Face to Face (Ruel song)
2019 single by Ruel
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"Face to Face" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The song was released on 8 August 2019,[2] and was produced by M-Phazes. It is the second single from his second EP, Free Time.[3]
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| Single by Ruel | ||||
| from the EP Free Time | ||||
| Released | 8 August 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
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| Producer | M-Phazes | |||
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| "Face to Face" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The music video was released on 8 August 2019—the same day as the song's release—and was directed by Grey Ghost.[3][4] The video shows Ruel following a fictional French singer, ECÂF, breaking into her venue and eventually being kicked out.[1] At the end of the music video, during her performance, ECÂF's song "Pictures" was featured.[4]
Reception
Michael Love Michael from Paper noted that the song has "a retro soul feel," and that it "tells a very modern tale of crushing on someone through a screen...capturing the anxieties in teen and millennial hearts alike".[5]
Bella DiGrazia from The Daily Item stated that Ruel's "high and low range is hauntingly enticing" and that the saxophone solo towards the end of the song won her over.[6]
Perez Hilton praises him and his song, saying that Ruel "continues to impress us with not just the quality of his work but also the variety".[7]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Ruel Vincent van Djik – lead artist, songwriting
- Mark Landon – producer, songwriting
- Joseph Angel – songwriting
- Jake Greene - songwriting
- Ian Peres – bass
- Sylvain Richard – drums
- Dan Walsh – guitar
- Cy Leo – harmonica
- Amy Ahn – harp
- Damian Smith – keyboards
- Matt Colton – mastering engineer
- Tele Fresco – miscellaneous producer
- Eric J. Dubowsky – mixing engineer
- DoXa – programmer
- Ted Case – strings
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[11] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
