Mr Right (song)
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| Single by Mae Stephens and Meghan Trainor | ||||
| Released | 4 August 2023 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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"Mr Right" is a song by British singer Mae Stephens and American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, released on 4 August 2023 through EMI Records. Stephens and Trainor wrote it with songwriter Jake Torrey and its producers, Jason Gill and Victor Rådström.
Background and release
In January 2023, Mae Stephens released her single "If We Ever Broke Up", which experienced some commercial attention due to TikTok,[1] charting in several countries including Canada and Poland.[2][3] In the meantime, Meghan Trainor also experienced commercial success with her viral TikTok hit "Made You Look" (2022).[4][5] In July 2023, Trainor announced that "Mr Right", her collaboration with Stephens, would be released on 4 August 2023. [6]
Composition and lyrics
"Mr Right" is two minutes and 47 seconds long.[7] Jason Gill and Victor Rådström produced, programmed, and engineered the song. They played guitar, drums, keyboards; Johan Ivansson played bass; and Claudia Piazza and Rachel Nutton provided the clapping. Alex Ghenea mixed it, and Jeremy Cooper mastered it.[8]
"Mr Right" has a disco production. During her verse, Stephens expresses her opinions about the dating pool of men available to her, and adds that while she is content being alone, she is reluctantly willing to see what is available in the way of potential suitors. Trainor's part sees her declare her worth, and says that she will keep on exploring her options until a man can provide her the good treatment she deserves. Carl Smith of the Official Charts Company commented that "the earworm of a chorus, with its quirky lyricism, [details] the realisation that Mr. Right isn't always so easy to find".[6]
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from YouTube.[8]
- Jason Gill – producer, songwriter, programming, engineering, guitar, drums, keyboards
- Victor Rådström – producer, songwriter, programming, engineering, guitar, drums, keyboards
- Mae Stephens – songwriter
- Meghan Trainor – songwriter
- Jake Torrey – songwriter
- Johan Ivansson – bass
- Claudia Piazza – clapping
- Rachel Nutton – clapping
- Jeremy Cooper – mastering
- Alex Ghenea – mixing
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Croatia (HRT)[9] | 92 |
| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[10] | 7 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] | 15 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 4 August 2023 | EMI | [7] | |
| Italy | 1 September 2023 | Radio airplay | Universal | [12] |
References
- ^ Griffiths, George (28 February 2023). "Who is Mae Stephens? The 19-year-old UK music sensation making waves with viral TikTok hit If We Ever Broke Up". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of 4 March 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 20.05.2023–26.05.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (2 November 2022). "Trending Up: Rihanna and Meghan Trainor Make Two Very Different Pop Comebacks". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Wert, Nicole (10 November 2022). "Meghan Trainor 'Forces' Her Brother to Do TikTok Trend to Her Song". Parade. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Carl (3 August 2023). "Mae Stephens and Meghan Trainor team up on infectious new single 'Mr. Right'". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b "'Mr Right' - Single by Mae Stephens & Meghan Trainor". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b "'Mr Right' with Meghan Trainor – Mae Stephens". Mae Stephens. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "ARC 100 - date: 4. September 2023" (PDF). HRT. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of August 16, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Seminara, Emanuela Ali. "Mae Stephens 'Mr.Right'" (Press release) (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.