Something New (Zendaya song) explained

Something New
Cover:Something New.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Zendaya featuring Chris Brown
Released:February 3, 2016
Recorded:2015
Genre:R&B[1] [2]
Length:3:32
Chronology:Zendaya
Prev Title:My Jam
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Rewrite the Stars
Next Year:2018

"Something New" is a song by American singer Zendaya featuring fellow American singer Chris Brown. It was released as a single on February 3, 2016, by Hollywood Records and Republic Records.[3] The song samples TLC's "Creep".

Background

The song samples the 1994 TLC song "Creep", which Zendaya has noted as one of the things that attracted her initially to the song. She first recorded the song as a duet with musician Babyface, although his verse was later swapped out with one by Brown. After hearing Brown's verse, Zendaya rerecorded her verses, telling iHeartRadio that she didn't want to be shown up by him.[4]

Music video

On February 3, 2016, Zendaya uploaded the audio for "Something New" on her YouTube channel.[5] Three weeks later, on February 23, 2016, Zendaya uploaded the official lyric video of "Something New" on her Vevo channel.[6]

However, its official music video remains unreleased with the exception of a 25-second clip shown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[7] T-Boz also confirmed she shot a cameo in the video and pictures of her cameo are released by TLC fan page Cyber TLC World.[8]

Zendaya decided to not have the music video premiered due to not wanting to associate with Chris Brown after he made light of singer Kehlani's statements on contemplating suicide. Years later in August 2020, Brown publicly asked Zendaya to release the music video, coincidingly sharing a 15 second snippet of the video on his Instagram stories.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hear Zendaya's Sizzling 'Something New' With Chris Brown. 4 February 2016 . Rolling Stone.
  2. Web site: New Music: Zendaya Feat. Chris Brown – Something New. 3 February 2016 . Thisisrnb.
  3. Web site: Zendaya calls on Chris Brown for her catchy new single "Something New.". 2 February 2016 . hotnewhiphop.com.
  4. Web site: Mastrogiannis. Nicole. INTERVIEW: Zendaya On 'Something New' & Her 2016 Album. Iheartradio. 6 April 2016.
  5. Zendaya Something New ft Chris Brown (Official Audio). YouTube. February 3, 2016. February 26, 2016.
  6. Zendaya - Something New (Official Lyric Video) ft. Chris Brown. YouTube. February 23, 2016.
  7. Zendaya - Something New ft. Chris Brown Music Video. YouTube. May 21, 2016.
  8. Web site: 2016 Zendaya "Something New" Video Shoot. Facebook. May 21, 2016.
  9. Web site: Mangum. Trey. August 23, 2020. Chris Brown Asks Zendaya To Release Their Shelved Music Video From 2016. 2020-12-18. Showbiz Cheat Sheet. en-US.