Marvin Gaye (song)

"Marvin Gaye"
Single by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
from the album Some Type of Love and Nine Track Mind
Released February 10, 2015[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Length 3:07[1]
Label Atlantic
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth singles chronology
"Marvin Gaye"
(2015)		 "See You Again"
(2015)
Meghan Trainor singles chronology
"Lips Are Movin"
(2014)		 "Marvin Gaye"
(2015)		 "Dear Future Husband"
(2015)
Music video
"Marvin Gaye" on YouTube

"Marvin Gaye" is the debut single recorded, produced, and co-written by American singer Charlie Puth. It was released on February 10, 2015 by Atlantic Records,[1] and features guest vocals by Meghan Trainor. Puth co-wrote the song with Julie Frost.

"Marvin Gaye" topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and New Zealand; peaked within the top five in Australia; and reached the top 40 in Austria, Canada, and the United States.

Background and release

"Marvin Gaye"
An 18-second sample of "Marvin Gaye"'s chorus, where the lyrics are "an effort to spark romance and get that special someone in the mood."[3]
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Puth began his music career via YouTube.[4] He first gained Internet attention after recording a cover of Adele's worldwide hit, "Someone Like You" with Emily Luther, who was also a student of the Berklee College of Music.[4] Shortly afterward, they appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show and were subsequently signed to Ellen's record label, eleveneleven.[4] Puth's debut television performance was noted by Miles Beard and Ben Maddahi which led the pair to offer the former a publishing deal with the Artist Publishing Group (APG).[5] After several months of songwriting and recording producing with a variety of recording artists like Trey Songz, Jason Derulo, and Lil Wayne, Puth was signed to Atlantic Records by Mike Caren[5] in January 2015.[6] Shortly afterward, Puth and Meghan Trainor announced via YouTube that they had recorded a duet together.[6] "Marvin Gaye" was released as Puth's debut single on February 10, 2015.[1]

Puth revealed during an interview with Billboard that he had come up with the drumbeat for "Marvin Gaye" while sitting at a cafe in Hollywood.[7] He also spoke about how the collaboration with Trainor came about, commenting, "Meghan and I were at a party one night, and we were exchanging the new music, and she heard "Marvin Gaye" and asked, "Who else is singing on this? It should be a duet. Let me sing on it!" So I'm like ... OK, Meghan Trainor just asked me to sing on my song, absolutely! In one day, she knew the whole thing. We did it all in one take."[7]

"Marvin Gaye" is a reference to the soul singer with "the lyrics of the tune being an effort to spark romance and get that special someone in the mood, just as many Gaye slow jams have done for millions in the past."[3] The song is also Trainor's first release without writing credits.[3] The collaboration led to Puth's appearance as one of Trainor's dates in the music video for her single "Dear Future Husband".[3]

Critical reception

James Shotwell from Under the Gun Review gave the song a positive review and compared it to the fourteen week Hot 100 chart leader, "Uptown Funk": "The hook is simple and memorable, the melody catchy, and the foundation is essentially the same sound that has served as the building blocks of pop music for the last fifty years. Just like how Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have made a mint in recent years with a revitalization of funk ethos, Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth are now doing the same for pop, only with less risk."[2] Time Magazine was more critical, with its staff naming it the second-worst song of 2015, writing "After hearing the cringe-worthy line “Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on,” you’ll wonder why the Gaye estate didn’t also sue these two in addition to the “Blurred Lines” guys." [8]

Online critic Todd in the Shadows ranked the song the #1 worst hit of 2015, comparing the opening line "Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on" to saying "Let's Captain and Tennille and muskrat love," and also pointing out that the song sounded more like doo-wop than the soul music Gaye was known for. [9]

Commercial performance

In Oceania, "Marvin Gaye" became a commercial hit, peaking at number one in New Zealand[10] and number four in Australia.[11] It was later certified Platinum by Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ) and 2× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

In the United States, the song debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100[12] before peaking at number 21, making it Puth's second consecutive top-40 hit in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart before ascending to the top of the chart the following week, becoming both Puth and Trainor's second chart-topping single in Britain after "See You Again" and "All About That Bass" respectively. In Ireland, "Marvin Gaye" debuted at number 97 on the Irish Singles Chart before peaking at number-one five weeks later.[13]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld[14] and released via YouTube on April 1, 2015.[15] It follows a dance in school where all in attendance "start making out on the floor, including the chaperones".[16] The video closes with Puth and Trainor kissing.[17]

Live performances

Puth and Trainor performed "Marvin Gaye" during the 2015 American Music Awards on November 22, 2015. Like the music video, the performance ended with a kiss between the two. This led to speculation that the two were in a romantic relationship. Puth denied this, stating that he and Trainor are just "friends" and the kiss was only meant to keep the performance within the theme of the song. He further said, "There was a lot of making out. The dancers were making out and I'm sure some of the other dancers were making out. I think that's it though".[18]

Remix

An alternate version of "Marvin Gaye" has been released replacing Meghan Trainor with rapper Wale.[19] The remix is featured on the Japanese edition of Puth's album Nine Track Mind.[20]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Marvin Gaye" (featuring Meghan Trainor) 3:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24] 31
Croatia (Croatian Airplay Radio Chart)[25] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[26] 11
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 21
Denmark (Tracklisten)[28] 28
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[29] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[30] 16
France (SNEP)[31] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[32] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[33] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 1
Israel (Media Forest)[34] 1
Italy (FIMI)[35] 6
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[36] 60
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[37] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[38] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[40] 17
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[41] 3
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[42] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[43] 11
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[44] 20
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[45] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[46] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[47] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[48] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[49] 21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[50] 27
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[51] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[52] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australia (ARIA)[53] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[54] 77
Israel (Media Forest)[55] 15
Italy (FIMI)[56] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[57] 17
Poland (ZPAV)[58] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[59] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[60] 75

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[61] 2× Platinum 140,000
Belgium (BEA)[62] Gold 15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[63] Platinum 80,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[64] Platinum 60,000
Germany (BVMI)[65] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[66] 2× Platinum 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[67] Platinum 15,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[68] Platinum 40,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[69] Platinum 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[71] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

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