Send It
| "Send It" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Austin Mahone featuring Rich Homie Quan | ||||
| B-side | "Way Up" | |||
| Released | August 18, 2016 [1] | |||
| Genre | [2] | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | [2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Pauk Yurick [3] | |||
| Austin Mahone chronology | ||||
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| Rich Homie Quan chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Send It (feat. Rich Homie Quan) (Lyrics Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Send It" is a bounce song performed by American singer-songwriter Austin Mahone featuring Rich Homie Quan. It was released on August 18, 2016 by A.M. Music LLC and Mr. 305 as a promotional single.
The song became famous in China after it was adopted in the social media app TikTok.[4] There was a Cantonese version of the song.[5] The song has been streamed over 150K times on the music app Xiami Music.[6]
Background
[edit]The song is about Mahone asking a girl to send him nudes.[7]
Critical response
[edit]Various people have called the song "trashy", "disgusting", and "creepy".[8] Seventeen magazine describes the song as every girl's texting nightmare with lyrics straight out of the "How to Convince a Girl to Send You Nudes handbook", such as "Send it to my phone, send it to my phone / You already know I keep it on the low / Baby, you can trust me, promise I'm alone / I won't tell a soul, send it to my phone."[7] Some have said the song's lyrics make them feel disgusted.[9]
Others have said that many artists talk about sex and nude photos in their songs all the time, and that Mahone is saying what everyone thinks.[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Send It" (ft. Rich Homie Quan) | 3:01 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "iTunes (U.S.) - Music - Austin Mahone - Single - Send It". iTunes.
- ^ a b "Austin Mahone -Send It - Lyrics". Genius.
- ^ Send It (Lyrics Video) - Description on YouTube
- ^ "Who sings the songs, "Send it", which became popular recently on TikTok" (in Chinese).
- ^ "Send It (Austin Mahone Cantonese Cover)". NetEase Music (in Chinese).
- ^ "Xiami music - Song - Austin Mahone - Send It" (in Chinese).
- ^ a b Devoe, Noelle (September 14, 2016). "You'll Eyeroll So Hard at Austin Mahone's New Single About Asking a Girl to Send Him Nudes". Seventeen.
- ^ Carolyn L. Todd (September 15, 2016). "Austin Mahone Under Fire For Encouraging Girls To Send Nude Photos In New Song". Refinery29.
- ^ a b Adams, Chanel (September 17, 2016). "Austin Mahone's 'Send It' Sends A 'Creepy' Message To Young Fans". Inquisitr.