Jacques (song)

"Jacques" is a song by English DJ and record producer Jax Jones and Swedish singer Tove Lo. It was released on 28 August 2019 as the lead single from Jones' debut studio album Snacks (Supersize) (2019) and the third single from Lo's fourth studio album Sunshine Kitty (2019).^[5] It was written by Jones, Lo, Mark Ralph, and Uzoechi Emenike, and produced by Jax and Ralph.

"Jacques"
Single by Jax Jones and Tove Lo
from the album Snacks (Supersize) and Sunshine Kitty
Released	28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)
Genre	House[1] electro house[2] techno[3] deep house[4]
Length	3:23
Songwriter(s)	Ebba Tove Nilsson Mark Ralph Timucin Lam Uzoechi Emenike
Producer(s)	Jax Jones Ralph (co.)
Jax Jones singles chronology
"Harder" (2019) "Jacques" (2019) "This Is Real" (2019)
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Bad as the Boys" (2019) "Jacques" (2019) "Really Don't Like U" (2019)
Music video
"Jacques" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for the song alternates between showing Jax Jones playing music on his DJ set and Tove Lo singing.

Background

"Jacques" was confirmed as the second track on Jones' album Snacks (Supersize) on 19 July,^[6] and as the seventh track on Lo's album Sunshine Kitty on 2 August.^[7] On 26 August, Jones and Lo announced on social media that the song would be released on 28 August.^[8][9]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	49
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	21
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	65
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	61
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	67
UK Dance (OCC)[15]	14
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[16]	35

References

1. Maicki, Salvatore (28 August 2019). "Hear Tove Lo's flirty new house jam, 'Jacques'". The Fader. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. Mao, Jessica (29 August 2019). "Jax Jones and Tove Lo link on intoxicating electro-house single, 'Jacques'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
3. DeVille, Chris. "Tove Lo 'Sunshine Kitty' Review: Don't Take Her For Granted". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
4. Phares, Heather. "Sunshine Kitty: Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
5. Bein, Kat (28 August 2019). "Jax Jones and Tove Lo Deliver a Cheeky Ode to French Lovers On the Infectious 'Jacques': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
6. Peacock, Tim (19 July 2019). "Jax Jones Announces Debut Album, 'Snacks (Supersize)'". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
7. Earls, John (2 August 2019). "Tove Lo shares epic list of collabs for new album 'Sunshine Kitty' with new single 'Bad As The Boys'". NME. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
8. "JaxJones on Twitter: "new music wednesday from my album snacks (supersize). jacques incoming ✈️ @ToveLo #jacques..."". Twitter. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
9. "Tove Lo on Twitter: "oh la la la #jacques aug 28. @JaxJones #sunshinekitty..."". Twitter. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
10. "Jax Jones & Tove Lo – Jacques" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
11. "Jax Jones & Tove Lo – Jacques" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
12. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
13. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
15. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
16. "Jax Jones Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2019.