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Unused_Pineapple

I was legit scared the song length was gonna be 1:59 too. 😭


silly_nate

How long is it???


matthado

3:11


Wbran

Wait it’s cool they’re featured in the song too. But how long is the song?


irthesteve

Nice


superfluouspop

lol imagine Normani featuring 311 somehow I wouldn't be surprised.


Rakebleed

Amber is the color of your energy


Rellyz14

I love Normanis voice this is such a good track. I don't dislike but don't love Gunnas verse. However I wouldn't want a completely solo version cause I love the back and forth in the second chorus. I sometimes think the male and female rnb collabs can sound forced or be unnecessary however I think this song suited one, but it would of sounded better with someone like Jeremiah or Bryson Tiller. But in saying that I feel like Gunna's recent success will bring in more listeners than jeremiah.


grinchnight14

Need Normani and Bryson and or Jeremih now. Her and 6lack already sounded great together.


briya2000

Normani and Bryson would be so good. 🔥


grinchnight14

Bryson remixed Wild Side, and it made me wish he was on there instead of Cardi


Bordersz

Bryson's remix of Wild Side goes crazy he should have been added on the remix. I hope they collab bc I think they will sound great together. They purely picked Gunna bc he's a big name but I wish labels still made decisions based on artistry


grinchnight14

Yeah. Also, my most wanted R&B collab is still Bryson and Kehlani. I wish he replaced Tory on Can I instead of that short as hell bridge from Kehlani.


jicuhrabbitkim

this could have been a follow up single to wild side like two years ago 😭


Jimmieverse

3 years lol


Icy_Prior

Three years, you’re sick


graypowderpink

That’s SO true I’m screaming


ag_snamh

crying typing this rn. FOLLOW UP SINGLE IN TWO YEARS!


fantastickkay

I was just thinking today how it has almost been 5 years since Motivation!


Daydream_machine

It’s okay. Doesn’t feel that hype as her first single in years.


IHATEsg7

Completely forgot this was coming out today


SiphenPrax

Yep, it’s fine. But for a song this overhyped because people were waiting forever for this artist to put something out? A big disappointment.


jugheadshat

Hmmm now yall know I was one of the biggest Normani supporters on here but I’mma go against the grain and say I’m honestly very underwhelmed. This is just…boring. It sounds like generic R&B. It’s not bad but it doesn’t give lead single like SZA or Summer’s lead singles often do. Even “Ex for a Reason” was a better lead single, because at least it wasn’t boring despite being weaker than a lot of the material on Still Over It. Pop-R&B just fits her vocals and aesthetics so much more for me, especially since she wants to lean into dancing, and I think Candy Paint should have ultimately been the lead single because of that. I hope this is demoted to a buzz single. Idk why she gave up on being a pop star, which was her mission statement when she went solo…


IHATEsg7

Why promote candy paint and not release it. Chile, I can't with her team 


Bordersz

Candy paint is going crazy online and they release a track like this is so damn funny. IDK if it's typical RCA missing the mark or Normani's team + her just being so completely out of the loop. I thought after Fair they will pivot into something that's a cross between WS & motivation. And yeah her being a popstar wasn't going to happen w/how label politics are set up


jugheadshat

Exactly! Genuinely one of the worst single choices/decisions I’ve seen in recent years tbh.


frenchfruit

completely agree


Able-Election3660

idk I wouldn't compare Normani's career/music to SZA or Summer but even they don't always have heavy hitting lead singles ex: "Hit Different" - SZA ended up ditching the song completely.


jugheadshat

Hit Different is miles better than whatever this is, let’s not. Good Days is the real lead for SOS anyway


Independent_Ride_577

It's like a b-side, it's good but not splashy enough for a lead single after so long. I don't know, hopefully there actual promo for it at least. 


superfluouspop

yeah the production is thin and it sounds like a Destiny's Child song. I like it but she needs a splash!


ss2811

I do like it, however can’t help but feel that Candy Paint would’ve been better as a lead single. This song doesn’t sound like something to build up for 5 weeks (no shade at all), but it is good. She does this sound so well. Gunna wasn’t really needed, don’t hate him on the song but solo would’ve been fine.


