Saint-Tropez (song) explained
"Saint-Tropez" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone from his third studio album, Hollywood's Bleeding (2019).[1] [2] Its name is taken from the French town of Saint-Tropez.[3] It was written alongside Louis Bell, Billy Walsh, and producers Frank Dukes, Jahaan Sweet, & Wallis Lane)Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin)..
The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The title refers to the French beach town Saint-Tropez, where the protagonist in the song claims to be. [4]
Critical reception
Will Schube from Billboard ranked the track, 16th, out of the 17 songs on the album, in terms of the best records on the project, complimenting Malone's vocals but criticizing the weakness and genericism of the track's lyrics.[5]
Lyrics
Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times described the song's lyrics as being about Post Malone's material comforts and the lack of fulfilling feelings like joy that he's unable to have with them.[6]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on September 11, 2019.[7] It was filmed in the mountains of Cottonwood Heights, Utah and the town of Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera and was directed by Chris Villa.[8] Various luxury vehicles such as the Bugatti, McLaren and Rolls-Royce are featured in the clip.[9]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]
- Post Malone – principal vocalist, songwriting
- Louis Bell – recording, songwriting, vocal production
- Frank Dukes – production, songwriting, programming
- Jahaan Sweet – production, songwriting, programming
- Wallis Lane – production, songwriting, programming
- Billy Walsh – songwriting
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Chris Galland – mixing assistance
- Robin Florent – mixing assistance
- Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance
- Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistance
Charts
Notes and References
- Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' is Packed with 17 Tracks. September 4, 2019. Billboard. September 11, 2019.
- Web site: Watch: Post Malone Goes Full-Blown Cinematic W/ New SAINT-TROPEZ Video. Team. SOHH. September 11, 2019. SOHH.com.
- See Post Malone Check Off Bucket List Items in New 'Saint-Tropez' Video. September 11, 2019. Rolling Stone. September 11, 2019.
- Web site: Post Malone – Saint-Tropez .
- Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' Album Tracks, Ranked. September 6, 2019. Billboard. September 11, 2019.
- Web site: Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding': Musical progress, if not emotional, for sad king of streaming. September 6, 2019. Los Angeles Times.
- Web site: Post Malone Drops the Official Video for "Saint-Tropez". September 11, 2019. Complex.
- Post Malone Heads to the French Riviera for Scenic 'Saint-Tropez' Video: Watch. Billboard. September 11, 2019.
- Web site: Post Malone Drops Luxurious Video For "Saint-Tropez". HotNewHipHop. 11 September 2019 . September 11, 2019.
- Web site: Saint-Tropez by Post Malone. Tidal. September 17, 2019.
- Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 37. nedēļa. Latvian. LAIPA. November 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115018/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-37-nedela-8128. October 10, 2019.
- Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. September 16, 2019. November 30, 2019.
- Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. English. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. September 23, 2019.
- Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 37. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20190919112212/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. September 19, 2019.
- Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. September 6, 2019. January 1, 2020. December 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229055645/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-09-06/. dead.
- Web site: Saint-Tropez. Spotify. September 11, 2019. September 11, 2019.
