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"'''Used to Love You'''" is a song by American singer and songwriter [[Gwen Stefani]] from her upcoming third solo studio album. It was written by Stefani, [[Justin Tranter]], [[Julia Michaels]] and [[J.R. Rotem]], and produced by the latter.
"'''Used to Love You'''" is a song by American singer and songwriter [[Gwen Stefani]] from her upcoming third studio album. It was written by Stefani, [[Justin Tranter]], [[Julia Michaels]] and [[J.R. Rotem]], and produced by the latter.


== Release ==
== Release ==

Revision as of 22:11, 31 October 2015

Not to be confused with Used to Love U.
"Used to Love You"
Song

"Used to Love You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her upcoming third studio album. It was written by Stefani, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels and J.R. Rotem, and produced by the latter.

Release

On October 17, Stefani performed at a MasterCard Priceless Surprises concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.[1] Prior performing the show's encore, she wrote on her official Twitter account, "Ready for the encore? Hold tight—new single in 5-4-3-2-1!".[2] Before performing "Used to Love You", she said, "I just want to share a song that I wrote recently. This song is really special."[1]

Composition

"Used to Love You" was written by Stefani, Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels together with its producer J.R. Rotem.[3] The song is an "emotional" ballad[3] with a length of three minutes and forty-seven seconds. Spin's James Grebey, wrote that the single, "largely showcases her passionate, conflicted vocals over restrained, electropop-leaning swells of emotional synths and drum taps."[4] Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone noted that the song is inspired by Stefani's divorce from Gavin Rossdale, after a 13-year marriage. According to him, that could be seen in the lines of the chorus, "I don't know why I cry / But I think it's cause I remember for the first time / Since I hated you / That I used to love you."[3] Kreps further compared the lyrical content of "Used to Love You" to "Dreaming the Same Dream", a song from No Doubt's sixth album Push and Shove.[3]

Critical reception

Upon release, "Used to Love You" has received critical acclaim from critics. Us Magazine stated that the song has "powerful lyrics [that] seem to hint at what went wrong."[5] Maeve McDermott from USA Today awarded the track "Song of the Week" for October 2015, further adding that it was one of the strongest songs of her career.[6]

Music video

On October 20, 2015, the same day of the release, Stefani premiered the music video, directed by Sophie Muller, on Facebook.[7] The minimalistic one-shot video shows Stefani on the verge of tears and dealing with emotions. E! Online emphasized that "it's her ability to hold them back [tears] that really reveals Stefani's strong sense of self."[8]

Live performances

Stefani performed the song live for the first time in New York City on October 17, 2015. She headlined a concert for MasterCard users at the Hammerstein Ballroom, where she also performed hits from her career.[9] Gwen made the television performance debut of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on October 26, 2015.[10] Stefani will also perform the song in November, 2015 on The Voice, for which she is also one of the four judges.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 58
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] 3
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 30
US Twitter (Billboard)[14] 33

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States October 20, 2015[15] Digital download Interscope
October 27, 2015[16] Mainstream radio

References

  1. ^ a b "Gwen Stefani Debuts New Song 'Used to Love You' at New York Show: Watch". Billboard. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Russell, Erica (October 17, 2015). "Gwen Stefani Debuts New Ballad 'Used To Love You' In NYC". PopCrush. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Kreps, Daniel (October 18, 2015). "Gwen Stefani Debuts Emotional Ballad 'Used to Love You' at Solo Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Grebey, James (October 18, 2015). "Gwen Stefani Debuts Passionate New Song, 'Used to Love You'". Spin. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Marquina, Sierra. "Gwen Stefani Debuts Single "Used to Love You" Post Gavin Rossdale Split: "Nobody Taught You How to Love" Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gwen-stefani-debuts-single-used-to-love-you-about-gavin-rossdale-20151810#ixzz3owCuz1iG Follow us: @usweekly on Twitter". Us Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Text "usweekly on Facebook" ignored (help)
  6. ^ McDermott, Maeve. "Song of the week: Gwen Stefani, 'Used To Love You'". USA Today. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Gwen Stefani - Used to Love You". Facebook. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ^ McKenna, Aiello. "Gwen Stefani Debuts Emotional Music Video for Breakup Ballad "Used to Love You" Read more: http://uk.eonline.com/news/708284/gwen-stefani-debuts-emotional-music-video-for-breakup-ballad-used-to-love-you-watch-now". E! Online. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ^ Maslow, Nick. "Gwen Stefani Debuts Emotional Single 'Used to Love You' After Split from Gavin Rossdale". People Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ Inocencio, Marc. "Gwen Stefani Broke Hearts With 'Used to Love You' Performance on 'Ellen'". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (October 31, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele Says 'Hello' No 1". Noise11. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  12. ^ "Gwen Stefani, G-eazy & Bebe Rexha, Brad Paisley, Others Score Bubbling Under Hot 100 Debuts". Headline Planet. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Gwen Stefani - Chart History". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Gwen Stefani - Chart History". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  15. ^ Stefani, Gwen. "Gwen Stefani - Instragram". Instragram. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  16. ^ http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691
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