Baddest (Imanbek and Cher Lloyd song)
| "Baddest" | ||||
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| Single by Imanbek and Cher Lloyd | ||||
| Released | 7 May 2021 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
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| Producer | Imanbek | |||
| Imanbek and Cher Lloyd singles chronology | ||||
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| "Baddest" on YouTube | ||||
"Baddest" is a song by Kazakh DJ Imanbek and British singer Cher Lloyd. The single was released on 7 May 2021 as Imanbek's sixth single of 2021 and Lloyd's first single of the year.[1]
Background and production
Talking about the single, Lloyd revealed: "So excited for you to hear this one, I love this song so much! Go listen, add to your playlists and make memories."[2] The single was teased on 5 May on Iman and Lloyd's social media with a small snippet to accompany the posts.[3] In reciprocation to the attention building up on social media due to Iman and Lloyd promoting it on their accounts, from 6 to 7 May 2021 the song trended on Twitter globally for 48 hours with the terms "Cher Lloyd" and "Cher Lloyd Baddest" receiving over 20 thousand tweets combined.[4][5]
Critical reception and commercial performance
Farrel Sweeney of Dancing Astronaut stated that "'Baddest' convenes vocals from Cher Lloyd with the thrumming house notes that [Iman's] for. The single's dazzling flute melody and subtle piano notes, laced with a slow and steady bassline, set the stage for Lloyd to shine – and shine, she does."[6]
The song failed to chart in any official weekly charts in any countries. Currently at two million streams on Spotify as of May 2021, the song managed to enter Spotify daily charts in Finland and Norway for one day at 157 and 197 respectively. However, the song fell off of the charts the following day.[7][8][9]
Personnel
Credits adapted from YouTube Music.[10]
- Cher Lloyd – vocals, songwriting
- Imanbek – production, songwriting
- Jesse Finkelstei – songwriting
- Kirill Lupinos – songwriting
- Sarah Solovay – songwriting
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | 7 May 2021 |
References
- ^ "Baddest". Spotify. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Imanbek on Instagram: "BADDEST with @imanbekmusic is OUT NOW!"". Instagram. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ ""New track out this Friday 👊 stay tuned"". Instagram. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ @CherLloydWRLD (7 May 2021). "WE ARE TRENDING" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @cherlloyd_s (7 May 2021). "let's trend CHER LLOYD BADDEST" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Imanbek and Cher Lloyd come together for dance floor dominator, 'Baddest'". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Imanbek and Cher Lloyd, 'Baddest'". Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Spotify Finland Top 200 Daily Chart". Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Spotify Norway Top 200 Daily Chart". Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Baddest / Imanbek, Cher Lloyd". Retrieved 7 May 2021.