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"Come Around Me"
Song by Justin Bieber
from the album Changes
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Length3:20
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dance visual
"Habitual" on YouTube

"Come Around Me" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings as the third track from his fifth studio album, Changes, on February 14, 2020. Released on Valentine's Day, Bieber wrote the song with producers Poo Bear and the Audibles (Dominic Jordan and Jimmy Giannos).

Background and composition

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Producer duo the Audibles first created the instrumental to "Come Around Me" and American singer-songwriter and record producer Poo Bear wrote the song in about 15 to 20 minutes. Bieber later recorded his vocals and did the bridge.[1] The song contains samples from producer Alex Lustigs song, "Synth Such Vibes…", a beat that was created on Slice. It also contains some lyrics that Bieber used on his unreleased song, "Stress", which he recorded in 2013. The instrumental of the song was first teased by being used in Bieber's promotional video for 2020, released on December 24, 2019.[2]

Critical reception

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Taylor Weatherby of Billboard ranked "Come Around Me" as the eleventh-best song on Changes, deeming it as "kind of like the older brother to 'Yummy'" and even though the two songs are "sonically pretty different, they're both more geared towards Justin's sex life than his love life", compromising that "even if the sex talk is a little too much for some, at least the undulating chorus is infectious".[3] Insider's Courteney Larocca and Callie Ahlgrim also felt that "Come Around Me" was "pretty good" and praised the post-chorus for Bieber's falsetto and the line, "Let's get it in expeditiously" .[4] Writing for Variety, Jeremy Helligar felt that the song "still manages to be gooey and ear-wormy" even though "Bieber is more concerned with setting a mood then pumping out hooks".[5] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos opined that "the details of how and when the Biebers will 'get it in expeditiously'" like he said on the song "feel as banal as doing your taxes, and the lyrics sound like they were solely written to be used in #relationshipgoals Instagram posts" and "even when Bieber experiences cheeky moments of wondering 'who taught you how to drive stick,' it sounds more like he is legitimately posing a question about her car-driving skills as opposed to what's going on in the bedroom".[6] Hannah Mylrea of NME wrote that "the repetitive 'Come Around Me' finally feels like it's found some direction towards the end when powerful piano chords and The Weeknd-flecked melodies start, that's when the song tersely ends".[7]

Dance visual

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A dance visual for "Come Around Me" was released on March 4, 2020, directed by Nick DeMoura. It starts with three dancers with face masks on at a robbery scene. As they keep dancing as the video goes on, they are joined by more dancers of their crew.

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • Justin Bieber – vocals, songwriting
  • Poo Bear – production, songwriting, background vocals
  • The Audibles
    • Dominic Jordan – production, songwriting
    • Jimmy Giannos – production, songwriting
  • Josh Gudwin – production, songwriting, mixing, recording, engineering, vocal production, studio personnel
  • Elijah Marrett-Hitch – assistant mixing, studio personnel
  • Colin Leonard – mastering, studio personnel
  • Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – recording, studio personnel
  • Chenao Wang – assistant recording, studio personnel
  • Kory Welty – engineering, studio personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for "Come Around Me"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 68
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 61
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 5
Portugal (AFP)[12] 155
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 49
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 9
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[15] 80
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 42

Certifications

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Certifications for "Come Around Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[19] Platinum 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Ramirez, Erika (February 21, 2020). "The Audibles Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories of Justin Bieber's 'Changes'". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Bieber, Justin (December 24, 2019). "#BIEBER2020". Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (February 14, 2020). "Ranking All 17 Songs on Justin Bieber's 'Changes': Critic's Take". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Larocca, Courteney; Ahlgrim, Callie (February 14, 2020). "Justin Bieber's new album 'Changes' doesn't say much". Insider. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Helligar, Jeremy (February 14, 2020). "Justin Bieber's 'Changes': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  6. ^ Spanos, Brittany (February 18, 2020). "Justin Bieber's 'Changes' Is a One-Note Toast to Marital Happiness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (February 14, 2020). "Justin Bieber – 'Changes' review: a knackering, loved-up slog lacking substance". NME. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Credits / Changes / Justin Bieber". Tidal. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 February 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1564. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Justin Bieber – Come Around Me". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 08. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 8". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Justin Bieber Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Justin Bieber – Come Around Me" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – Justin Bieber – Come Around Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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