Coffee (Miguel song)
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| Single by Miguel featuring Wale | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Wildheart | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | May 4, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:46 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Miguel | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Coffee" (also titled "Coffee (Fucking)") is a song by American singer Miguel, featuring vocals from fellow American rapper Wale, taken from his third studio album Wildheart (2015). It was released on May 4, 2015 by ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records as the album's lead single.
Background
The song was leaked online in December 2014, and it was featured on his mixtape Wild.
Critical reception
"Coffee" received critical acclaim from music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork Media's "Best New Track". Meaghan Garvey stated that "in an age where our R&B heroes proclaim their lack of emotions a little too loudly, "Coffee" presents intimacy as infinitely bad-ass: "A cold flame, the thrill of no shame."[1] Rolling Stone ranked "Coffee" at number 27 on its year-end list to find the 50 best songs of 2015.[2]
Music video
A music video for the song was released on June 16, 2015.[3] The original version was used to make the video instead of the extended version.
Track listings
- Digital download
- "Coffee" - 4:50
- Digital download (Extended version)[4]
- "Coffee (Fucking)" (featuring Wale) - 5:14
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 78 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] | 69 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 97 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 78 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 28 |
References
- ↑ Garvey, Meaghan (4 May 2015). "Miguel: "Coffee (Fucking)" [ft. Wale]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "50 Best Songs of 2015". Billboard.com.
- ↑ "Video: Miguel – 'Coffee'". Rap-Up. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – Coffee (F***ing) [feat. Wale] – Single by Miguel". Itunes.apple.com. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (May 16, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa Charlie Puth See You Again No 1 For 6 Weeks". Noise11. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Miguel feat. Wale – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-07-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Miguel – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Miguel. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Miguel – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Miguel. Retrieved June 4, 2015.