It shows off the 35-year-old singer’s vocal restraint and still manages to keep things light and feisty." Lewis Corner of Digital Spy was also positive, noting that it is "a pretty decent effort" subtly infectious with its tropical electronics and buoyant beats." Katie Rife of The A.V.
" Rachel Sonis of Idolator opined that the song is "subtle but infectious. During the chorus, she sings: "If you could love somebody like me, you must be messed up too." Lyrically, "In Common" talks about the similarities between two lovers, with the lyrics "paint a picture of a couple who mirror one another in ways never before experienced with past lovers." Critical reception īrittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called it a "hypnotic, catchy single." A writer of Fact described it as a "chart-ready polish, hitting the sweet spot between Jamie xx's bass-heavy pop and the post- Popcaan trend for featherlight dancehall a la Bieber, Drake and Rihanna." Jessica Goodman of Entertainment Weekly named it a "hazy and club-ready. Keys uses a hushed tone during the lines, "We used to talk 'til midnight/All those days that you stayed at my house/We were just passing the time/When we were young and we ain't had no vows." A writer of the website American Top 40 compared her vocal styling to that of Dawn Richard. Its sounds were compared to Rihanna's " Work", Drake's " One Dance", as well as their duet on Drake's " Take Care" - songs heavily influenced by dancehall. The instrumentation also features collage of electronic beats and tropicalia-infused rhythms. It is also marked by clipped phrasing over a minimal beat with trendy Caribbean vibes, Afrobeat instrumental and icy drum patterns.
The song is heavily influenced by tropical music, as well as dancehall, having a Latin beat. "In Common" was written by Alicia Keys, Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Taylor Parks and Billy Walsh, and produced by Illangelo.
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It was simultaneously released to digital download on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon, and streaming on Spotify, as well as YouTube. After teasing new music in April, and performing it at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in the same month, the singer released "In Common" on May 4, 2016. In an interview for Vogue magazine, in late 2015, Keys revealed that the album would only be released in early 2016. However, in July 2015, Keys released " 28 Thousand Days", a song that she dedicated to her husband and that was released to Levi's ad campaign. In the same year, Keys confirmed production by her husband, producer Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell Williams, revealing the album was almost done. In September 2014, Keys released " We Are Here", a song about social justice that at the time was announced as the lead-single of her upcoming sixth studio album by Billboard. The song is only available on the Deluxe Edition of Here.Īfter the success of her fifth studio album, Girl on Fire (2012), Alicia Keys took a break and in 2014 announced she was expecting her second child with husband Swizz Beatz. Keys gave the first televised performance of the track on Saturday Night Live and later at the UEFA Champions League Final. It features Keys grooving on a fire escape alongside dancers of all ages and races. The song's accompanying music video was shot in black-and-white and released on May 20, 2016. Keys uses a hushed tone throughout the song. It is a departure from her R&B sound, having a tropical music and dancehall sound, with Latin beat, Afrobeat instrumental, collage of electronic beats, tropicalia-infused rhythms and icy drum patterns as its main instrumentation. The song was written by Keys, Illangelo, Billy Walsh and Taylor Parks, and produced by Illangelo. " In Common" is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, recorded for her sixth studio album, Here.
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