Justin Bieber heads uptempo once more on his new single “ Confident ,” collaborating with Chance The Rapper to close out his #MusicMondays series with a stomping song that winks.
The track was released at midnight on Sunday, December 9.
As heard on teasers for “ Confident “ this past week, the 19-year-old star and Spin’s 2013 Rapper of the Year reel off various sultry reasons why the Biebs is fascinated by a girl.
Over a bouncy, reggae beat with eastern-evoking instrumentation, Justin gets salty in the second verse as he sings,
“She said it’s her first time, I think she might of lied / Feels so good damn and I don’t know why / I’m addicted, something like a headache / Got me twisted, but still I gotta have it (sic).”
In a catchy bridge, Bieber continues, “Then she started dancing, sexual romancing / Nasty but she fancy, Mona Lisa masterpiece (sic),” before a pop-inflected chorus hook:
“Oh no no, oh no no / She’s confident / Oh no no, oh no no / And I’m down with it / Oh no no, oh no no / She’s confident / You could tell by the way she walks in the room.”
Chicago native Chance delivers lines describing a girl’s, “Tattoos, piercings and she just learned to twerk… cause her a** on a learning curve (sic),” in his brief but lively rap.
“ Confident “ is an affirmative end to 10 weeks of predominantly somber slow jams themed around a an implosion or aftermath of an intimate relationship (believed to refer to Bieber’s ended courtship of Selena Gomez), and the wrap of his 15-month Believe tour odyssey this weekend in Australia.
Recent talk of the teen’s impending collaborations with Chance, rappers Lil Wayne (also known as Lil Tunechi) Big Sean, Diplo, and “ PYD “ partner R. Kelly, indicates more chart assaults from Camp Bieber before the Christmas debut of his Believe movie-documentary — in reality, what the profile raising #MusicMondays is promoting.
Earlier on Sunday, Justin’s manager Scooter Braun casually unloaded big news when he tweeted a random user, writing,
@urbanjdb it isn’t over ? 12.16 #journals @justinbieber
— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 9, 2013
So, a Bieber set titled “Journals” dropping on December 16, is that the scoop?
There’s more. On iTunes, the singer offered a self-explanatory note about his new single (“I love a confident woman”), also revealing that a video is “coming soon” ahead of it going to radio.
“ Confident “ is available on iTunes where it’s currently climbing the charts.
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