Speechless (Alicia Keys song)

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"Speechless"
Eve Jeffers
Producer(s)Swizz Beatz

"Speechless" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Monster Mondays Vol. 1 (2011).[1] The song charted on number 71 the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart in early 2011.

Background

On October 14, 2010, Keys gave birth to her first son Egypt Daoud Dean, in New York City.

upcoming album and it was just a fun little gift to Keys' fans. "This should be a treat for the fans [...] almost like a day in the life", he said.[3] Keys noted on Twitter that "Speechless" was just "a little freestyle treat" for the holidays, writing "It’s not a new album, not a single, it's something special for you!”[5]

Composition and lyrics

Eve since 2002's "Gangsta Lovin'
".

"Speechless" samples elements from

Eve makes an appearance.[3] According to Jocelyn Vena of MTV News, "the piano-heavy tune gets funky once the chorus kicks in", on which Keys expresses her joy over the new love of her life, singing, "Makes you speechless, baby/ Don't know what to say/ I'm just speechless, baby/ The poet in me has gone away." Vena found that Eve "shows her soft side, spitting rhymes like, "In the morning when I rise up/ Go to the window and I smile, put my eyes up/ Stare in the clouds, like, 'Wow, look at my luck.'"[3] "Speechless" marked the pairs' first collaboration in over eight years, having previously appeared together on Eve's 2002 single "Gangsta Lovin'" from her album Eve-Olution.[6]

Reception

Idolator found that Keys "may have rushed it out — ”Speechless” comes off as a little generic, despite surely heartfelt lyrics and the rock-guitar fuzz under Alicia’s piano. And the verse from the typically tough-talking Eve doesn’t add much."[6] Jocelyn Vena of MTV News said, "the piano-heavy tune gets funky once the chorus kicks in", on which Keys expresses her joy over the new love of her son, and in her verse Eve "shows her soft side".[3]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 71

References

  1. ^ "Swizz Beatz Releases 'Monster Mondays Vol.1,' The Mixtape". Vibe. July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Congratulations Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz On Baby Boy!". Billboard. October 15, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  3. ^
    Viacom
    . Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  4. Viacom
    . Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  5. ^ "New Music: Alicia Keys f/ Eve – 'Speechless'". Rap-Up. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  6. ^
    Idolator
    . 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  7. ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
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