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Face to Face (Ruel song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Face to Face
| cover = Face to Face by Ruel, album cover.png
| type = single
| artist = Ruel
| EP = Free Time
| released = 8 August 2019
| genre = Pop
| length =
| label =
| writer =
| producer = M-Phazes
| prev_title = Flames
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Real Thing
| next_year = 2019
| misc =
}}
"'Face to Face'" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The song was released on 8 August 2019, and was produced by M-Phazes. It is the second single from his sophomore EP, 'Free Time'.
Music video
The music video was released on 8 August 2019the same day as the song's releaseand was directed by Grey Ghost. The video shows Ruel following a fictional French singer, ECF, breaking into her venue and eventually being kicked out. At the end of the music video, during her performance, ECF's song "Pictures" was featured.
Reception
Michael Love Michael from 'Paper' noted that the song has "a retro soul feel," and that it "tells a very modern tale of crushing on someone through a screen...capturing the anxieties in teen and millennial hearts alike".
Bella DiGrazia from The Daily Item stated that Ruel's "high and low range is hauntingly enticing" and that the saxophone solo towards the end of the song won her over.
Perez Hilton praises him and his song, saying that Ruel "continues to impress us with not just the quality of his work but also the variety".
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Ruel Vincent van Djik lead artist, songwriting
* Mark Landon producer, songwriting
* Joseph Angel songwriting
* Ian Peres bass
* Sylvain Richard drums
* Dan Walsh guitar
* Cy Leo harmonica
* Amy Ahn harp
* Damian Smith keyboards
* Matt Colton mastering engineer
* Tele Fresco miscellaneous producer
* Eric J. Dubowsky mixing engineer
* DoXa programmer
* Ted Case strings
Charts
Certifications
References
Category:2019 singles
Category:2019 songs
Category:Ruel (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by M-Phazes
Category:Songs written by Ruel (singer)
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