single 'Superlove'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
5. "New Music: Tinashe – 'Superlove'". Rap-Up. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
6. Roth, Madeline (July 15, 2016). "Tinashe's 'Superlove' Sounds Like The Pop Cousin Of Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass'". MTV. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
7. Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (July 15, 2016). "Listen To Tinashe's New Single "Superlove" Produced By The-Dream". The Fader. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
8. Platon, Adelle (July 15, 2016). "Tinashe Unleashes New Single 'Superlove,' Calls It a 'Celebration of Happiness'". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
9. "VIDEO - TINASHE – SUPERLOVE". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
10. "Tinashe – 'Superlove' (Music Video) -". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
11. "Tinashe – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Tinashe. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
12. "Tinashe – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Tinashe. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
13. "Superlove – Single". United States: iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved July 20, 2016.
14. "Available for Airplay". United States: FMQB. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
15. "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016.

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