Hang with Me
"Hang with Me" | ||||
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Single by Robyn | ||||
from the album Body Talk Pt. 2 | ||||
Released | 16 August 2010 | |||
Recorded | Apmamman Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
Genre |
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Length | 4:19 | |||
Label | Konichiwa | |||
Songwriter(s) | Klas Åhlund | |||
Producer(s) | Klas Åhlund | |||
Robyn singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Hang with Me" on YouTube |
"Hang with Me" is a song by Swedish recording artist
The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics, who compared it to her previous singles "
Background
"Hang with Me" was written and produced by Klas Åhlund, and was originally recorded by Åhlund's then-wife, Paola Bruna, for her debut studio album Stockcity Girl (2002).[2] Åhlund played some of his old songs for Robyn, and re-wrote "Hang with Me" for her. Originally, the song did not have a chorus and Robyn noted that Bruna's version "sounded very different" from her own.[3] Robyn's version was one of the first songs recorded for the Body Talk series, but she decided to save it for a later release to give it a chance of becoming a single.[4] In an interview with Gary Graff of The Macomb Daily, she spoke of covering Bruna's song and altering the lyrics, "It didn’t have a chorus when we started working on it. It had a shorter verse and it was a ballad, so I decided if I could make Klas [Åhlund] turn it into a more uptempo and bring the BPM up, it could work. So we started there and he kept writing the song while we were recording, and it came out great."[5] Robyn felt that she could be "seductive and sweet in a [sic] uncompromising way" on the song.[6]
The song was announced as the first single from Body Talk Pt. 2, on 19 July 2010. The single artwork was posted on Robyn's official website on the same date,[7] and the song premiered online the following day.[8] An acoustic version of the song was previously featured on the preceding album, Body Talk Pt. 1.[2] The single was released digitally in Sweden on 16 August 2010,[9] and one day later in the United States.[10] A CD single was released in Germany on 3 September 2010.[11]
Composition
"Hang with Me" is an
Lyrically, the song speaks of trust in a relationship.
Critical reception
Erika Berlin of Rolling Stone said that the song proves that Robyn "can crank out catchy jams as fast as pop's biggest hitmakers."[15] Tyler Grisham of Pitchfork noted Robyn's ability to synthesize "disparate moods and feelings in a single track." He concluded by saying that "it would take lesser pop artists an entire album to explore the wide spectrum of emotions that she can express in less than four minutes."[2] Robert Ballantyne of music website Popjournalism described it as "both a peppy pop track and a ballad", and called it Robyn's best single yet, stating, "Producer and long-time Robyn collaborator Klas Åhlund adds just the right amount of au courant electro-pop into the mix, but not too much to doom the track to the dance-club ghetto."[17] Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars, and wrote that "What began life as a subdued-but-beautiful strings 'n' piano ballad is now a strident electropop tune that percolates as enviably as your next door neighbour's brand new coffee maker."[12]
Tom Ewing of The Guardian referred it to as the "perfect counterpoint" to "Dancing on My Own", and praised it for "sound[ing] like the best Pet Shop Boys record in 15 years."[14] MTV News named the song the twenty-first best of 2010, with James Montgomery calling it a "rather fragile, heartbreaking exploration of those first tentative steps into (or out of) love". Montgomery pointed out that "Robyn cautions us not to fall “recklessly, headlessly” in love with her, but when she makes songs as good as “Hang With Me,” it's sort of difficult not to."[19]
Chart performance
"Hang with Me" debuted at number seven on the
Music video
The music video for "Hang with Me" was filmed over a two-week period in June 2010, in
The video premiered via Robyn's official
Live performances
On 13 August 2010, Robyn performed the acoustic version of the song on
Formats and track listings
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Credits and personnel
- Klas Åhlund – songwriting, production, instruments and programming
- Niklas Flyckt – mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
Source[41]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Release history
Country | Release date | Format(s) | Label |
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Sweden[9] | 16 August 2010 | Digital download | Konichiwa Records |
United States[10] | 17 August 2010 | Interscope Records | |
Germany[11] | 3 September 2010 | CD single | Ministry of Sound |
Australia[36] | 10 September 2010 | Digital download | Konichiwa Records |
United Kingdom[39] | 12 September 2010 | Universal Music | |
France[46] | 13 September 2010 | ||
Various[40] | 24 June 2016 | Digital remix single | Konichiwa |
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- ^ Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ MTV Networks. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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- Journal Register Company. Archived from the originalon 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ MTV Networks. Archived from the originalon 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- Idolator. Buzzmedia. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Daw, Robbie (2010-07-20). "Robyn's "Hang With Me" Single Mix: Fall Recklessly, Helplessly In Love With It Now". Idolator. Buzzmedia. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Apple, Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ a b "Hang With Me: Robyn: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ Amazon.de(in German). Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ a b c d e Levine, Nick (2010-08-23). "Music - Singles Review - Robyn: 'Hang With Me'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Koski, Genevieve (2010-09-07). "Robyn: Body Talk Pt. 2". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ a b Ewing, Tom (2010-08-26). "Robyn: Body Talk Pt 2". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
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- ^ "Digital Sheet Music – Robyn – Hang with Me". Musicnotes.com. Universal Music Publishing Group.
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- ^ "Robyn – "Hang With Me" Video". Stereogum. Buzzmedia. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
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- ^ Mason, Kerri (2010-11-09). "Robyn Revs Up Miami's Fillmore". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Robyn Sings 'Hang With Me' and 'Dancing on My Own' on 'Gossip Girl'". The Atlantic. Atlantic Monthly Group. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Stransky, Tanner (2010-11-01). "Robyn talks tonight's 'Gossip Girl' guest spot, the 'Body Talk' trilogy, and her gay following: An EW Q&A". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
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- ^ "Robyn - Hang With Me - MP3 Single-Download". 7digital DE (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
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- ^ a b "Robyn - Hang With Me MP3 music downloads". 7digital UK. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ a b "Hang with Me (Axel Boman Remix)". Amazon Music. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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- ^ "Årslista Singlar - 2010". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "Certificeringer" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ^ "Robyn - Hang With Me Téléchargements MP3". 7digital FR (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
External links
- Official music video on YouTube