Be Real (Phoebe Ryan song)
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| "Be Real" | ||||
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| Single by Phoebe Ryan | ||||
| from the album James | ||||
| Released | September 8, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Valley Girl | |||
| Phoebe Ryan singles chronology | ||||
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"Be Real" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Phoebe Ryan. It was released on September 8, 2017, as the second single from her second extended play, James (2017).[2] Remixes for the single were released the same month.[3]
"Be Real" is a synth-pop and hip hop[1] song with a length of three minutes and forty two seconds. The song lyrically talks about wanting honesty in a relationship that no longer feels genuine.[2] The song was penned by Ryan, Kyle Shearer, and Nathaniel Campany, while Valley Girl handled the production of the song.[4]
Critical reception
Ariella Kozin of We Are the Guard wrote that the song marks a "sweet spot that makes a hit song—it's vulnerable, but not without a glamorous mask."[5][unreliable source?]