Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Head to Prom in ‘Talk' Music Video
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have shared a new song, 'Talk' off the deluxe edition of their debut collaborative LP, I Said I Love You First. To celebrate the track, the pair shot a prom-themed music video with director Tony Yacenda, which features Gomez's first experience with the high school rite of passage.
'Talk' interpolates Cake's 1998 single 'Never There' and features Gomez singing about a recently-departed lover. 'I know you just left but, damn, I need you right back,' she croons. 'I'ma call you daddy 'cause I know you like that/ Go recharge your batteries, come back to me and make your mama proud.'
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'Talk' appears on I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back, out today via SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Record. The deluxe version features four new original songs, including 'Stained,' a new remix of 'Bluest Flame,' 'Cowboy' with GloRilla and 'Guess You Can Say I'm In Love' with vocals and production from Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex. It also features an acoustic version of 'Call Me When You Break Up' with Gracie Abrams and a live version of 'How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten.'
Blanco and Gomez — who got engaged in December — released I Said I Love You First on March 21, featuring collaborations with Abrams on 'Call Me When You Break Up,' The Marías on 'Ojos Tristes,' and Tainy and J Balvin on 'I Can't Get Enough.' Charli XCX also provided backing vocals and writing credits on 'Bluest Flame.'
Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield reviewed the album, writing, 'Let's hope we get many sequels to this album over the years to come, because the world needs all the uplifting pop-star love stories we can get.'
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