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"Love Sex Magic"
Song

"Love Sex Magic" is the second US single from Ciara's third studio album, Fantasy Ride, and the lead single for the album elsewhere. The single was co-written by and features Justin Timberlake with production coming from new production group The Y's.[3] After receiving heavy airplay on US radio from March 3, 2009, it was made available for download in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US from March 13. It was released as a download in the UK and Europe on April 5, 2009.

Song information

On November 16, 2008 Ciara confirmed at WildJam '08 that one of the reasons her album would be delayed was due to her having the opportunity to work in the studio with Justin Timberlake.[4]

In several countries such as Argentina the demo version of the song titled “Magic” was able to chart inside the top 50 due to heavy airplay.[5][6] It was during recording sessions that the track became a duet and was subsequently renamed "Love Sex Magic".

The single officially impacted Top 40/Mainstream radio on March 3, 2009.[7] The song debuted at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 but managed to jump to 27 in its second week. In the following week the song rose to number 10. This has been Ciara's biggest radio single since "Oh" featuring Ludacris, which reached #6 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart in mid 2005.[8] As of April, "Love Sex Magic" is chartered in top 5 on the iTunes Top 100 chart, and #1 on the iTunes Top R&B/Soul chart.[9]

The song also reached the Top 40 on Canadian Hot 100, which is her first Top 40 in Canada since reaching #1 there in 2004 with "1,2 Step". In Australia, the song debuted at #6, whilst in New Zealand "Love Sex Magic" debuted at #14.

Reception

Billboard.com editor Chris Williams gives the single a favorable review, saying:

"the pair definitely has chemistry, trading off heated vocals that add fire to an already spicy lyric: "I ain't gonna stop you if you wanna crowd my neck/Talk sexy to me like that." It has a subtle retro funk groove generates enough sparks of its own to entice the pop crowd onto the dancefloor."[10]

Editor Lauren Carter from the Boston Herald writes that the song is "not quite magic, but it grows on you."[11] Ryan Brockington of New York Post's online website Popwrap says that the record sounds roughly like Justin Timberlake's single, "Rock Your Body", from his debut album Justified.[12]

Bill Lamb of About.com felt that while the song "doesn't have the lyrical potency of 'Like a Boy'", he gave the song a generally positive review, saying that "fans of sparkling dance-pop are likely to smile". He also wrote that the "vocal magnetism between Ciara and Justin" is "real" and refreshing. Lamb also notes that it "rides a beat that brings simultaneous echoes of 70's R&B and classic Janet Jackson".[13]

Music Video

The music video premiered on March 22, 2009[14]. It premierd on Ciara’s official website on March 23, 2009.[15]

Ciara stated in a SayNow fan message on February 19, that she and Timberlake would be shooting the music video the following day in New York. [6]

Fashion designer Melody Ehsani reported that she had some involvement with the video, mainly in creating some of the jewelry including ‘’4-Finger Chain-ring’’.[16]

Ciara as a sexy tigress in a cage in the music video.

The theme for the music video, as Ciara stated in a recent MTV interview, is a "Love-Sex-Magic Show", inspired by the Crazy Horse Cabaret (also known as Le Crazy Horse de Paris), a Parisian cabaret known for its stage shows performed by purposely undistinguished female dancers and is a popular venue for other artists, including magicians, jugglers, and mimes.

The video opens with Ciara and Justin Timberlake face to face, touching seductively as in a manner of foreplay, as Ciara sings the first verse. Quick scenes cut to Ciara who appears almost impervious to gravity, dressed in lingerie, maneuvering around a horizontal dance pole (with four background dancers), and veiled in vibrant colour schemes and alternating strobe lights. The video cuts to Ciara in a leotard, posing in abstract and flexible poses throughout the first chorus. Ciara is then seen dressed in a tiger-striped cat-suit performing solo dance moves on a stage. The second verse begins with Timberlake seated on stage and Ciara performing intricate tricks (such as singer snaking her way under his legs) as he sings his verse. Then the two begin to lightly move to the track before Ciara forms her body as if to be an armrest as he leans on her. The second chorus cuts back to the stage scene where Ciara and the dancers perform choreography and cabaret-style moves on the pole. The bridge of the song cuts to Timberlake on the ground and Ciara, standing over him, turning around and performing her signature "Matrix" over him as he guides her body toward his with his right hand. The two perform and then as Ciara gets up, Timberlake smacks her behind as she pops to the beat. The video then cuts to a scene with Ciara in the catsuit, portraying a "tiger in a cage". In the final scene, Ciara and the dancers perform, dressed in 70's-inspired tuxedo-suits and colored afros. Then the video ends with collective clips of Ciara's multiple performance scenes from throughout the video.

