"War Paint" | ||||
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Single by Fletcher | ||||
from the EP Finding Fletcher | ||||
Released | June 17, 2015 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
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"War Paint" on YouTube |
"War Paint" is the debut single by American recording artist Fletcher. The song was released to digital outlets June 17, 2015. The song is the lead single from her debut EP titled Finding Fletcher. The song is written by Cari Fletcher and Jamie Kenney. The artist had envisioned the concept for the song before she began working with Kenney. They wrote and recorded "War Paint" in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
The song was released digitally only, but was also made available via music streaming service Spotify. It became a viral success and was listed as the most shared song on the application for two weeks. This attracted the attentions of mainstream media and "War Paint" surpassed 20 million streams in the months that followed.[1] The artist has credited the song's coverage in Nylon magazine as being part of its success. The accompanying music video of "War Paint" was directed by Garen Barsegian. The song has received generally favourable reviews from music critics.