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2019 single past Celeste

"Foreign"
Strange - Celeste.jpg

Cover for the studio version
Single by Celeste
from the album Not Your Muse
Released four September 2019
Genre Soul[1]
Length 3:20 (studio version)
4:15 (album version)
5:03 (live version)
Characterization Polydor
Songwriter(due south)
  • Celeste Waite
  • Stephen Wrabel
  • Jamie Hartman
Producer(south) Jamie Hartman
Celeste singles chronology
"Coco Claret"
(2019) 		"Strange"
(2019) 		"Stop This Flame"
(2020)
Music video
"Strange" on YouTube
Audio sample

Audio sample of the song'southward chorus.

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"Foreign" is a song by British vocaliser and songwriter Celeste. The vocal was released on 4 September 2019 through Both Sides and Polydor Records as the lead single from her debut studio album Not Your Muse (2021). It was written by Celeste, Stephen Wrabel, and Jamie Hartman, who too produced the track.[ii] She released a alive version of the song on twenty September 2019,[three] as well as the song'south music video in November 2019.[4] The original version has been edited for radio play on the version titled "Foreign (Edit)", therefore excluding an actress poetry towards the end of the song.

Background and composition [edit]

Celeste premiered the song at the BBC Music Introducing concert at The Lexington in Feb 2019. She told BBC, "Y'all never know how yous're gonna experience when you perform something for the get-go fourth dimension and how people are going to react to it, and I had such a warm response and it seemed like it was a memorable song for people in that moment."[v] Celeste told the Evening Standard, "They identified it as a special song."[six]

"Strange" is "a tale of lost friendships and broken relationships".[7] In the chorus, Celeste ponders: "Isn't it foreign? / How people tin can change / From strangers to friends / Friends into lovers / And strangers over again" over silky strings and a "haunting and delicate" pianoforte melody.[8] [ix] [10] The song was written and recorded in Los Angeles during the 2018 California wildfires. Robin Murray from Disharmonism noted that the damaged areas were "transformed into these hideous alien realms which [Waite] began to view [as] counterpoints to her own emotional turmoil."[11] She told Idolator, "I began to think of all the destruction the fires caused, the loss, the isolation, people finding themselves in a situation where they take no home, no sense of familiarity,"[nine] Afterwards hearing Celeste sing "Tried to see through all the smoke," David Smyth from Evening Standard wrote, "her phonation trails off close to silence, every bit though she isn't quite sure of the words." Celeste commented on this statement, saying "It's become i of my favourite songs I've written, because information technology allows me to live in the imperfections of my vox... The air was thick with smoke, which is why my voice sounds more than husky than it is unremarkably."[half dozen] Modestas Mankus from Our Civilization Mag wrote, "Celeste brings us a melancholic mood through a melodious vocalism and soft ad-similar piano."[12]

"Strange" is equanimous in the key of D major with a slow tempo of 68 beats per minute. The song features strings from musician Sebastian Plano.[ii]

Reception [edit]

Modestas Mankus from Our Culture Mag wrote:[12]

Celeste'southward ability to explore an event that is so sad to admission her own past and personal experience of loss showcase a side of Celeste that has been previously visible in her previous work. Celeste has established herself as an artist who can mould and bring out actuality and passion with fluency and maturity that not many artists can exercise so quickly in their careers,

Idolator ranked the song at number 34 on their list of The 75 All-time Pop Songs Of 2019.[13] Apple Music likewise listed information technology as one of The 100 Best Songs of 2019.[14]

Music video [edit]

The music video for "Foreign" was shot in Bulgaria in October 2019,[15] and released on seven November 2019.[four] Celeste told Dork that the video "begins at the cease and comes total circumvolve, representing the reckless behaviours which can lead you from being lovers to strangers."[15] A French lyric video illustrated past Toby Calo was released on Celeste'due south social media platforms on Christmas Solar day 2019.[16] [17]

Alive performances [edit]

Celeste fabricated her tardily nighttime television debut when she performed the song on After... with Jools Kingdom of the netherlands in October 2019.[18] [xix] Following her functioning of "Foreign" at the 2020 Brit Awards, Celeste saw involvement from other big names in the pop music industry who attended the ceremony such as Billie Eilish,[20] Camilla Cabello,[21] Finneas,[22] and Stormzy.[23] She has also made her American tv debut with the song on The Late Late Prove with James Corden, [24] too every bit her French television set debut with the song on C à vous.[25]

Uses in other media [edit]

The episode "Make Rebecca Great Once again" of the Apple Television set show "Ted Lasso" featured "Strange" played over the cease credits.[26]

The episode "The Duke and I" of the Netflix prove "Bridgerton" featured a classical cover of "Strange".[27]

The last episode of the first season of another Netflix bear witness past the name of "Sex/Life", entitled "This Must Be the Place", also featured the vocal.