The music video was directed by Diane Martel[17]

Formats and track listing

US/Oceania CD Single

  1. "Love Sex Magic" (Main Version) – 3:40
  2. "Love Sex Magic" (Instrumental) – 3:40
  3. "Love Sex Magic" (A Cappella) – 3:35

UK/European CD Single [18]

  1. "Love Sex Magic" (Main Version) – 3:40
  2. "Go Girl" (featuring T-Pain) (Main Version)

Love Sex Magic Remix Promo CD

  1. "Love Sex Magic" (Thee Werq’n B!tches vs. Danny Shaffer Extended Mix)
  2. "Love Sex Magic" (Zeus Remix)
  3. "Love Sex Magic" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit)
  4. "Love Sex Magic" (DJ Frayz’s Bend Over Club Mix)
  5. "Love Sex Magic" (DJ Frayz’s Mythical Club Mix)
  6. "Love Sex Magic" (TRK Remix Radio Edit)

Official versions

  • Album Version – 3:40
  • Instrumental – 3:40
  • A Capella – 3:35
  • Thee Werq’n B!tches vs. Danny Shaffer Extended Mix - 9:18
  • Zeus Remix - 3:42
  • Jason Nevins Radio Edit - 3:12
  • Versatile Club Mix - 3:40
  • DJ Frayz’s Bend Over Club Mix - 6:39
  • DJ Frayz’s Mythical Club Mix - 6:39
  • TRK Remix Radio Edit - 3:25

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[19] 5
Canadian Hot 100[20] 8
Latvian EHR Top40[21] 31
New Zealand Singles Chart[22] 14
Irish Singles Chart[23] 9
Swedish Singles Chart[24] 17
Turkey Top 20 Chart[25] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[26] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[27] 91
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[28] 10

*UK — the single is currently just outside of the top 10 [29].

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States March 3, 2009[30]
Zomba
La Face / Jive
 Radio impact
March 13, 2009[31]
Digital
download
UK & Europe April 5, 2009[32]
April 27, 2009[33]
CD single
Canada April 10, 2009[34]

Credits

References

  1. ^ http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691
  2. ^ iTunes: Love Sex Magic
  3. ^ (February 19, 2009). Rap-Up: Ciara and Justin Timberlake Make 'Magic' Rap-Up. Accessed February 19th, 2009
  4. ^ (November 16, 2008). Ciara Interview at WildJam Fire & Ice. Accessed November 16, 2008
  5. ^ http://www.charly1300.com/argentinasingles.htm
  6. ^ a b (December 2009). German Hip-Hop & R&B Year End Chart Fire & Ice. Accessed February 21, 2009 Cite error: The named reference "Say Now" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ http://www.allaccess.com/mainFrame.php?url=/site/home/index.php%3Fbs=sp%26sn=home%26d=top40M%26f=home%26ng=top40M%26ag=79
  8. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Up_(Ciara_song)
  9. ^ http://www.doipod.com/itunes-chart/top-100-itunes-songs-usa.html
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/love-sex-magic-1003953590.story
  11. ^ (February 26, 2009). “Love Sex Magic” (LaFace: B+ Boston Herald. Accessed February 26, 2009
  12. ^ (February 23, 2009). Popwrap: Ciara is the Poo, So Take A Big Whiff Popwrap. Accessed February 23, 2009
  13. ^ (February 25, [[2009). About: Guide Review - Ciara and Justin Timberlake - "Love Sex Magic" About. Accessed February 25, 2009
  14. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2009/03/22/video-ciara-f-justin-timberlake-love-sex-magic/
  15. ^ www.ciaraworld.com
  16. ^ http://melodysblog.tumblr.com/post/88913194/chain-ring-on-ciara accessed February 21, 2009
  17. ^ Knight,David (2009-04-01). "Ciara feat. Justin Timerlake's "Love Sex Magic" by Diane Martel". PromoNews. promonews.tv. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  18. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Sex-Magic-Ciara/dp/B00202S6U2/ref=pd_nr_m_h__14?ie=UTF8&s=music
  19. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50
  20. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Singles
  21. ^ http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi
  22. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  23. ^ http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50
  24. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=561542&cat=s
  25. ^ "Turkey Top 20 Chart". Billboard Türkiye. Billboard. March 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  26. ^ http://www.atrl.net/?p=2660123
  27. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?keyword=ciara+justin+timberlake+hot+r%26b&x=0&y=0&exposeNavigation=true&applicationName=bbcom&matchType=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&rangePropertyName=FORMATTED_DATE&rangeFilterType=BTWN
  28. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3106770&cdi=10152995&cid=03%2F14%2F2009
  29. ^ UK Charts: Digital Spy Reports Mid-weeks
  30. ^ http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691
  31. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=307564775&s=143441
  32. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001WTAD9G/ref=s9_subs_c5_s1_p15_i3?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0QMF5HP16WV5TXD6YK8B&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463374953&pf_rd_i=468294
  33. ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm
  34. ^ http://www.hmv.ca/hmvcaweb/en_CA/displayProductDetails.do?sku=1265700
  35. ^ iTunes: Love Sex Magic Single Properties
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