Selfish Love (DJ Snake and Selena Gomez song) explained

Selfish Love
Cover:DJ Snake & Selena Gomez - Selfish Love.png
Type:single
Artist:DJ Snake and Selena Gomez
Ep:Revelación
Genre:
Length:2:48
Label:Interscope
Producer:
  • DJ Snake
  • Maro
Chronology:DJ Snake
Prev Title:Trust Nobody
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:Ring the Alarm
Next Year:2021

"Selfish Love" is a song recorded by DJ Snake and Selena Gomez. It was released through Interscope Records on March 4, 2021, as the third and final single from Gomez's fourth EP, Revelación. "Selfish Love" marks the second collaboration between DJ Snake and Gomez, the first being "Taki Taki" in 2018.[1]

Background and release

On February 24, 2021, DJ Snake posted a video to his social media accounts displaying messages with Selena Gomez about them receiving the RIAA 4× Platinum certification plaque for "Taki Taki", their previous collab with Cardi B and Ozuna.[2] [3] He then sends Gomez a message reading; "I think it's time we gave them another one", followed by an audio clip. They announced the release date and title of the single the following day, February 25.[4]

Music video

The song was released on March 4, 2021, along with its music video. A music video was released alongside the song.[5] [6] The video is set inside an oriental hair salon, accompanied by psychedelic transitions and costumes.

Accolades

Organization! scope="col"
YearCategoryResult
Ciclope Latino Festival2021Music Video[7]
NRJ Music AwardsInternational Collaboration of the Year[8]
Video of the Year
UK Music Video AwardsBest Production Design Video[9]

Track listing

  1. "Selfish Love" – 2:48
  1. "Selfish Love" (Tiësto remix) – 2:33
  1. "Selfish Love" (Jack Chirak remix) - 2:42
  1. "Selfish Love" (Acoustic Mix) - 2:49
  2. "Selfish Love" (Jack Chirak remix) - 2:42
  3. "Selfish Love" (Tiësto remix) – 2:33
  4. "Selfish Love" – 2:48

Composition

"Selfish Love" is a tropical house[11] and dance song[12] with dubstep influences, Latin, Middle Eastern[13] and "chill" saxophone rhythms.[12] With lyrics in both Spanish and English,[5] the song tells the story of a girl admitting feelings of jealousy. The song was written by DJ Snake and Gomez alongside Kat Dahlia, Kris Floyd, K Sotomayor and Marty Maro, and was produced by DJ Snake and Maro.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[15] 84
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 61
Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 46
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 14
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 72
France (SNEP)[21] 115
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22] 25

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatVersionLabel
VariousMarch 4, 2021OriginalInterscope[23]
United StatesMarch 5, 2021[24]
ItalyApril 9, 2021Radio airplayUniversal[25]
VariousApril 16, 2021Tiësto remixInterscope
May 7, 2021EP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aderoju. Darlene. March 4, 2021. Selena Gomez and DJ Snake Drop Sassy, Bilingual Pop Song 'Selfish Love' — Watch the Vibrant Video. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304213056/https://people.com/music/selena-gomez-releases-bilingual-song-selfish-love-with-dj-snake/. March 4, 2021. March 8, 2021. People.
  2. Web site: February 24, 2021. Selena Gomez y DJ Snake tienen nueva colaboración entre manos tras el éxito de 'Taki, Taki'. live. March 9, 2021. Los 40. es. March 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210312152109/https://los40.com/los40/2021/02/24/musica/1614192804_420416.html.
  3. Web site: Heffler. Jason. February 24, 2021. DJ Snake Confirms New Collaboration With Selena Gomez. live. March 9, 2021. EDM.com. February 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227190045/https://edm.com/news/dj-snake-confirms-new-collaboration-with-selena-gomez.
  4. Bain. Katie. February 25, 2021. DJ Snake Teases a 'Selfish' New Collab With Selena Gomez. live. March 9, 2021. Billboard. March 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131647/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9531643/dj-snake-selena-gomez-selfish-tease/.
  5. Shaffer. Claire. March 4, 2021. DJ Snake, Selena Gomez Share Surreal Video for 'Selfish Love'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304205719/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dj-snake-selena-gomez-selfish-love-1137025/. March 4, 2021. March 8, 2021. Rolling Stone.
  6. Kaufman. Gil. March 4, 2021. Selena Gomez and DJ Snake Drop Sinuous 'Selfish Love': Listen. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304145642/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9534755/selena-gomez-dj-snake-selfish-love. March 4, 2021. March 8, 2021. Billboard.
  7. Web site: Special Categories. Ciclope Latino. August 11, 2023.
  8. Web site: NRJ Music Awards 2021 - Qui sont les nommés?. NRJ Music Awards 2021 - Who are the nominees?. NRJ. October 16, 2022. October 11, 2021. French.
  9. Web site: UK Music Video Awards 2021 nominations revealed. shots.net. September 29, 2021. September 29, 2021.
  10. Web site: Selfish Love (Tiësto Remix) – Single by DJ Snake, Selena Gomez & Tiësto. Apple Music (New Zealand). April 16, 2021.
  11. Web site: March 8, 2021. On Noname's Melancholic Manifesto, Selena Gomez's Track for Warmer Nights & More in New Music. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195947/https://remezcla.com/lists/music/new-music-songs-of-the-week-reviews-selena-gomez-noname-more/. March 9, 2021. March 9, 2021. Remezcla.
  12. Roiz. Jessica. March 4, 2021. Here Are Selena Gomez & DJ Snake's 'Selfish Love' Lyrics Translated to English. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309200213/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9535028/selena-gomez-dj-snake-selfish-love-lyric-translation. March 9, 2021. March 9, 2021. Billboard.
  13. Web site: Chong. Sebastian Flores. March 7, 2021. DJ Snake Delivers New Anthem With Selena Gomez 'Selfish Love'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309200343/https://www.edmtunes.com/2021/03/dj-snake-delivers-new-anthem-with-selena-gomez-selfish-love/. March 9, 2021. March 9, 2021. EDMTunes.
  14. Web site: DJ Snake & Selena Gomez / Selfish Love / Credits. March 8, 2021. Tidal. March 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329164511/https://listen.tidal.com/album/175748447/credits. live.
  15. Selena Gomez (Global Excl. US). Billboard. May 14, 2021.
  16. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. March 13, 2021. June 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614003514/http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles. live.
  17. Web site: 2021 10-os SAVAITĖS (kovo 5-11 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100.. March 12, 2021. AGATA. lt. 2021 10th week’s top 100 most listened. March 12, 2021. March 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329164539/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/10s/. live.
  18. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 15, 2021. March 13, 2021. March 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324160648/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5036. live.
  19. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 10. Sverigetopplistan. March 13, 2021. March 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329164522/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2021&dspp=10. live.
  20. Web site: Rapports annuels 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.
  21. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2021. SNEP. fr. 15 April 2022.
  22. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  23. Web site: Selfish Love - Single by DJ Snake & Selena Gomez. March 8, 2021. March 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304141144/https://music.apple.com/us/album/selfish-love-single/1556492631. live.
  24. Web site: Top 40/M Cool New Music. All Access Music Group. limited. 17 March 2022. Type Selena Gomez in the Search field.
  25. Web site: Vitali . Giacomo . DJ Snake 'Selfish Love' . . April 7, 2021 . Radio Airplay SRL.