The song was too used in season 2, episode six entitled "My Druthers" of the popular Netflix series Outer Banks as the episode drew to a close. As a outcome, the song received a viral resurgence on TikTok and other social media sites, with more than 183.3K videos created on TikTok as of February 21, 2022.[28]

Credits and personnel [edit]

Credits adjusted from Tidal:[ii]

  • Celeste Waite: vocals, composer, lyricist
  • Jamie Hartman: producer, lyricist, composer, piano, song producer
  • Stephen Wrabel: lyricist, composer
  • Sebastian Plano: strings, cord director
  • Tom Elmhirst: mixer, studio personnel

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Release history [edit]

References [edit]

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  3. ^ Strange (Alive) - Unmarried by Celeste, Apple Music, retrieved 23 December 2019
  4. ^ a b Celeste - Strange (Official Video), YouTube, 7 November 2019, retrieved 23 Dec 2019
  5. ^ Celete is BBC Music Introducing Creative person of the Year 2019. Facebook. BBC Music Introducing. 3 December 2019. Event occurs at 4:30. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b Smyth, David (viii November 2019). "Celeste: 'After my begetter died, I had so much more drive to do music'". Evening Standard . Retrieved 25 Dec 2019. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Arunarsirakul, Alissa (5 September 2019). "Celeste Is the Rising R&B Songstress Who Highly Values Intimacy in Her Songwriting". Ones To Watch . Retrieved 23 Dec 2019. {{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: url-condition (link)
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  9. ^ a b Wass, Mike (7 November 2019). "New Find: Celeste's Hauntingly Beautiful "Foreign"". idolator . Retrieved 28 November 2019. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-condition (link)
  10. ^ Malachosky, Evan (6 September 2019). "Celeste: Strange". Cool Hunting . Retrieved 23 Dec 2019. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Murray, Robin (5 September 2019). "Celeste Shares Affecting New Single 'Strange'". Clash . Retrieved 28 November 2019. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b Mankus, Modestas (7 September 2019). "Review: Celeste 'Foreign'". Our Culture Magazine . Retrieved 23 December 2019. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Wass, Mike (30 December 2019). "The 75 Best Popular Songs Of 2019". idolator . Retrieved 10 April 2020. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2019". Retrieved Dec 27, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  15. ^ a b "Watch Celeste's new video for 'Strange'". Dork. vii Nov 2019. Retrieved 28 Nov 2019. {{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Celeste - Strange (Official French Lyric Video), YouTube, 25 December 2019, retrieved 25 December 2019
  17. ^ "Celeste on Instagram: "une nouvelle vidéo lyrique pour étrange en français ~ Joyeux Nöel Illustration & Video by @tobycato"". Instagram. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Celeste: Who is BBC Music Introducing's Creative person of the Twelvemonth?". BBC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved iii December 2019. {{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-condition (link)
  19. ^ "BBC Two - Afterward... Alive Tracks, Celeste - Strange (Later on... With Jools Kingdom of the netherlands)". BBC . Retrieved viii Jan 2020.
  20. ^ The Official Big Elevation xl [@BigTop40] (24 February 2020). "And then @billieeilish is just every bit big a fan of @celeste's music are we are" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Camila Cabello Instagram Story: 24 February 2020". Retrieved 29 February 2020. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ FINNEAS [@finneas] (25 February 2020). "Heard this song for the first time when performing at the brits and brutal in beloved with it immediately" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ BRIT Awards [@BRITs] (19 Feb 2020). ""That's a perfect song." The moment @stormzy bumped into @celeste backstage at The #BRITs and told her exactly how much he loves 'Strange'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Celeste: Strange". YouTube. The Late Late Bear witness with James Corden. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  25. ^ "C à vous la suite Intégrale : Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan et Celeste". France Télévisions (in French). C à vous. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  26. ^ "Ted Lasso" Make Rebecca Slap-up Once more (Telly Episode 2020) - IMDb , retrieved 2021-02-27
  27. ^ "Bridgerton Netflix Soundtrack Classical Popular Song Covers , retrieved 2021-03-19
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  33. ^ "Official Singles Nautical chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved xx August 2021.
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