Los Perez, proved ideal creative collaborators. Hailing from Mexico and Spain, respectively, the versatile pair met while studying film in Barcelona and have in the last decade created commercials for everything from Pepsi to Candy Crush. To convey that idea, Gomez and Los Perez leaned into the concept of magical realism. There's nothing authentic or real here. Why would you be "falling hard" for a boy if you know he always tells you lies and intentionally makes you feel crazy?
Gomez called "Bang Bang Bang" the most "personal" song on her album. All I hear is an irritating melody reminiscent of "Crazy Frog," some childish bragging about her new boyfriend who apparently used to be a model Sharpay Evans would never deign to sing this song — and we're talking about a woman who unabashedly performed "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. Gomez is trying to be a beacon of girl power here, and maybe that resonated at the time with her younger Disney-watching audience.
The implication that we should value substance over looks "I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me" is immediately overshadowed by a chorus that constantly places importance on adjectives like "perfect" and "pretty. On top of that, it feels counterproductive and even a little icky to insist that "hurting" is "the price of beauty. Despite her image as an empowered female role model, empowerment anthems are not Gomez's forte.
This song is an insult to Gomez's iconic stint as an actual blonde. He can really come and get it, anytime, on his own terms, with no conditions or prerequisites? Gomez herself has even disavowed the song: "That's so not my personality," she recently told the Wall Street Journal.
According to Gomez, this was her attempt at "urban music" like "Drake and Rihanna. Literally, what? And to make matters worse, the song doubles down on that offense, as Gomez repeats over and over, "B-b-b-beat in my face. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author s. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
Get the Insider App. Talking to Apple Music in early , Selena Gomez said the point when her career really started to shift was when she shot the movie Spring Breakers. Selena Gomez is famous.
She started releasing music with her band The Scene in , going solo in with Stars Dance. In , she released Rare , an album on which she not only cowrote every track but served as executive producer. Sign In. Listen Now Browse Radio Search.
Selena Gomez. Top Songs See All. Albums See All. Rare Deluxe Revival Deluxe Stars Dance Bonus Track Version If you've been feeling the need to, well, cut someone off, this is the inspiration you need. Come for the biting tell-offs, stay for that awesome guitar solo. Prior to Rare 's release, Selena spent a long time out of the limelight and "out in the wild," as she details here. Together with Cudi — who optimistically professes, "We will find our way, we'll find the things we seek" — she searches for "a sweeter place" and a clearer headspace.
We love that for her. Getty Images Selena Gomez released her long-awaited new album Rare on Friday January 10 , and in an email to fans she wrote, "I hope you take this record that means so much to me and make it your own.
Listen to it when you're feeling Listen to it when you're feeling: flirty and into someone Key lyric: "So won't you call me in the morning?
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