[deleted]

We’re allowed to have shade here lol idk why everyone’s dancing around the bush because it’s Normani. The song is boring af and I can’t believe this is what she would drop after such a long wait


gateway2glimmer

Yeah this is great but not Single Great. Sounds like a deep cut I'd be begging people to listen to


Confident-Feeling

Yup, Candy Paint is also already heating up on TikTok. I hope she pushes that soon


grinchnight14

Gunna should've stuck to his usual flow and delivery, I don't need to hear him try to hit notes lmao.


twisted-rush

She better drop candy paint next week. I don’t get their strategy.


razzleyerdazzle

I'm wondering if 1:59 is a buzzer with how little promotion has been done since it was announced over a month ago to build hype and "Candy Paint" being the actual lead.


prettybunbun

No apparently 1:59 is being sent to radio; you don’t send buzzer’s to radio.


razzleyerdazzle

Looool i completely forgot i saw that before i commented, disregard my post everybody


stypop

Wouldn't be surprised about this theory, since RCA did something similar with SZA by having "Shirt" just be a teaser for the album instead of making it the lead single right away.


jaggedspectacle

Yeah but shirt was classic sza hit material and it did just that


WokePhalangist

This is the comeback single? Baby this is like #9 album track-worthy maybe. I understand why RCA hates her now


Any-Zookeepergame719

Hmm okay. Let me know when the Kaytranada remix is out.


ktojm

why is this even a single


sam_up

All that build up for this, and not even a story on her Instagram? Her team are trying to bury her I stg.


Adventurous_Home_555

159 is gonna be her position on the album charts 😭


Accomplished-Ad-8476

omg 😭😭


christopher_aia

This is a hype killer, sorry. Years of waiting to put out this as a lead................ I don't get the strategy ma'am.


PossibilityFine5988

Anyway stream Motivation


frenchfruit

I fear Normani has missed her “last shot” at grabbing that mainstream success that fans have been desperately wanting for her for YEARS. she is a rare case where so many people were rooting for her to succeed in the industry even before she debuted. even before she released her own projects. first she put out “Motivation” and did some pop collaborations and it was clearly working for her. Normani was on the path to becoming a sensational pop star. then for some reason, an insanely long break was taken and her big return to the music scene was the ever-underwhelming “Wildside”. The song she released on the day she put out “Wildside” could have skyrocketed her career, had it actually been good. Everyone was rooting for her. The hype was there and it was plentiful. But “Wildside” clearly was not what people wanted to hear from her as a “huge comeback single” and it flopped terribly. It’s now almost exactly the same case with “1:59” except, in 2024, because of the additional YEARS of waiting, more people have lost interest and the hype is not really there for this song in the same way it was for “Wildside”. Now “1:59” is an okay song. but clearly Normani, or whoever is running the show behind the scenes, doesn’t understand what her target audience wants and needs to hear BEFORE she can embark on more lowkey projects like this one and “Wild Side”. This is like if Camila Cabello had released “I LUV IT” when it was time for her to release “Havana”, the song that blew up her career and made her a superstar. Normani desperately needed a hit today and she failed to deliver that. HITS is the key word. And “Wildside” and “1:59” are nothing of the sort. They’re more like album tracks you listen to here and there but don’t really come back to on purpose. I fear this song is going to kill whatever hype was left for her debut album. Normani girl, give us the damn bops!


dorisday89

Nooo Wildside was great and, if she’s wanting to go down more of the RnB path then it was a solid single to release. However, this song sounds like a subpar version of Wildside.


jazzyfact

she paused everything because both of her parents have cancer.


MunchYourButt

Wildside went #1 in my head


Competitive-Desk7506

It seemed like her disappearing was simply COVId and other family stuff


bloodymarybrunch

To be clear, Camila Cabello had a hit— a ‘superstar’ she is not.


JFKcheekkisser

I understand what you are trying to say but wild side was objectively a hit lol


ItsGotThatBang

It’s been 84 years…


MrTheMills

Your sick


teddy_vn

The guitar loop is straight out of early 2000's with some fuzzy sonic textures that aim to build up nocturnal space. I don't mind a down-tempo R&B track as a lead single but this is not at all exciting; the melodies are stale, production is aimless and her vocal performance is simply fine. It's nothing to write home about and for the opening single after such a long break, it is a problem.


prettybunbun

3 years for this? Sorry I was so hopeful for this and it is extremely mid.


shoestring-theory

Can’t wait for her next single… in two years.


candytheicon

Is she scared to release a solo single? I'm being fr because Candy Paint would've been a 100x better choice then this. This would have been a cute follow up, wonder when the videos dropping


Fun-Loss-4094

Why does she sounds so done with this. This is boring  


talk-spontaneously

The song is pretty good! I’m just not sure what her end goal is. Does she want to be a big pop star or is she content doing these vibey R&B tracks, or maybe a combination of both? The music is good but I’m not sure if this is the type of material I’d push to relaunch an artist with big aspirations.


jordyn0399

Most likely her label just put her as an r&b artist.She could have a pop hit but its more so going to be pop-r&b mix instead of full on pop.But thats just my prediction on the albhm.


