“Familiar” |
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| Information | |
| Album |
LP1 |
| Released |
April 20, 2018 |
| Format |
Digital Download |
| Recorded |
2017 |
| Length |
3:17 |
| Writers |
Mike Sabath, LunchMoney Lewis, Liam Payne & J Balvin |
| Producer |
Mike Sabath |
Familiar is a song recorded by Liam Payne and Colombian singer J Balvin. It was released worldwide on 20 April, 2018. It is Liam's fifth solo release and fourth collaboration. It was written and produced by Mike Sabath, with additional writing from LunchMoney Lewis, Balvin and Sean Douglas.
The song is about approaching a woman in a nightclub.
Background[]
On 25 February 2018, both artists announced the song on social media while they were filming the music video in Miami. Payne revealed the song's cover art and release date on April 16.
Reception[]
Mike Nied of Idolator stated the song could easily become Payne's "best track yet", saying "the Latin-tinged crossover hit is sure to storm the charts across the globe and may become his most successful release to date". He also noted Payne's vocal of being "velvety" and "enticing", before praising the song's "internationally appealing production". Rianne Houghton of Digital Spy stated the song was "an excellent attempt at recreating Despacito".
Music Video[]
| Music Video | Information | |
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Released | May 4, 2018 |
| Length | 3:24 | |
| Director | Marc Klasfeld | |
| Production Co | Nicole Acacio, Mike Sabath | |
| Choreographer | ||
| Filmed | 2018 | |
| Location | Miami, Florida | |
| VEVO views | 67,226,440 (as of 16 July, 2018) | |
