Sundress (song)

2018 single by ASAP Rocky From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Sundress" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released as a single on November 20, 2018. It was co-produced by Danger Mouse,[2] and samples the 2011 Tame Impala song "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?"[3] Its accompanying music video was released the same day.[4]

ReleasedNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
Recorded2014[1]
Length2:38
Quick facts Single by ASAP Rocky, Released ...
"Sundress"
Single by ASAP Rocky
ReleasedNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
Recorded2014[1]
Genre
Length2:38
LabelRCA
Songwriters
Producers
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Fukk Sleep"
(2018)
"Sundress"
(2018)
"Runnin"
(2019)
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Composition

"Sundress" is an upbeat pop song with elements of disco and rock that samples the psychedelic rock track "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" by Australian artist Tame Impala, from his 2010 album Innerspeaker.[5] ASAP Rocky "swings easily between a sing-song croon and swift bars about nursing old feelings after a break-up" on the track,[6] which was said to take the "original's fervently pulsing chillout session [...] up a few notches until it's a party track".[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Frank Lebon[7] and features artist and model Kesewa Aboah. In the video, Aboah is walking down a street with her partner and notices a man walking across the street who mysteriously turns into Rocky. She and her partner then follow Rocky into a club where she shoots him in the head, thus creating an explosion of shared memories of the two together. In the end, time reverses and she returns to her partner, who is revealed to be Rocky. The music video was called "trippy" by Billboard, "enthralling" by Rolling Stone, and "surreal" by Oyster.[4][6][8] It was compared to the Mannequin Challenge by Uproxx.[7] Colin Hodgson, in an analysis, compared it to the 1962 French short film La Jetée, which features still image photography.[9]

Critical reception

Along with the reception for the video, critics also commented on the song, with The Fader calling it "vibrantly-produced", noting ASAP Rocky's switch from singing to rapping.[10]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Sundress"
Chart (2018–2024) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11]2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12]22
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[13]72
Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[14] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[15]97
Latvia (LAIPA)[16] 12
Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 44
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[20]3
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Certifications

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Certifications for "Sundress"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[23] Gold 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] 3× Platinum 90,000
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Platinum 50,000
Portugal (AFP)[26] Gold 5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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