Look at Her Now explained

Look at Her Now
Cover:Selena Gomez - Look at Her Now.png
Type:single
Artist:Selena Gomez
Album:Rare
A-Side:Lose You to Love Me
Recorded:August 1, 2019[1]
Studio:Interscope Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Length:2:42
Label:Interscope
Producer:Ian Kirkpatrick
Prev Title:Lose You to Love Me
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Rare
Next Year:2020

"Look at Her Now" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez. It was released on October 24, 2019, by Interscope Records as the second single from her third studio album Rare (2020), a day after "Lose You to Love Me". The song was written by Gomez, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and its producer Ian Kirkpatrick. It has been described as a dance-pop,[2] [3] [4] [5] electropop[6] and synth-pop[7] song. The song reached the top ten in Greece, Latvia, and Slovakia, as well as the top forty in seventeen additional countries, including The United States, where it peaked at number 27. The song received widespread acclaim from music critics, with many praising its production and self-confidence message.

Critical reception

The song received widespread acclaim from music critics.[8] Madeline Roth from MTV News called the track a "fresh tune", and an "upbeat, danceable track that unabashedly celebrates her post-heartbreak bounce-back". Roth also wrote that the song was "her way of assuring fans, and herself, that she's moving on in stunning fashion".[9] Writing for Entertainment Tonight, Zach Seemayer found that the lyrics "explores the confidence that can be regained when you find yourself after a split".[10] In an article for Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos described the song as an "upbeat, club-primed song" that "sounds like a part two to "Lose You to Love Me"".[11] Chris Murphy, in an article by Vulture, saw Gomez as an "incredibly famous girl singing in the third person about getting over her incredibly famous ex-boyfriend". While quoting lyrics from the song, Murphy wrote that Gomez "has entered a new phase of her life. She’s now Selena 2.0".[12] Lake Schatz from Consequence of Sound felt that the track "encourages self-love and perseverance".[13] Alyssa Bailey from Elle wrote that the song was a "far more splashy take on a boy cheating on her".[14] Mike Nied from Idolator wrote that Gomez "sings over simmering beats" while she "celebrates her perseverance after a devastating breakup". Nied also called the chorus "instantly hummable" and that it was "an absolute earworm that is bound to dominate radio for months to come".[15] Writing for Paper Magazine, Michael Love Michael described the track as "confident" and that it was a "club-ready refresh, with an infectious 'mmm' chorus", and described the beat as "bouncy and "minimal".[16] Tino Kolokathis from Elite Daily wrote that the chorus "gives fans major techno vibes", and called the song as a whole "empowering", and also wrote that the lyrics of the track "will have you saying, 'Yaaaas, girl!'".[17]

Uproxx listed the song as one of the best songs of 2020[18]

Commercial performance

After one day of tracking, the song debuted at number three on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 27 a week after, earning her her eighteenth top-forty entry on the chart. That same week, the song debuted at number 26 in the UK and number 29 in Australia. The song entered the top 20 on charts in Canada, Ireland, Norway, Singapore, and Switzerland. It also debuted in the top 10 of Greece, Latvia and Slovakia.

Music video

The music video, which was released the same day as the song, features Gomez and background dancers, dancing in a very colorful tent. Like the "Lose You to Love Me" music video, it was also fully shot on an iPhone 11 Pro, and was also directed by Sophie Muller.[19] The video's aesthetic was inspired by early 2000s pop and R&B, specifically referencing music videos by Aaliyah, Britney Spears and Missy Elliott.[20]

Live performances

The song, along with "Lose You to Love Me" was first performed at the 2019 American Music Awards as the opening number on November 24, 2019.[21]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Rare.[22]

Recording locations

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[23] 91
Colombia (National-Report)[24] 88
Croatia (HRT)[25] 93
Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[26] 11
France (SNEP)[27] 113
Greece (IFPI)[28] 6
Latvia (LAIPA)[29] 7
Lithuania (AGATA)[30] 12
Malaysia (RIM)[31] 16
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[32] 53
Singapore (RIAS)[33] 14
US Rolling Stone Top 100[34] 16
Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[35] 3
Venezuela Pop (Record Report)[36] 17

