《Circles》是美国说唱歌手波兹·马龙的歌曲,收录在他第三张录音室专辑《血染好莱坞》,于2019年9月3日由联众唱片作为专辑第三支单曲发行。从2019年11月30日开始,歌曲连续三周高踞美国《公告牌》百强单曲榜榜首,成为马龙的第四支冠军单曲,并让他首度以独唱之姿夺下该榜冠军。另外,歌曲还跻身冰岛、马来西亚、新西兰一位,以及比利时、芬兰、立陶宛和荷兰等国排行榜的前十位。在第63届格莱美奖上,《Circles》获得“年度歌曲”和“年度制作”二奖提名[1]。
2019年8月5日,马龙在美国纽约百威淡啤酒吧(Bud Light Dive Bar)巡演中首次现场演唱《Circles》,并透露单曲即将在下周发行[2]。同日,歌曲片段被上传至马龙的YouTube频道[3]。8月7日,他登上脱口秀节目《吉米A咖秀》,在访谈中播放了一小段歌曲[4]。
《Circles》是一首缓拍的流行摇滚歌曲,由忧郁的旋律及和缓的旋味构成,并带有“让人强迫跟着唱”的副歌[5]。歌曲以C大调创作,速度达到每分钟120拍,并由Cmaj7–Em/B–Fmaj7–Fm和Cmaj7–Em/B–Fmaj7–G6的和弦进行交织而成[6]。
录像带由科林·蒂利负责执导,于2019年9月3日发布。片中马龙扮演一名身穿盔甲的骑士,徘徊于遭到战火蹂躏的乡村,并被一个没有嘴巴的陌生女人用魔镜注视着[7]。截至2022年5月,录像带在YouTube上的观看次数已超过4.6亿。
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- ^ Rossignol, Derrick. Post Malone Performs A New Song Called 'Circles' And Shares Details About His Next Album. Uproxx. August 6, 2019 [August 29, 2019]. (原始内容存档于2019-08-26).
- ^ Shoemaker, Whitney. Post Malone confirms "Circles" release date following previous live debut. Alternative Press. August 28, 2019 [August 29, 2019]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-04).
- ^ Post Malone Drops New Song Circles. Pitchfork. August 30, 2019 [August 30, 2019]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-05).
- ^ Billboard staff. The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List. Billboard. December 11, 2019 [December 11, 2019]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-12).
- ^ Post, Austin. Post Malone "Circles" Sheet Music in C Major (transposable) - Download & Print. Musicnotes.com. September 3, 2019 [June 8, 2020]. (原始内容存档于2022-06-01).
- ^ Saponara, Michael. Post Malone Comes Back to Life in Bloodthirsty 'Circles' Video. Billboard. September 3, 2019 [September 4, 2019]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-26).
- ^ ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 31, 2020 [August 29, 2020]. (原始内容存档于2018-11-04).
- ^ Austrian single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. IFPI Austria. [January 29, 2021] (德语).
- ^ Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020. Ultratop. Hung Medien. [March 27, 2020] (荷兰语).
- ^ Brazilian single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. Pro-Música Brasil. [January 24, 2020] (葡萄牙语).
- ^ Canadian single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. Music Canada. [March 11, 2021] (英语).
- ^ Danish single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. IFPI Danmark. [February 4, 2020] (丹麦语).
- ^ French single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. [March 23, 2020] (法语).
- ^ Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Post Malone; 'Circles'). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. [February 3, 2021] (德语).
- ^ Italian single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. [December 23, 2019] (意大利语). 在“Anno”下拉菜单选择“2019”。 在“Filtra”字段选择“Circles”。 在“Sezione”下选择“Singoli”。
- ^ New Zealand single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. Recorded Music NZ. [January 18, 2020] (英语).
- ^ Portuguese single certifications – Post Malone – Circles (PDF). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. [May 21, 2020] (葡萄牙语).
- ^ Spanish single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. [January 12, 2020] (西班牙语).
- ^ British single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. British Phonographic Industry. [January 28, 2020] (英语).
- ^ American single certifications – Post Malone – Circles. Recording Industry Association of America. [August 28, 2020] (英语).