Music (JoJo song)

"Music" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter JoJo from her third studio album Mad Love (2016). It was written by Joanna Levesque, Jussi Karvinen, Hayley Warner and Justin Tranter, while the song's production was helmed by Jussifer. The song was released as the third and final promotional single from the album on October 7, 2016.^[1] Sonically, "Music" is a piano-driven pop ballad with R&B influences. Lyrically, the song is a vivid storytelling of JoJo's upbringing, growth, her love for music and family, including and ode to JoJo's father Joel Levesque who died in November 2015, while JoJo was in early recording sessions for the album.^[2]

The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, with many praising the song's emotional weight and JoJo's raw vocal performance. JoJo dedicated the song to her father and links to the subject matter spoken about in her song "Save my Soul" from her "Tringle" (2015) EP. The song's accompanying music video premiered on JoJo's official YouTube channel on October 7, 2016, it consisted of clips of JoJo performing on stage, recording in studio, and doing interviews as a toddler as well as footage of her parents in a VHS style video. In promotion for her third album, "Music" was included in the set list for JoJo's Mad Love World Tour.