Here (Alessia Cara song)

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"Here"
Single by Alessia Cara
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Released April 27, 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 3:19
Label Def Jam
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Alessia Cara singles chronology
"Here"
(2015)		 "Wild Things"
(2016)
Music video
"Here" on YouTube

"Here" is the debut single by Canadian singer Alessia Cara and the lead single for her extended play (EP) Four Pink Walls (2015), and her debut album Know-It-All (2015). The song was released on April 30, 2015.[1] According to the artist, the song is about everyone who secretly hates parties.[2][3] "Here" slowly gained popularity, and became Cara's first US Billboard Hot 100 chart entry debuting at number 95 for the week of August 22, 2015,[4] later becoming her first top 5 single on the chart. Meanwhile, "Here" has charted in the top 40 in Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The official remix features American rapper Logic.

Composition

Musically it is an alternative R&B and indie pop song. The main body of the song is a flip of the musicality behind "Glory Box" by Portishead.[5]

The song samples "Ike's Rap II" by Isaac Hayes from the album Black Moses, which also samples the bassline of Wallace Collection's "Daydream". The main repeating melody of the song is sampled from the 1960s TV series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.[citation needed]

Critical reception

"Here" was met with critical acclaim by music critics, who praised the song's concept and lyrics. Rolling Stone ranked "Here" at number 21 on its year-end list of the 50 best songs of 2015.[6] Billboard ranked "Here" at number six on its year-end list: "If Lorde's 'Royals' was a rallying cry for those who felt isolated by the rampart materialism in pop culture, then Alessia Cara's 'Here' is the anthem for those fed up with the glut of pop songs about partying and drinking. Thanks to the teenage R&B singer, being an introvert is finally cool again." [7] The prestigious Village Voice voted "Here" the 18th-best single released in 2015 on their annual year-end critics' poll, Pazz & Jop; the song is tied with Courtney Barnett's "Depreston".[8]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank
Billboard 25 Best Songs of 2015[9] 6
Complex The Best Songs of 2015[10] 10
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015[11] 42
Entertainment Weekly The 40 Best Songs of 2015[12] 4
Pazz & Jop Single of the Year 2015[13] 18
Pitchfork The 100 Best Tracks of 2015[14] 32
PopMatters The 90 Best Songs of 2015[15] 64
Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2015[16] 21
Time Out London The 100 Best Songs of 2015[17] 10

Music video

An official lyric video of the song was released on her YouTube page on May 7, 2015.[18] The official video was directed by Aaron A[19] and was released on her YouTube page on May 26, 2015. The video uses the inspiration of how Cara wrote the song by having her at a party and being the only one moving while the party is frozen in time,[20] while she's next to crowds of girls and guys drinking beer and gossiping.[19]

Live performances

On July 29, 2015, Cara made her US television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon performing "Here" with house band The Roots, after the host Jimmy Fallon discovered the song online.[21] On October 31, 2015, Cara joined Taylor Swift onstage as a surprise guest at the 1989 World Tour in Tampa, Florida, singing a duet of "Here" for Swift's last US show.[22] On November 20, 2015, Cara sang "Here" live during the closing credits of the NBC live comedy, Undateable.[citation needed]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[52] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[53] Platinum 80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[56] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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