Arms_Around_You

Arms Around You

Arms Around You

2018 single by XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Maluma and Swae Lee

"Arms Around You" is a song by American rappers XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Colombian singer Maluma and fellow American rapper Swae Lee.[4] Released on October 25, 2018, it was written by JonFX later sung by Rio Santana. Additional lyrics for my Maluma by engineer Edge, and producers Skrillex, Mally Mall, and JonFX.[4]

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Background

The track was originally written and recorded in 2017 with Rio Santana, who appeared on XXXTentacion's ? album, but after his death, the label took over and added other co-features.[5] Lil Pump contacted XXXTentacion's mother Cleopatra Bernard after his death to ask if he could make a song to "honor his legacy", which resulted in the collaboration.[4]

Critical reception

Rap-Up called the track a "global crossover track" featuring "Latin, alternative, hip-hop and pop influences".[4] Michael Saponara of Billboard wrote that XXXTentacion "implements an intoxicating flow mixed with some Spanish over the Mally Mall, Jon FX, handling the reggaeton-tinged track's chorus duties".[6] C. Vernon Coleman II of XXL also felt the track had a "reggaeton feel", with Pump "stunt[ing] heavy as usual" and Swae Lee delivering a "rosy verse".[7] In addition, Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin called the track "house-inflected".[8]

While Ben Kaye of Consequence of Sound labeled it a "Latin-flavored club jam", he also stated that the timing of its release was "a bit of cringeworthy irony" with XXXTentacion's line in the chorus about protecting someone, Kaye said a recently released recording features him "confessing to multiple violent crimes including assaulting his girlfriend and stabbing eight people", though this interpretation of the recording was disputed.[1] Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone felt that the song is "bland, Latin-inflected pop that reflects none of the talents of its four collaborators" and also called it "a mish-mash of vague pop-in-2018 signifiers without cohering into any sort of artistic statement".[2]

Promotion

Skrillex initially teased the track on Twitter and previewed the track on his Instagram, but later deleted the post.[9] NME noted that the post featured the hashtag "#LLJ" which stands for "Long Live Jahseh", XXXTentacion's real first name.[10]

Music video

A music video for "Arms Around You" was released on November 16, 2018. It was directed by James Lerese and features an animated XXXTentacion.[11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

  • XXXTentacion – vocals, composition
  • Lil Pump – vocals, composition
  • Maluma – vocals, composition
  • Swae Lee – vocals, composition
  • Edgar Barrera – composition, engineer
  • Rio Santana – composition
  • Skrillex – production, composition, mix engineer
  • Mally Mall – production
  • JonFX – production
  • Rashawn Mclean – assistant mix engineer
  • Mike Seaberg – assistant mix engineer
  • Jacob Richards – assistant mix engineer
  • Brandon Brown – assistant mix engineer
  • Gerald Yusuf — recording engineer
  • Koen Heldens – mix engineer
  • Tom Norris – mix engineer
  • Jaycen Joshua – mix engineer
  • Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
  • Gil Corber - A&R Consultant
  • Eesean Bolden - A&R

Charts

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Certifications

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