"Selfish Love" is a song recorded by DJ Snake and Selena Gomez. It was released through Interscope Records on March 4, 2021, as the third and final single from Gomez's third EP, Revelación. "Selfish Love" marks the second collaboration between DJ Snake and Gomez, the first being "Taki Taki" in 2018.
Background and release On February 24, 2021, DJ Snake posted a video to his social media accounts displaying messages with Selena Gomez about them receiving the RIAA 4× Platinum certification plaque for "Taki Taki", their previous collab with Cardi B and Ozuna. He then sends Gomez a message reading; "I think it's time we gave them another one", followed by an audio clip. They announced the release date and title of the single the following day, February 25.
Music video The song was released on March 4, 2021, along with its music video. A music video was released alongside the song. The video is set inside an oriental hair salon, accompanied by psychedelic transitions and costumes.
Accolades +Awards and nominations for "Selfish Love"OrganizationYearCategoryResult Ciclope Latino Festival 2021 Music Video NRJ Music Awards International Collaboration of the Year Video of the Year UK Music Video Awards Best Production Design Video
Track listing Digital download "Selfish Love" – 2:48
Digital download – Tiësto remix
"Selfish Love" (Tiësto remix) – 2:33
Digital download - Jack Chirak remix
"Selfish Love" (Jack Chirak remix) - 2:42
Selfish Love EP "Selfish Love" (Acoustic Mix) - 2:49 "Selfish Love" (Jack Chirak remix) - 2:42 "Selfish Love" (Tiësto remix) – 2:33 "Selfish Love" – 2:48
Composition
"Selfish Love" is a tropical house and dance song with dubstep influences, Latin, Middle Eastern and "chill" saxophone rhythms. With lyrics in both Spanish and English, the song tells the story of a girl admitting feelings of jealousy. The song was written by DJ Snake and Gomez alongside Kat Dahlia, Kris Floyd, K Sotomayor and Marty Maro, and was produced by DJ Snake and Maro.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
DJ Snake – songwriting, production, mixing Selena Gomez – vocals, songwriting Maro – songwriting, production K Sotomayor – songwriting Kat Dahlia – songwriting, backing vocals Kris Floyd – songwriting Bart Schoudel – engineering, vocal engineering Nicholas Mercier – engineering, mastering, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Selfish Love" Chart (2021) Peakposition Global Excl. US (Billboard) 84 Ireland (IRMA) 61 Lithuania (AGATA) 46 Mexico (Mexico Español Airplay) 21 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 14 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 19
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Selfish Love" Chart (2021) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 72 France (SNEP) 115 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 25
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Selfish Love" Region Date Format Version Label Various March 4, 2021 Original Interscope United States March 5, 2021 Type Selena Gomez in the Search field. Italy April 9, 2021 Radio airplay Universal Various April 16, 2021 Tiësto remix Interscope May 7, 2021 EP
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