Off Guard (song)

"Off Guard"
"Off Guard"
Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Released	6 April 2018
Length	3:09
Label	East Music Matters (EMM); Sony;
Dominic Jordan Elvana Gjata; Jimmy Giannos; Poo Bear; Ty Dolla Sign;
Producer(s)	The Audibles; Poo Bear;
Elvana Gjata singles chronology
Music video
	"Off Guard" on YouTube

"Off Guard" is a song by Albanian singer Elvana Gjata featuring American singer Ty Dolla Sign. Sony under exclusive license from East Music Matters (EMM) released it as a single for digital download and streaming on 6 April 2018.

Background and composition

R&B influences into its sound. The song is entirely performed in the English language

, constituting Gjata's second single in the respective language.

Music video and reception

The accompanying music video for the "Off Guard" was announced to be released on 1 April 2018 by a teaser uploaded on Gjata's

Los Angeles, California.^[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and YouTube.^[9]^[10]

Elvana Gjata – composing, songwriting, vocals
Chris G – mastering, mixing
Dominic Jordan – composing, songwriting
Jimmy Giannos – composing, songwriting
Josh Gudwin – mastering, mixing
Poo Bear – composing, producing, songwriting
The Audibles – producing
Ty Dolla Sign – composing, songwriting

Track listing

Digital download^[11]

"Off Guard" – 3:09

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Albania (The Top List)^[12]	27

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	6 April 2018	Digital download streaming	EMM Sony	^[11]

References

^ "Elvana Gjata publikon këngë të re me videoklip". klankosova.tv (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign nagrali hit lata? (nowy teledysk "Off Guard")". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Gorąca premiera! Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign z hitem lata". fakt.pl (in Polish). 10 April 2018.
^ "Elvana Gjata sjell hitin e veres "Off Guard"". botapress.info/ (in Albanian). 5 April 2018.
^ "Finally OUT NOW Off Guard feat. tydollasign is live On VEVO and all digital stores". instagram.com.
^ "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Teaser". Facebook. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Music Video". YouTube. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019. Note: Open description for credits.
^ "Videos". ethandirector.com.
^ "Off Guard / Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign". Tidal. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign – Off Guard | Official Music Video. YouTube. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. Note: Open description for credits.
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Citations regarding the release of "Off Guard" by Elvana Gjata in various selected countries:
- "Off Guard – Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music Poland". Apple Music. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "Off Guard – Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music United Kingdom". Apple Music. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ "The Top List – 29/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[1] "Elvana Gjata publikon këngë të re me videoklip". klankosova.tv (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[2] "Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign nagrali hit lata? (nowy teledysk "Off Guard")". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[3] "Gorąca premiera! Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign z hitem lata". fakt.pl (in Polish). 10 April 2018.

[4] "Elvana Gjata sjell hitin e veres "Off Guard"". botapress.info/ (in Albanian). 5 April 2018.

[5] "Finally OUT NOW Off Guard feat. tydollasign is live On VEVO and all digital stores". instagram.com.

[teaser-6] "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Teaser". Facebook. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

[video-7] "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Music Video". YouTube. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019. Note: Open description for credits.

[8] "Videos". ethandirector.com.

[9] "Off Guard / Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign". Tidal. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[YouTube-10] Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign – Off Guard | Official Music Video. YouTube. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022. Note: Open description for credits.

[Release-11] Citations regarding the release of "Off Guard" by Elvana Gjata in various selected countries:
"Off Guard – Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music Poland". Apple Music. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

"Off Guard – Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music United Kingdom". Apple Music. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[12] "Off Guard – Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music Poland". Apple Music. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[13] "Off Guard – Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music United Kingdom". Apple Music. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[12] "The Top List – 29/04/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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v t e Elvana Gjata
Awards Discography Songs Videography
Studio albums	Afër dhe Larg (2011)
Extended plays	3 (2018) Çelu (2021)
Singles	"Afër dhe Larg" "Gjaku im" "Forever Is Over" "Off Guard" "Ku Vajti" "Mike" "Tavolina e mërzisë" "Fustani" "Meine Liebe" "A m'don" "Me tana" "Thirr" "Loti" "Pow" "Ex" "Clap Clap"
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