Trillions (song) explained

Trillions
Type:single
Artist:Alicia Keys featuring Brent Faiyaz
Album:Keys II
Released:August 23, 2022
Length:2:53
Label:RCA
Producer:
  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Jordan Ware
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"Trillions" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys featuring fellow American singer-songwriter Brent Faiyaz. The song was released as a single from Keys II (2022), which is a reissue edition of Keys' eighth studio album Keys (2021). The song itself is a reworked version of Keys' song "Billions", which is featured on Keys.

Release and reception

On June 13, amid her Alicia + Keys World Tour, Keys announced that she will a release Keys II, a deluxe edition of her eighth studio album Keys (2021) on August 12, 2022.[1] [2] "Trillions" was one of the new songs on the album along with three other songs. "Trillions" is an R&B song and it was written by Keys, AraabMuzik, and Christopher Wood and produced by Faiyaz and Jordan Ware. The song marks the second collaboration between Keys and Faiyaz as Keys was first featured on Faiyaz's song "Ghetto Gatsby" from his album Wasteland (2022).

Jordan Farville from The Fader wrote that on the song "Keys is more than happy to swim in his screwed-up soup of paisley-colored crooning" and added that the song "could easily be a b-side from Faiyaz's new album Wasteland". ThatGrapeJuice called the song "catchy" and wrote that on the song's chorus, Keys "croons": "I am a one in a billion/you are a one in a billion/We got a one in a billion".[3] Hayley Hynes from HotNewHipHop commented that as Faiyaz sings "Someone, someone that could treat you right/Someone that could change your life/Tell me where you hiding/I promise I will find you, I will, for real.” he adds "some crooning of his own" to the song.[4] According to Christina Le Sirena from the website Artist Unlocked, the song contains "uplifting and encouraging" lyrics while "Faiyaz’s part in the song only adds more life to the already fruitful song".[5] According to Jon Powell from Revolt, the song is an "ode to both love for others and love for self".[6] In the United States, "Trillions" impacted R&B radio on August 23, 2022. The radio edit of the song was released on September 27, 2022.

Music video

Keys released the music video for the song on August 12, 2022.[7] The video was directed by Bobby Banks and Ramon Rivas. Keithan Samuels from Rated R&B wrote that "The colorful visual finds Keys and Faiyaz in a room, furnished only with a grand piano, vibing out to their collaboration".[8] Paul Duong from Rap Radar wrote that in the video, Keys and Faiyaz are "Locked inside a studio beside a grand piano and basking under various colors of lights".[9] Jordan Farville from The Fader commented that their "creative chemistry is apparent and carries the music video despite its relatively unremarkable visuals".[10]

Track listings

  1. "Trillions" (Radio Edit) featuring Brent Faiyaz – 2:28
  1. "Trillions" (Radio Edit - Explicit) featuring Brent Faiyaz – 2:28
  1. "Trillions" (Album Version) featuring Brent Faiyaz – 2:53

Credits and personnel

Adapted from Keys II liner notes.[14]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

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DateFormatVersionLabel
United StatesAugust 23, 2022R&B radioRCA[16]
VariousSeptember 27, 2022StreamingRadio editRCA[17]

Notes and References

  1. aliciakeys . 1547277369030746112 . 2022-07-13 . Surpriiiise ! I’ve been feeling all the love lately, the tour is going soooo crazy!! So I decided - why not give them a deluxe?? KEYS 2 Pre-Order goes live tomorrow! AND I Added some extra special NEW vibes for you . 2022-10-29 .
  2. Web site: Devin . Alicia Keys Readies 'Keys II' Deluxe Album With Brent Faiyaz, Lucky Daye . . 2022-07-14 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222210225/https://www.rap-up.com/2022/07/14/alicia-keys-readies-keys-ii-deluxe-album/ . live .
  3. Web site: Rashad . New Video: Alicia Keys – 'Trillions' (featuring Brent Faiyaz) . ThatGrapeJuice . 2022-08-12 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026163224/https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/08/new-video-alicia-keys-trillions-featuring-brent-faiyaz/ . live .
  4. Web site: Hynes, Hayley . Alicia Keys & Brent Faiyaz Reunite On "Trillions" From "KEYS II" Deluxe Album . . 2022-08-12 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026164920/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411440-alicia-keys-and-brent-faiyaz-reunite-on-trillions-from-keys-ii-deluxe-album-new-song . live .
  5. Web site: Le Sirena, Christina . Alicia Keys and Brent Faiyaz Vibe with new video "Trillions" . Artist Unlocked . 2022-10-30 . 2022-08-13 . 2023-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114235327/https://www.artistunlocked.com/alicia-keys-and-brent-faiyaz-vibe-with-new-video-trillions/ . live .
  6. Web site: Powell, Jon . Alicia Keys Upgrades Her Latest Album with 'KEYS II' . . 2022-08-12 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222210225/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-12/185891/alicia-keys-keys-ii-album/ . live .
  7. Web site: Centeno, Tony M. . Alicia Keys Reunites With Brent Faiyaz On Her New Song 'Trillions' . Power 101.5 . 2022-08-12 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029181356/https://power1051.iheart.com/content/2022-08-11-alicia-keys-reunites-with-brent-faiyaz-on-her-new-song-trillions/ . live .
  8. Web site: Samuels, Keithan . Alicia Keys, Brent Faiyaz Share 'Trillions' Video . . 2022-08-13 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026170426/https://ratedrnb.com/2022/08/alicia-keys-brent-faiyaz-share-trillions-video/ . live .
  9. Web site: Duong, Paul . Video: Alicia Keys ft. Brent Faiyaz "Trillions" . . 2022-08-12 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026165242/https://rapradar.com/2022/08/12/video-alicia-keys-ft-brent-faiyaz-trillions/ . live .
  10. Web site: Alicia Keys Teams up with Brent Faiyaz for New Song "Trillions" . Darville, Jordan . . 2022-08-12 . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023185456/https://www.thefader.com/2022/08/12/alicia-keys-brent-faiyaz-trillions . live .
  11. Web site: Trillions (feat. Brent Faiyaz) [Radio Edit] - Single ]. Apple Music . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928170037/https://music.apple.com/us/album/trillions-feat-brent-faiyaz-radio-edit-single/1647274476 . 2022-09-28. 2022-10-29.
  12. Web site: Trillions (feat. Brent Faiyaz) [Radio Edit] - Single ]. Apple Music . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928155847/https://music.apple.com/us/album/trillions-feat-brent-faiyaz-radio-edit-single/1647274120 . 2022-09-28. 2022-10-29.
  13. Web site: KEYS II by Alicia Keys . Apple Music . 2022-10-29 . 2022-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029200353/https://music.apple.com/us/album/keys-ii/1634840681 . live .
  14. Keys II (Liner Notes) . Alicia Keys . 2022. Alicia . Keys . Alicia Keys . Compact Disc . RCA Records.
  15. Web site: 2022 Year End Chart: Adult R&B Songs. Billboard. June 26, 2021.
  16. Web site: Urban/R&B Future Releases . All Access . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819144559/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases . 2022-08-19. 2022-10-29.
  17. Web site: Alicia Keys - Trillions (Radio Edit) ft. Brent Faiyaz . . 2022-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20221029151541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVsOmWqZOAc . 2022-10-29. 2022-10-29.