She (Zayn song)

"She" (stylised as "sHe") is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Zayn Malik. It appears as the fifth track on his debut studio album Mind of Mine. The song follows Malik narrating the life of a female protagonist who just wants to be loved "in the right way", and his attempts to accomplish that.[1]

"She"
Song by Zayn
from the album Mind of Mine
Recorded2015–16
GenreR&B
Length3:09
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background

Prior to the album's release, Malik described the song as a "party tune", but claimed it was "not as intense lyrically" as the other songs on the album.[2] It incorporates 1980s synth sounds,[3][4] and an experimental hip hop outro that blends into the next track, the R&B anthem "Drunk."[5][6]

Reception

Axs said that it is "The album's best track", continuing to describe it as "one of the sexy cuts produced by MYKL. Funky synths back the 23-year-old as he depicts a girl who likes to get cozy in the club. Malik's a smooth operator, singing, "'Cause baby don't wanna be lonely / She says, 'I just want you to hold me.'"[7] Pitchfork said that "There’s a dexterity to "sHe" that seems vacuumed out of the rest of the album, his vocal moving nimbly among blurred pulses of guitar and inverted piano clusters. When he unleashes his falsetto, it pierces the track, a crystal tower rising through the surface of the earth".[8]

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 92
Italy (FIMI)[10] 80
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 84
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[13] 15
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14] 8
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References
  1. "Zayn Is More Than The Next Timberlake Or Bieber; He's Pop's Most Honest Artist". Pardalis, Dan. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. Hosken, Patrick (28 January 2016). "ZAYN MALIK JUST REVEALED HIS ALBUM TITLE". MTV. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. Wood, Mikael (23 March 2016). "A year after quitting One Direction, Zayn Malik gets serious on the moody, textured 'Mind of Mine'". Latimes.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. "'Mind of Mine' Solidifies Zayn as Our Most Unlikely Pop Star". Flavorwire.com. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. "'Mind of Mine' elevates Zayn Malik above his former 1D pals (Review)". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Album review: Zayn's alone, grown and in the zone with debut disc 'Mind of Mine'". Axs.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  8. "Zayn: Mind of Mine Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. "ZAYN Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  10. "FIMI - Classifiche - FIMI". Fimi.it. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  11. "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 25 March 2016". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  13. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  14. "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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