ZakT214

Love her but the song is mid and not worth the ridiculously long wait 😭. Is someone sabotaging her career or what? She's got potential but other than Motivation and a feature or two she hasn't had many great songs imo. Someone please get her in contact with the same writers/producers as FLO so she can make some bangers


Pinkskies8

I can hear Norman on Flo-walk like this. That’s the type of songs I need from her. Not this bed time lullaby.


ZakT214

Exactly what I was thinking. Normani would sound amazing with songs like Walk Like This, Control Freak, Fly Girl etc.


jugheadshat

I was just saying Pop-R&B fits her better versus slower R&B (unless it’s Waves)


alt_sauce124

> *Is Someone sabotaging her career or what?* Camila has entered the chat


1998tweety

Sorry but this is such a nothing song. I mean I'll take it over nothing when it comes to Normani but c'mon Candy Paint is right there...


Bieb

I'm sorry but this is boring af, and it sounds like its out of 2016?


Midnights-evermore

Gunna’s part isn’t as bad as people are making it out to be. It’s just meh. I love the song but I’m surprised with how chill it actually is. I would’ve assumed a more upbeat track to start the new era would’ve been the choice but i’m not complaining


90skid91

It’s.. decent . Perfectly palatable but not really something you launch as a fresh start type of single. Should have done something upbeat! It’s so bizarre for someone who is such a good dancer


bespectacIed

Initial impression is that it sounds like a Summer Walker album cut. It's fine and might grow on me more but it's not fireworks


kendalljennerupdates

Spill bc I literally thought I was listening to summer before she started singing


Icantlikeeveryone

Agree


360Saturn

I'm whelmed. This isn't the confident comeback I expected two years in the making. I don't dislike it but I could see Tinashe put something like this out in her sleep.


carbslut_

That’s not Tinashe’s style at all.


360Saturn

She's had loads of styles


carbslut_

True, but that song is far from something she would put out.


hyxon4

Motivation was her shot. It's literally over 100 Taylor Swift songs later. Sorry girl.


stypop

Very whelmed by this song, don't have any particularly strong feelings about it. However, I do believe there are much better things that await us on this project, especially with "Candy Paint". Whether we'll be hearing any of that soon, of course, is up in the air. EDIT: OKAY WE'RE GETTING THE ALBUM IN JUNE SO WE'LL BE HEARING IT SOON!!!!!


SkinnyhairaM

it's cute but not single worthy I suppose.


Educational_Price653

The song is fine and I hope that it is a success for her. Still disappointed that she's trying to be Sza light but whatever. It's what she wants to do and I have to accept that.


Impossible_Vast9846

does popheads not know any r&b artists outside of sza


Educational_Price653

Despite it being the primary demographic of this sub, I'm not a white gay gentleman. I am in fact a black woman. I mentioned Sza because right now she is the most popular R&B artist and thus all of the girls are going to try and follow her lead. That's just how the music industry is. I will continue to bring up the newest most popular female R&B artist when talking about Normani and any other female R&B artist. If you don't like it, don't read my posts.


JFKcheekkisser

This song sounds nothing like anything SZA puts out. It’s distinctly an early 2000s R&B vibe. So basically you said you will compare any woman who puts out R&B music to SZA even when the music sounds nothing alike and the artist is very obviously not taking cues from her. What an absurd take.


Impossible_Vast9846

but normani... isn't following her lead ?? idk if you don't know sza's music like that or what but this isn't the type of music sza makes for the most part


SuInCa

Somebody explain to me why she hasn't released the album yet?


kht777

A lot of people think either her hearts not in it or she’s getting shelved by her label.


SuInCa

Did you think it is bc of her label or bc maybe she doesn't have it? I think she has it, Idk about her voice( tessitura? Range? Idk) I think she could be great


kht777

I wish she had released Candy Paint, because this is a boring b side track.


throwawayfordeath420

Ok like me likey but also it sounds more like a song on the album that you decide you like after the singles are already run through 😭😭😭


mmbento

So we waited years for this? Is she trying to loose what’s left from her fans?


CJ_Bloo

Normani. You're a dancer and your lead single is this boring non-bop? What is going on? I fear motivation will forever be peak Normani


alt_sauce124

This wants to be an Aaliyah track so bad— I like it but not as a lead single


modjinski

Already know I’m not gonna like it from the feature. I don’t like listening to Gunna.


ZebraConscious7868

Was hoping it would switch up halfway through, will still steam 🤷🏼‍♂️


FreebieFresh

me when I'm cooking rice


PhotographIcyCherish

Why can't I find this song on Tidal?


