Lovesick (Mura Masa song)

"Lovesick" (stylised as "Love$ick") is a single by Guernsey-born music producer Alex Crossan, under the alias Mura Masa, featuring vocals from ASAP Rocky. It was released on 30 September 2016, by Universal Music, Polydor and Anchor Point Records, as the second single for his self-titled debut album.

"Lovesick"
Single by Mura Masa featuring ASAP Rocky
from the album Mura Masa
Released	30 September 2016
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Electronic hip hop calypso
Length	3:12[1]
Label	Universal Music Polydor Anchor Point
Songwriter(s)	Alex Crossan Rakim Mayers
Producer(s)	Mura Masa
Mura Masa singles chronology
"What If I Go?" (2016) "Lovesick" (2016) "1 Night" (2017)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Good for You" (2015) "Lovesick" (2016) "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" (2016)
Music video
"Lovesick" on YouTube

Recording and background

Crossan said about the recording of "Lovesick": "The first thing he [ASAP Rocky] said was that it made him feel really tropical, like he was in Ibiza or something and I was like, 'OK let's roll with that'. But then I said to him that it was about being stupid and feeling lovesick and hanging over a girl and he brought that to it as well. It was super fun, it was wild, we hung out, smoked cigarettes, talked about fashion and Tame Impala."[2]

Composition

"Lovesick" is a vocal version of a previous instrumental track titled "Lovesick Fuck",[3] which was released in his debut EP Someday Somewhere. Crossan said that "the track originally was about sex and how I was feeling after a particularly empty encounter with a friend told through a kind of twisted-pop, calypso, hip hop dance track".[4]

Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian called the original instrumental "jazzy" and "tropical".[5] Jon Pareles wrote for The New York Times that the song is "built on a Caribbean-tinged beat and a four-bar loop of a piano that soon switches its sound to steel drums".[6] Collin Robinson of Stereogum opined that "Rocky injects the bouncy percussion and steel-drummed Caribbean vibes with some steez".[7] Rap-Up described the song as "soulful and electronic, calypso-tinged, rap-infused".[8] Eve Barlow of Pitchfork called it "airhorn-assisted calypso".[9]

Critical reception

El Hunt of DIY said: "No revolutionary new angles come from this guest spot, but it's a statement of intent all the same".[10]

Remixes and samples

The song has been remixed by Four Tet[11] and Mumdance.[12]

Track listing

Digital download[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love$ick" (featuring A$AP Rocky)	3:10

Digital download[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love$ick" (Four Tet Remix)	3:55

Digital download[15]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love$ick" (featuring A$AP Rocky & Riko Dan) (Mumdance Remix)	3:21

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[16] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 46 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 20 Finnish Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[19] 73 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 65 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 59 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 40 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[24] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[25] 98 Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[26] 74 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[27] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	2× Platinum	140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[29]	Platinum	80,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[30]	Gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)[31]	Gold	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32]	Platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	Platinum	600,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	September 30, 2016	Digital download	Original	Universal Music Polydor Anchor Point	[13]
	October 28, 2016		Four Fet Remix		[14]
	December 9, 2016		Mumdance Remix		[15]
United States	January 17, 2017	Rhythmic contemporary	Original	Polydor	[34]

References

1. "Amazon.com: Love$ick [feat. A$AP Rocky] [Explicit]". Amazon. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
2. Rindner, Grant (14 December 2016). "Mura Masa is sure to be massive". DIY. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
3. Darville, Jordan (29 September 2016). "Mura Masa Taps A$AP Rocky For "Love$ick"". The Fader. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
4. Pearce, Sheldon (29 September 2016). "Listen to A$AP Rocky and Mura Masa's New Song "Love$ick"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
5. Aroesti, Rachel (14 July 2017). "Mura Masa: Mura Masa review – trop house brimming with nowness". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
6. Pareles, Jon (14 July 2017). "Mura Masa Wrestles Complex Emotions on His Major-Label Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
7. Robinson, Collin (29 September 2016). "Mura Masa – "Love$ick" (Feat A$AP Rocky)". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
8. "New Music: Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky – 'Love$ick'". Rap-Up. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
9. Barlow, Eve (18 July 2017). "Mura Masa: Mura Masa album review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
10. Hunt, El (30 September 2016). "Track Review: Mura Masa - Love$ick (ft. A$AP Rocky)". DIY. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
23. "Mura Masa Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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25. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
26. "ARIA End of Year Singles 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
27. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
29. "Canadian single certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
30. "Mura Masa feat. A$Ap Rocky "Love$ick"". ifpi.dk. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
31. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mura Masa; 'Love$ick')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
32. "New Zealand single certifications – Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky – Love$ick". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
33. "British single certifications – Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky – Love$ick". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 9, 2021. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Love$ick in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
34. "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - ..." Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.