

I don’t want to just give them away and have not take them seriously.”Īs for what’s next for Swae Lee? An anticipated collab with Drake is expected sometime this summer. … Plus, I feel like my songs are different caliber. … I end up loving them myself and want to use them for myself. “Man, I ain’t gonna lie, got so many hits that I could just give to female artists because I’m good at writing love songs,” he says, “but when I make those songs, I don’t wanna give them away. The session yielded the song “Crave,” which appears on Madonna’s forthcoming album, “Madame X.” (Watch the video below.)īut don’t expect Brown to give away too many of his songs this year.

Just me her and Mike Dean just coming up with songs… singing in front of her live, and we would just bounce ideas off each other, it was cool.” “It was dope to hear that she loved MY music, you know what I’m saying? I jumped to whatever she wanted me to do. “I was very excited when Madonna approached me,” Brown says of the pop icon. Lately, Brown has been collaborating with female talents, too, releasing new songs with Madonna and Tove Lo.

“I basically do what I think is cool, you know? And I guess I’m a pretty cool guy, so that translates well to the people.” Sunflower, released as the lead single from the soundtrack to Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, debuted at No. … I was fully warmed up and the most creative energy comes out at 5am amongst us creatives… I wanted to go out with a bang that night, and I got it out of me.”Īccording to the songwriter, who not only writes his own features, but has also written behind-the-scenes for such artists as Beyoncé (he co-wrote her 2016 track “Formation”), he found lyrical inspiration from “everyday life,” he explains. “I just wrote in my head and then I ended up putting words to it just like five minutes after. “The melody came first, then the hook and my verse,” Brown says of the 2018 session at Electric Feel studios in Los Angeles. … It was like six in the morning by that time.”Īs these things are known to happen, the core of the song came together quickly. Louis played me a couple of beats, and then I ended up just laying ‘Sunflower’ down. Says Brown: “Me and Post were in the studio and we had already done, like, five songs, and then we were just chillin’ but I wanted to do one more.

Two snippets from the lyric video were shown on both of their Instagram accounts on October 15, 2018.“Sunflower” was featured on the “ Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” soundtrack and has so far amassed almost 800 million streams on Spotify. He then confirmed on Facebook that the song would include Swae Lee. 1s: Rockstar, featuring 21 Savage, led for eight weeks beginning Oct. Post first teased the song at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 1, 2018. 1, Swae Lee’s 1st solo: Sunflower follows Post Malone’s first two Hot 100 No. However, even after all of the poor treatment the girl has received, she remains by Post and Swae’s side. It’s just a feel good song that you want to sing along to. This song overall just has the best vibe, it’s fun, it has a catchy beat, and it’s so lighthearted. In their verses, the girl seems to be trying much harder in the relationship than either of the two stars. I’m loving this collaboration between Post Malone and Swae Lee and I need them to work together more because every time they do, they produce pure gold. This mystery girl ends up being the subject matter for both Post Malone and Swae Lee. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) Sunflower marks the second collaboration by Post Malone and Swae Lee. Post Malone’s verses could imply that the person he’s with is in constant need of help and attention, yet he is unable to tend to them as much as they would like. However, sunflowers also deplete nutrients from soil much quicker than other plants and can inhibit the growth of other plants. The sunflower in this song represents a girl-a woman who’s shown persistence, despite a lack of affection shown to her. Sunflowers are a symbol of loyalty and longevity because of the flower’s ability to retain its beauty in the face of environmental factors that would leave other flowers wilted. The track would end up breaking the record for most weeks spent in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart after notching its 45th week. It serves as the second single for Post Malone’s 2019 album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, and is part of the soundtrack for the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. “Sunflower” marks the second collaboration by Post Malone and Swae Lee.
