Nobody Like U: Difference between revisions

The 2-minute-40-second song is in the key of [[C major]] with a tempo of 104 [[Beats Per Minute|beats per minute]]. Sonically, it is a parody of 1990s and 2000s [[Max Martin]]-style [[pop music]], precisely by boy bands like [[NSYNC]] and [[Backstreet Boys]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Simons |first=Roxy |title='Nobody Like U' Lyrics: True Meaning Behind 'Turning Red' Song Written by Billie Eilish |url=https://www.newsweek.com/turning-red-nobody-like-u-meaning-lyrics-billie-eilish-pixar-1686815 |website=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LeGardye |first=Quinci |title=4*Town, the 'Turning Red' Boy Band, Explained |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/turning-red-4-town-boyband-pixar/ |website=[[Marie Claire]]}}</ref> Robaire sings the intro, chorus, and outro, while he and Aaron Z. and have a rap verse in the middle and other members of the group sing background vocals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nobody Like U (From Disney and Pixar's Turning Red Sing-Along) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5gDwgtZRn8 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

 

The song debuted at number 6 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] on the week ending March 25, 2022, and number 50 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] the next week, becoming the first song from a Pixar film to reach the chart. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reported on March 28 that the song's debut was driven largely by its 10 million official U.S. [[Streaming media|streams]] during its tracking week. "'Nobody Like U' also continues an impressive year for [[Walt Disney Records]] on ''Billboard'''s charts, after having sent all eight non-score songs from the [[Encanto (film)|''Encanto'']] [[Encanto (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] onto the Hot 100," they also wrote.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Turning Red' Heartthrobs 4*TOWN Debut on Hot 100 With ‘Nobody Like U’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/turning-red-4town-nobody-like-u-hot-100-debut-1235050864/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> The song also opened at No. 19 on the [[Streaming Songs]] chart, number 77 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] (peaking at 57), number 87 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] (peaking at 34), and number 24 on the [[NZ Hot Singles]] chart (peaking at number 18).

 

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Roxy Simons of ''[[Newsweek]]'' wrote about the lyrical content, saying, "What seems like a simple track is anything but. While these are sweet lyrics that would make any young listener swoon, it also has a different meaning, namely because the lyrics can be flipped to represent the core friendship in the film between Mei, Miriam, Abby and Priya, and they also urge the listener not to cry because the members are there for them, something which also represents the way in which Mei's friends support her and help her not to be upset by her predicament."<ref name=":0" /> Leanne Butkovic of ''[[Thrillist]]'' wrote an extensive review, calling 4*Town "the platonic ideal of a 2002 boy band crafted in 2022, a swoon-worthy and diverse [[quintet]] of teen idols, each given a backstory devised with boy-band archetypes clearly front of mind," continuing with, "4*Town so perfectly recreates the boy-band fervor of the late '90s and early 2000s. The [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-winning siblings absolutely nailed it, down to the songs’ nostalgic production and accurately ridiculous lyrics."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Butkovic |first=Leanne |title=4*TOWN Is the Perfect Boy Band |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/turning-red-boy-band-4town |website=[[Thrillist]]}}</ref>