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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Arms Around You
| cover = XXXTentacion and Lil Pump Arms Around You.png
| type = single
| artist = XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Maluma and Swae Lee
| released =
| recorded = 2017
| genre =
| length = 3:18
| label =
| writer =
| producer =
| chronology = XXXTentacion singles
| prev_title = Falling Down
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Bad!
| next_year = 2018
| misc =
}}
"'Arms Around You'" is a collaborative single by American rappers XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Colombian singer Maluma and American singer and rapper Swae Lee. It was released on October 25, 2018, and is produced by Skrillex, Mally Mall, JonFX.
Background
The track was originally written and recorded in 2017 with Rio Santana, who appeared on XXXTentacion's '?' album, but after XXXTentacion's death, the label took over and added other co-features. Lil Pump contacted XXXTentacion's mother Cleopatra Bernard after his death to ask if he could make a song to "honor his legacy", which resulted in the collaboration.
Critical reception
'Rap-Up' called the track a "global crossover track" featuring "Latin, alternative, hip-hop and pop influences". Michael Saponara of 'Billboard' wrote that XXXTentacion "implements an intoxicating flow mixed with some Spanish over the Mally Mall, Jon FX, handling the reggaeton-tinged track's chorus duties". C. Vernon Coleman II of 'XXL' also felt the track had a "reggaeton feel", with Pump "stunt[ing] heavy as usual" and Swae Lee delivering a "rosy verse". In addition, Winston Cook-Wilson of 'Spin' called the track "house-inflected".
While Ben Kaye of 'Consequence of Sound' labeled it a "Latin-flavored club jam", he also stated that the timing of its release was "a bit of cringeworthy irony" with XXXTentacion's line in the chorus about protecting someone, Kaye said a recently released recording features him "confessing to multiple violent crimes including assaulting his girlfriend and stabbing eight people", though this interpretation of the recording was disputed. Brendan Klinkenberg of 'Rolling Stone' felt that the song is "bland, Latin-inflected pop that reflects none of the talents of its four collaborators" and also called it "a mish-mash of vague pop-in-2018 signifiers without cohering into any sort of artistic statement".
Promotion
Skrillex initially teased the track on Twitter and previewed the track on his Instagram, but later deleted the post. 'NME' noted that the post featured the hashtag "#LLJ" which stands for "Long Live Jahseh", which was XXXTentacion's real name.
Music video
A music video for "Arms Around You" was released on November 16, 2018. It was directed by James Lerese and features an animated XXXTentacion.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* XXXTentacion vocals, composition
* Lil Pump vocals, composition
* Maluma vocals, composition
* Swae Lee vocals, composition
* Edgar Barrera composition, engineer
* Rio Santana composition
* Skrillex production, composition, mix engineer
* Mally Mall production
* JonFX production
* Rashawn Mclean assistant mix engineer
* Mike Seaberg assistant mix engineer
* Jacob Richards assistant mix engineer
* Brandon Brown assistant mix engineer
* Gerald Yusuf recording engineer
* Koen Heldens mix engineer
* Tom Norris mix engineer
* Jaycen Joshua mix engineer
* Dave Kutch mastering engineer
* Gil Corber - A&R Consultant
* Eesean Bolden - A&R
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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