Circles (Post Malone song)

"Circles" is a song by American singer-songwriter and rapper Post Malone, released through Republic Records on August 30, 2019, as the third single from Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019). It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 30, 2019, topping the chart for three weeks, marking Post Malone's fourth number-one song, as well as his first solo effort to top the chart. It has spent a record 38 weeks in the Hot 100's top 10.

"Circles"
Single by Post Malone
from the album Hollywood's Bleeding
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Format
RecordedAugust 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)
GenrePop rock
Length3:34
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Post Malone singles chronology
"Goodbyes"
(2019)		 "Circles"
(2019)		 "Enemies"
(2019)
Music video
"Circles" on YouTube

Promotion

Post Malone premiered the song live during his Bud Light Dive Bar Tour show in New York City on August 5, where he claimed it would be released the following week.[1] A snippet of the track was posted to Malone's YouTube channel the same day.[2] He previewed the song in August 2019 on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[3]

Composition

"Circles" is a pop rock song consisting of a "bouncy, melancholy" melody, alongside a "gentle acoustic groove". The chorus has been described as "compulsory singalong".[4] It is written in the key of C major, in common time, at a tempo of 120 beats per minute. It follows a chord structure of C7–Em/B–F7–Fm, followed by C7–Em/B–F7–G6.[5]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as being "backed by sunny acoustic guitars, swirling percussion and infectious melodies",[6] and that while it has a "funky feel, the meaning is a bit more somber, detailing a relationship gone cold".[7]

R Dub, Z90.3 director of programming, told Billboard, "For me, the staying power of 'Circles' is due to a combination of an absolutely addicting, fun, emotional, and at the same time, non-fatiguing hook, combined with relatable lyrics. Who can't relate to going in circles in so many aspects of life? Young, old, rich, poor, black, white… We're all going through it".[8]

Chart performance

On the chart dated November 30, 2019, "Circles" became Post Malone's fourth number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and his first as the only credited artist on a track.[9] It also marked his second Hot 100 number one of 2019, following "Sunflower" with Swae Lee, which led the chart in January.[9] On the chart dated May 2, 2020, "Circles" broke the record for the most weeks spent in the Hot 100's top 10; 34 weeks – surpassing his own song, "Sunflower" (2019), Maroon 5 and Cardi B's "Girls Like You" (2018), and Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (2017), which all logged 33 weeks each in that region.[10] It simultaneously passed the latter for the most weeks spent in the top 10 from a song's debut.[10] It extended its record the following weeks to 38 weeks.[11] Additionally, it became the first song to spend 30 weeks in the top 10 of Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart, where it also ranked at number one for 10 weeks,[10] becoming the first single by a solo male artist (no features) to achieve double-digit frames at number one on that chart.[12]

Elsewhere, the song also peaked at number one in Iceland, Malaysia and New Zealand, number two in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Singapore and Slovakia, number three in Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the UK, while reaching the top 10 in several other nations.

Lawsuit

Malone filed a lawsuit against songwriter Tyler Armes for "falsely claiming that he is a co-author of the musical composition contained in the 'Circles' track". He stated that although Armes was present when the track was recorded on August 8, 2018, he did not make contributions to the track.[13] According to the complaint from Malone, he continued to work with songwriters Walsh, Gunesberk and Bell in subsequent sessions after August 8, while Armes wasn't present in either of those sessions.[14]

Music video

The music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on September 3, 2019. Post plays a knight in armor who wanders across a war-torn rural countryside, watched through a magic mirror by a strange woman with no mouth.[15] As of June 2020, the video has reached over 230 million views.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[16]

  • Post Malone – principal vocalist, songwriting, producer, programming, guitar
  • Frank Dukes – production, programming, songwriting
  • Louis Bell – production, recording, vocal production, programming, songwriting
  • Miles Ale – guitar, songwriting
  • Billy Walsh – songwriting
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[99] 5× Platinum 350,000
Belgium (BEA)[100] Platinum 40,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[101] 3× Platinum 120,000
Canada (Music Canada)[102] 6× Platinum 480,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[103] Platinum 90,000
France (SNEP)[104] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[105] Platinum 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[106] 3× Platinum 90,000*
Portugal (AFP)[107] 2× Platinum 40,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[108] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[109] Platinum 600,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 30, 2019
Republic [7]
United States September 3, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [110]
September 16, 2019 Hot adult contemporary [111]
Various November 7, 2019
[112][113][114]

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