CL’s new song ‘Lifted’ is gaining “hot” reactions from the U.S. after its release. ‘Lifted’, which is CL’s first official U.S. single, has been listed on the ‘New Music Friday’ chart that Spotify released on the 26th. ‘New Music Friday’ is a weekly playlist that Spotify editors recommend and select among the hottest new songs around the world.
‘Lifted’ was also played on the largest radio station, SiriusXM, during one of its program ‘Hits 1’. The song was introduced during the ‘Youtube 15 Show’ channel, which is the most popular pop music channel of SiriusXM hosted by Youtube star Jenna Marbles.
‘Lifted’ by CL was produced by Teddy of YG Entertainment and it was co-written by CL, Teddy, and American rapper ‘Asher Roth’. The song has done a sampling of part of the song, ‘Method Man’ by Wu-Tang Clan, a legendary hip-hop group from New York during the 1990’s. In addition, CL’s unique and sexy rap voice is a must-listen.
After its official release, the song has been rated as 17th on Billboard’s Social 50 chart, 12th on iTunes’ Top 40 US Hip-hop chart, and as ‘Best of the Week’ of Apple Music. The song was also introduced by major press including Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today.
Meanwhile, the official Music Video of ‘Lifted’ has about 7 million views on Youtube (29th).
Original article available at http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=4552782
Translated by Audrey Joung
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