Mona Lisa (Dominic Fike song) explained

Mona Lisa
Cover:Dominic Fike - Mona Lisa.png
Type:single
Artist:Dominic Fike
Album:Sunburn
Length:3:06
Label:Columbia
Lyricist:Dominic Fike
Composer:
Producer:
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Prev Year:2023
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Next Year:2023

"Mona Lisa" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dominic Fike. It was released as a single through Columbia Records on June 2, 2023. Fike wrote the song with producers Kenny Beats, Beat Butcha, Stargate (Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen), and Willy Will Yanez. The song was set to be a part of American record producer Metro Boomin's soundtrack album for the film , and was originally included on its deluxe edition, which was released three days after the movie and the standard edition, but it was later removed.[1] After changes were made, the track is now included on some versions of Fike's second album, Sunburn.

Composition and lyrics

"Mona Lisa" starts with Fike singing softly over acoustic guitar before the instrumental picks up and he gets into a soft rhythm as he sings: "Love is when you try to place it out your mind, but you can't turn a radio down, and you can't think of anyone else, and love is when you try to make it out alive, but you can't turn the radio down, and you can't think of anyone else," showing that it has romantic undertones. Afterwards, he launches into a faster performance, comparing the song's subject to the Mona Lisa and saying that he hears them everywhere. The chorus begins with him starting to rap faster, slowing down eventually and eventually slipping into the post-chorus. Then, he goes back to the pace of Verse 1, talking about how the songs subject was told not to date musicians and how he knows that the subject doesn't follow the rules. Then, the chorus begins again, followed by the first lyrics of the song ("Love is when you try to place it out your mind, but you can't turn a radio down, and you can't think of anyone else, and love is when you try to make it out alive, but you can't turn the radio down, and you can't think of anyone else"). Then, he repeats the post-chorus, and the song ends after a short instrumental.

Charts

Chart (2023–24)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 92
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 58
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[4] 31
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[5] 36

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 22

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousJune 2, 2023Columbia
United StatesJune 19, 2023Hot adult contemporary radio[7]
June 20, 2023Contemporary hit radio[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All The Best New Music From This Week That You Need To Hear. Rossignol. Derrick. Uproxx. June 5, 2023. June 5, 2023.
  2. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 June 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1737. 4. June 19, 2023.
  3. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. July 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. June 19, 2023. June 17, 2023.
  5. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 17/09/2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230917175956/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2023-09-17 . it . . 17 September 2023 . 18 July 2024.
  6. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. December 4, 2023.
  7. Web site: Hot/Modern AC Future Releases. AllAccess. June 19, 2023.
  8. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. AllAccess. June 19, 2023.