She Loves Control Explained

She Loves Control
Artist:Camila Cabello
Album:Camila
Recorded:2017
Studio:Electric Feel Recording
(West Hollywood, California)

"She Loves Control" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, included on her debut studio album Camila (2018). It was written by Cabello, Ilsey Juber and Mustafa Ahmed and producers Skrillex, Frank Dukes and Louis Bell. Musically, "She Loves Control" is an EDM and reggaeton track that uses elements of moombahton. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended its production. Commercially, it debuted in Norway and the United Kingdom, peaking at 36 and 40, respectively. Moreover, it charted in Switzerland, Spain, Canada, Sweden and the Netherlands, peaking at 59, 69, 77, 77 and 81, respectively. In the United Kingdom, "She Loves Control" received a silver certification for 200,000 copies sold in the country.

Composition

"She Loves Control" is an "electronica-tinged, dancehall-ready" track including a Spanish guitar and a thumping bassline.[1] In an interview backstage at KDWB Jingle Ball 2017, a fan asked Cabello what her favorite song to perform was; she responded saying "I'm excited to perform this one song, it's called 'She Loves Control' and I'm excited to perform it just because it's very fun. I wouldn't say it's my favorite one on the album because they're all my favorites for different reasons, just excited to perform that one because I feel like it's gonna have - cool - like dance stuff".[2]

Critical reception

Jamieson Cox of Pitchfork penned, "'She Loves Control' is an apt mission statement for a star who soured on girl group life because she couldn't explore [her] individuality, and it shows Cabello can navigate a moombahton rhythm with the same ease that characterized 'Havana.'"[3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Camila.[4]

Publishing

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "She Loves Control"
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Ecuador (National-Report)[5] 47
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[6] 1
Venezuela (National-Report)[7] 49

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camila - Camila Cabello Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic . AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Falen interviews Camila Cabello backstage at KDWB Jingle Ball 2017 . December 5, 2018 . .
  3. Web site: Cox . Jamieson . Camila Cabello: Camila Album Review Pitchfork . . 2 November 2018 . January 17, 2018.
  4. . . 2018 . . US . liner notes . 88985472222 . 7, 10 .
  5. Web site: Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 2 de 2018 del 23/03/2018 al 29/03/2018. National-Report. March 23, 2018. March 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323145431/http://www.national-report.com/top-ecuador/. March 23, 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Venezuela – Del 29/03/2019 al 04/04/2019. Spanish. April 8, 2019. National-Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408184257/http://www.national-report.com/top-venezuela/. April 8, 2019.