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| Single by Ciara | ||||
| from the album Beauty Marks | ||||
| Released | July 17, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Neptune Valley (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||
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| "Level Up" on YouTube | ||||
"Level Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ciara released on July 17, 2018 by Beauty Marks Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records. The single artwork was shot by Haley Blavka.
Influenced by the Jersey club variety of electronic dance music,[1] the song was written by Ciara, J.R. Rotem, Theron Thomas, Telly Brown, Jr. and Theron Feemster, with production by J.R. Rotem and Nas Luke. It samples the Jersey Remix of "We Are Young" by Fun. that was also used in DJ Telly Tellz's 2017 viral hit "Fuck It Up Challenge".[2][3] Its music video was directed and choreographed by New Zealand dancer Parris Goebel, who also appears in the video alongside fellow New Zealanders ReQuest Dance Crew.
Reception to the music video was positive, with "Level Up" becoming the number one trending video on YouTube and spawning the #LevelUpChallenge on social media, featuring fans and celebrities recording their own version of the video's choreography. The official remix for "Level Up" was released a week later featuring additional vocals from Missy Elliott and Fatman Scoop. Chartwise, "Level Up" peaked within the upper half of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States, top forty in Hungary and top sixty on the US Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "Ciara Snags a Hit with the Jersey Club Influence in "Level Up"". 23 July 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Zach (July 18, 2018). "Ciara Charts Her Comeback With "Level Up" Music Video". E! Online.
- ^ "Ciara - "Level Up" Video". 18 July 2018.