| "Rare" | |
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| Song by Gwen Stefani | |
| from the album This Is What the Truth Feels Like | |
| Released | March 18, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015–16 |
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| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Interscope |
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| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin |
"Rare" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her third studio album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like, which was released on March 18, 2016, by Interscope Records. The album's closing track, it was written by Stefani, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, and its producer Greg Kurstin.
"Rare" is an electropop and folk pop song that discusses finding love when all hope was lost. Several media outlets speculated that it was written about Stefani's boyfriend Blake Shelton and his ex-wife Miranda Lambert. "Rare" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, some of which called the song "glamorous" and conjectured that it would become a "summer hit".