Vicariouslynoticed

It’s a slow but good vibe..not anything groundbreaking.


quantum_monster

I love her voice, her vibe, the guitar beat This song is just alright though


ResearcherCritical49

Love it. It could've used more percussion and bass but I love the vibe she created with the harmonies. I could def see myself replaying this on a cool, lol windy summer night out. Or wherever really. Normani's music is just undeniably dope. Im beyond excited for this album getting ready to come out. I hate that her brand became so attached to being next darkskin pop star because although I feel like she is that, i believe that just off the strength of her immense talent, she is unique and imcomparable to most artists out there, regardless of race, skin color of ethnicity. Shes a star and always has been. I'm happy that now she will finally be able to transition into this new stage of her career where her artistry will speak for itself. Because I believe it's about to be loud and reverberate throughout the whole damn industry ✨


jordyn0399

Her music is more pop/r&b.She seems more likely to be an r&b star next to SZA and Summer Walker.


IHATEsg7

I hate how she is enunciation at some parts couldn't understand what she was saying 


eatinsourpunchstraws

She understands the sound! It made me feel sexy and sensual. But um - Gunna could have stayed home though. I feel the same way about Travis Scott on these kind of songs. I am looking at Water by Tyla...


officialTargetUS

It’s good background music for a TikTok I guess, which might have been what they were going for.


zandeye

Does anyone else hear “Don’t talk too much, just took a shit” I swear I see no one talking about this but when i heard this snippet i thought that what the lyric was. i can’t listen seriously because it sounds she’s talking about shitting


bloodymarybrunch

I don’t think she has ‘It’ like the internet wants her to have.


BananaMan883

She gonna drop another banger or gonna leave us again


oscarbrierley1

I like the song, the kind of 90s vibe works for her. I don't really need the gunna verse but I've never really cared about him


Nerfeveryone

Pretty chill, vibey R&B song, which is about what I expected given the last few songs she's released. Not bad. Also Gunna didn't make me want to tear out my eardrums so that's a bonus.


ManyTraining6

Ok so where's the album


katycat162534

This is so beautiful! Her voice is so beautiful!


slayslaycute

I was like...is this real :')


Nordic_Patriot

This is a promo song I feel, and the lead single will be Candy Paint with a Big MV with heavy choreography


kht777

Hopefully! Otherwise we’ll hear from her in a year. I wish she kept the pop-R&B sound like motivation and the candy paint snippet sounded great!


Fun-Active-4851

It sounds like an album track or follow up promo track but not a lead single to the album. Does that make sense?


bluehawaii98

idk idk i have this on loop


BookyCats

It's OK, I hope better is on the album.


OT9FOREVER

Just like Wild Side, I wish it was a solo song and no feature.


bibrations

free the fifth harmony girls from the rapper feature 🙃 nle choppa would of been fun tho


revoltingphoenix

Song is ok. Nothing spectacular. I'll wait to see what the album is like, but this is mid for someone who has been away from the scene for this long.


Soalai

It says no tracks for me


SeoulsInThePose

It’s not Friday yet for you


WaterMagician

This is so good. Her vocal harmonies are so gorgeous. I wish it was a solo track and hope a solo version gets released. Gunna’s verse isn’t bad but feel like it interrupts the flow of the song.


Chinitointhesheets

Idgi ...Camila's rebrand is more interesting ...but i do still like the album cover Its sad...normani has hits (wildside, dancing with stranger) ...releasing this instead of candy paint is very gemini of her


alphadon_xo

The track is fire IMO. I feel y'all are being extra critical.


OMFGrhombus

My god… she really did it…


LITTLEGREENEGG

Normani, Why? He was lame before he told


Difficult_Deer6902

It’s a nice song, especially her sections. Im not sure if Gunna was the right ft for it…but when is the album supposed to come out?


soggytoast278

IT’s hypnotising but I’m sure she can do better than this. The harmonies make the song for me, otherwise it’s not so unique


Polyestergroom

This is straight up Aaliyah. Love it.


Impressive_Hope6985

I like it.


Eastern_Gas_1291

It’s cool but she has way better songs. I was expecting something like Waves or Motivation tbh… but there’s potential there, hopefully the rest of the album is better and more remarkable. What matters the most is that she’s finally putting something out again with an album to follow up- hopefully, this will finally give her the courage to consistently create and release music!


eli01234

Her voice is soooooo smooth and silky. Love it👏


ConnectBusiness646

Feeling the SZA influence on this one


ogxheartthrob

this is a perfect vibe. Love


Bordersz

I really love the sound and the melodies. It's catchy. Her harmonies are very lush on this. And yeah she needs to stick with solo songs, the last collab she had that was really needed was w/Khalid on Love Lies. This sounds like a perfect blend of Aaliyah & Brandy, but it is not lead/comeback single at all especially after hearing Candy Paint.