Lovesick (Mura Masa song)

"Lovesick" (stylised as "Love$ick") is a single by music producer Mura Masa, featuring vocals from ASAP Rocky. It was released on 30 September 2016, by Universal Music, Polydor and Anchor Point Records, as the second single for his self-titled debut album.

"Love$ick"
Single by Mura Masa featuring ASAP Rocky
from the album Mura Masa
Released	30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Electronic hip hop calypso
Length	3:12[1]
Label	Universal Music Polydor Anchor Point
Songwriter(s)	Alex Crossan Rakim Mayers
Producer(s)	Mura Masa
Mura Masa singles chronology
"What If I Go?" (2016) "Love$ick" (2016) "1 Night" (2017)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Good for You" (2015) "Love$ick" (2016) "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" (2016)
Music video
"Love$ick" on YouTube

Recording and background

Mura Masa said about the recording of "Love$ick": "The first thing he [ASAP Rocky] said was that it made him feel really tropical, like he was in Ibiza or something and I was like, 'OK let's roll with that'. But then I said to him that it was about being stupid and feeling lovesick and hanging over a girl and he brought that to it as well. It was super fun, it was wild, we hung out, smoked cigarettes, talked about fashion and Tame Impala."^[2]

Composition

"Love$ick" is a vocal version of a previous instrumental track titled "Lovesick",^[3] which was released in his debut EP Someday Somewhere. Mura Masa said that "the track originally was about sex and how I was feeling after a particularly empty encounter with a friend told through a kind of twisted-pop, calypso, hip hop dance track".^[4]

Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian called the original instrumental "jazzy" and "tropical".^[5] Jon Pareles wrote for The New York Times that the song is "built on a Caribbean-tinged beat and a four-bar loop of a piano that soon switches its sound to steel drums".^[6] Collin Robinson of Stereogum opined that "Rocky injects the bouncy percussion and steel-drummed Caribbean vibes with some steez".^[7] Rap-Up described the song as "soulful and electronic, calypso-tinged, rap-infused".^[8] Eve Barlow of Pitchfork called it "airhorn-assisted calypso".^[9]

Critical reception

El Hunt of DIY said: "No revolutionary new angles come from this guest spot, but it's a statement of intent all the same".^[10]

Remixes and samples

The song has been remixed by Four Tet^[11] and Mumdance.^[12]

Track listing

Digital download^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love$ick" (featuring A$AP Rocky)	3:10

Digital download^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love$ick" (Four Tet Remix)	3:55

Digital download^[15]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love$ick" (featuring A$AP Rocky & Riko Dan) (Mumdance Remix)	3:21

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[16] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 46 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 20 Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[19] 73 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 13 Romania (Radiomonitor)[21] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 65 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 59 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24] 40 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[25] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 98 Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA)[27] 74 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[28] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31]	Platinum	90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[32]	Gold	200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	5× Platinum	150,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[34]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[36]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Original	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	30 September 2016	Digital download	Original	Universal Music Polydor Anchor Point	[13]
	28 October 2016		Four Fet Remix		[14]
	9 December 2016		Mumdance Remix		[15]
United States	17 January 2017	Rhythmic contemporary	Original	Polydor	[37]