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousOctober 24, 2019Interscope[37] [38]
RussiaOctober 27, 2019Contemporary hit radioUniversal[39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Selena Gomez Unloaded So Many Photos Of 2019, Her 'Year Of Third Wheeling,' On Instagram. Bailey. Alyssa. January 2, 2020. Elle. April 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Watch Selena Gomez's "Look At Her Now" video. The Fader. David Renshaw. October 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Stavropoulos . Laura . Selena Gomez Drops A Surprise Single And Video 'Look At Her Now' . uDiscoverMusic . 25 October 2019. 2019-10-24 .
  4. Lipshutz . Jason . Selena Gomez Returns: The Inside Story of Her One-Two Punch of New Tracks . Billboard . 25 October 2019.
  5. S. He . Richard . Selena Gomez's Road to 'Rare': How Pop's Quietest Singer Began to Raise Her Voice . Billboard . 11 January 2020 . January 9, 2020 . "Look at Her Now" is one of Julia Michaels and Gomez’s quirkiest concoctions, an offbeat dance-pop track with autobiographical lyrics [...].
  6. Web site: Wass . Mike . Album Review: Selena Gomez's 'Rare' Is A Pop Revelation . Idolator . 15 January 2020 . January 13, 2020 . The fact that the songs bookend the same narrative, yet sound completely different (one is a piano ballad ["Lose You to Love Me"], the other an electro-pop banger ["Look at Her Now"]) [...].
  7. Web site: Stavropoulos. Laura. March 26, 2020. Watch Selena Gomez's New Video For 'Dance Again'. October 26, 2020. uDiscoverMusic. ...the synth-pop second single 'Look At Her Now'..
  8. Web site: Prance . Sam . Selena Gomez opens up about abuse she experienced in a past relationship . PopBuzz . July 31, 2020. 18 December 2019.
  9. Web site: Roth . Madeline . Selena Gomez Dances Through Her Heartbreak In The Surprise 'Look At Her Now' Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20191024054011/http://www.mtv.com/news/3143497/selena-gomez-look-at-her-now-video/ . dead . October 24, 2019 . MTV News . 17 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Selena Gomez Surprises Fans With Bold New Song 'Look At Her Now'. Seemayer. Zach. Entertainment Tonight. 17 November 2019.
  11. Selena Gomez Knows She Will Find Love in 'Look at Her Now' Video. Spanos. Brittany. Brittany Spanos . 24 October 2019. Rolling Stone. 17 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Selena Gomez Doesn't Even Necessarily Want Love in Surprise 'Look at Her Now' Video. Murphy. Chris. October 24, 2019. Vulture. 17 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Selena Gomez perseveres on new song "Look at Her Now": Stream. Schatz. Lake. 24 October 2019. Consequence of Sound. 17 November 2019.
  14. Web site: Selena Gomez's 'Look at Her Now' Lyrics Are a Kiss-Off to Justin Bieber and the Relationship He Broke. Bailey. Alyssa. 24 October 2019. ELLE. 19 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Another New Song! Selena Gomez Drops "Look At Her Now". Nied. Mike. 2019-10-24. Idolator. 19 November 2019.
  16. Web site: Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right. 25 October 2019. PAPER. 19 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Selena Gomez Dropped A Surprise Second Song & The Lyrics Are So Empowering. Kolokathis. Tino. October 24, 2019. Elite Daily. 19 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Music. Uproxx. December 2, 2020. The Best Songs of 2020. Uproxx.
  19. Web site: Selena Gomez "Look at Her Now" (Sophie Muller, dir.) . Videostatic . November 4, 2019.
  20. Web site: Selena Gomez Reveals Inspiration For 'Look At Her Now' Visual in New Pop-Up Video: Watch. January 16, 2020. Billboard. March 12, 2020.
  21. Web site: How to Watch the 2019 American Music Awards on TV and Online. Avila. Pamela. 20 November 2019. E! News. 21 November 2019.
  22. Rare. Selena Gomez. 2020. CD booklet. Interscope Records.
  23. Selena Gomez Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100). Billboard. November 7, 2019.
  24. Web site: Top 100 Colombia. Spanish. March 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227130843/https://national-report.com/top-colombia/. December 27, 2019.
  25. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. November 12, 2019. November 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112014434/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-11-studenoga-2019/213276/. dead.
  26. Web site: EESTI TIPP-40: Eesti rahvas jumaldab Kanye Westi värsket gospel-oopust. Eesti Ekspress. Estonian. November 5, 2019.
  27. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 44, 2019). https://web.archive.org/web/20191105234548/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=44. dead. November 5, 2019. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. November 5, 2019.
  28. Web site: Greece Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles. IFPI Charts. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114055916/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. November 15, 2019. November 14, 2019.
  29. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 44. nedēļa. Latvian. LAIPA. November 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104102112/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-44-nedela-8205. November 4, 2019.
  30. Web site: 2019 44-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. November 4, 2019. November 29, 2019.
  31. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. English. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. November 11, 2019.
  32. News: Top Airplay 100 - Ascultă hitul care o să te prindă şi pe tine!. Top Airplay 100 – Listen to this catchy hit!. Arvunescu, Victor. December 12, 2019. December 15, 2019.
  33. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 44. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20191108095948/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. November 8, 2019.
  34. Top 100 Songs . November 4, 2019 . . November 4, 2019 . November 4, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191104181216/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-10-25/ . dead .
  35. Web site: Anglo . http://www.freezepage.com/1575653542THTHIDWGDT?url=https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/anglo/. dead. 2019-12-06. . November 28, 2019 . December 5, 2019 . Spanish.
  36. Web site: Pop . . November 28, 2019 . December 5, 2019 . Spanish . http://www.freezepage.com/1575653612UDVBPWBCZL?url=https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/pop/ . December 6, 2019 . dead .
  37. Web site: Look At Her Now by Selena Gomez. Tidal. October 25, 2019.
  38. Web site: 12" DOUBLE SINGLE VINYL + DIGITAL. October 24, 2019. Selena Gomez Store. October 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029163524/https://store.selenagomez.com/products/12-double-single-vinyl-digital. October 29, 2019. dead.
  39. https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/102544 Selena Gomez - Look At Her Now(listen to the song, watch the music video)

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