| Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Tyler, the Creator featuring Brent Faiyaz and Fana Hues |
| Album: | Call Me If You Get Lost |
| Released: | June 25, 2021 |
| Length: | 9:48 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Tyler, the Creator |
"Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance" is a song by the American rapper Tyler, the Creator, released on June 25, 2021, from his sixth studio album Call Me If You Get Lost (2021), and features the American singers Brent Faiyaz and Fana Hues. The song contains samples of "Is Anyone There?" by Hookfoot; and "Baby My Love", by The In Crowd and Jah Stitch.
The opening instrumental was first heard in the trailer/ announcement for the album titled “Side Street”, which features Tyler kissing a girl but quickly leaves as her boyfriend appears. However, when questioned on who the guy is, the girl dismisses it. The boyfriend is played by Tyler’s close friend and Odd Future member, Taco Bennett.
The song is also a continuation of a recurring theme with in Tyler’s projects where the 10th track is a 2 part song. This can be displayed in his debut mixtape Bastard with the songs “VCR / Wheels”, his debut album Goblin with the songs “Fish / Boppin’ Bitch”, his sophomore album Wolf with the 3 part songs “PartyIsntOver / Campfire / Bimmer featuring Lætitia Sadier and Frank Ocean”, his 2015 album Cherry Bomb with albums lead single “Fucking Young / Perfect” featuring Kali Uchis, his 2017 album Flower Boy with the single “911 / Mr. Lonely” featuring Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy, and 2019 his Grammy winning album Igor with the song “Gone, Gone / Thank You”. The only time Tyler has deviated from this was for the 2012 Odd Future album The OF Tape Vol. 2 with the song “Analog 2 / Wheels 2” with Frank Ocean and Syd being the 7th track.
The track follows a recurring theme in the tenth track of Tyler's albums, being a two part track, with the first part, "Sweet", and "I Thought You Wanted to Dance", the second part. "Sweet"—which lasts for four minutes—is in the style of synth-pop[1] [2] and R&B,[3] featuring synthesizers that "loop and swirl", with its lyrics having Tyler daydream about his romantic interest.[4]
Towards the middle of the song, the beat switches to the second part of the track, "I Thought You Wanted to Dance", which lasts for five minutes and has a reggae and dancehall style, and its lyrics deal with his feelings of heartbreak and regret.[5] Both parts of the song also incorporate elements of soft funk.[6]
Following the release of Call Me If You Get Lost, "Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance" charted at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated July 7, 2021.