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"Beachin" (stylised in lowercase) is a jungle track by Piri & Tommy. Originally intended for late October 2021, the track was eventually released on 28 January 2022 through EMI as their second single from Froge.mp3. The track describes a trip the pair had taken to Formby beach and ends with a spoken word section discussing the creation of sand sculptures. The track received positive reception from Matthew Perpetua and from reviewers from Clash and The Sunday Times. Skream later released an abstract remix of the song.
History
In June 2021, Piri & Tommy released "Soft Spot", which went viral on TikTok and Spotify, prompting EMI to sign the pair and re-release the track. The success of the single caused Tommy to suffer from impostor syndrome. "Beachin", their follow up, was written after a trip to Formby beach in Liverpool, and Piri's lyrics were an attempt at encapsulating how much they enjoyed the trip and how close they felt afterwards. The song was Tommy's attempt at making a jungle track, which he later annotated with guitar. The track ends with a spoken word section from a video of the trip which discusses the creation of sand sculptures.
"Beachin" was originally intended for late October, but was delayed due to the success of "Soft Spot", and was instead released on 28 January 2022. Piri promoted the song by releasing videos to TikTok with the song playing in the background, resulting in several other videos using the song, which prompted the creation of a corresponding dance. The song was first played on Unity Radio on Jasper Hopkins' Breakfast show, with Capital Dance later adding it to its playlist. Skream later produced an abstract remix for the song. In October 2022, the track appeared on their debut project Froge.mp3.
Reception
On 31 January 2022, BBC Radio 1 announced it as that day's "Hottest Record". Robin Murray of Clash described the song as a "divine pop moment" and a "delicious return soaked in trop-pop textures", and noted that the song's "addictive guitar line unfolds over those head-rush beats, with piri's voice moving from sighing refrain to effects-laden spoken word" [sic]. Dan Cairns of The Sunday Times described it as "just as limpet-like" as "Soft Spot" and "a song that both suspends and turns back time", described "the combination of classic soul guitar, dubby bass and serpentine melody" as "pure musical escapism", and likened it to "the Nineties colliding with the 2020s".
Reviewing Froge.mp3, Paul Simpson of AllMusic complimented the song's "appl[ication of] atmospheric guitars to deep, rolling grooves". A slightly more lukewarm review, however, came from The Soundboard Stereo, who described the rest of froge.mp3 as "generally likable as background music [...] outside of some detail on beachin that a sound like this is not in any way equipped to convey (for example: “I got him bussin’, he makin’ some mayo”)." Izzy Morris of LeftLion used a review of a Froge.tour concert to describe the track as a "summery anthem [which] instantly invited [the crowd] to return to that wildly missed festival feeling that the pair entirely capture within their work".
Track listing
Digital single
"Beachin" (Piri & Tommy) – 3:14
Skream remix
"Beachin" (Skream Remix) – 3:46
"Beachin" (Piri & Tommy) – 3:14
Personnel
Piri – vocals
Tommy Villiers – production, mastering
Jonny Breakwell – mixing
Release history
References
"Beachin'" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released in February 2014 as the second single from his fourth studio album Days of Gold. The song was written by Jaren Johnston, Jon Nite and Jimmy Robbins. It garnered positive reviews from critics, praising the production and Owen's lyrical delivery.
"Beachin'" reached number one on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts, giving him his third number-one country hit in both charts. It also gave him his second top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 26. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 1,104,000 copies in that country as of August 2014. It received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number one on the Country chart and number 39 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Mason Dixon, was filmed in Daytona Beach.
Reception
= Critical
=The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, which said that "the warmth, the flavors and the smells seep through the speakers with every word from Owen's lips." Jon Freeman of Country Weekly gave the song a B grade, writing that "it's nothing particularly new in the lyrical department, but at least the party's out of the woods for a change." He called the production the "most intriguing" aspect of the song. In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Beachin'" at number eight on his top 10 list of Owen's best songs.
= Commercial
="Beachin'" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of February 8, 2014. It also debuted at number 44 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 30, 2013. It also debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 12, 2014 and would later become his second top 40 single on the chart and his first since "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" in 2011. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated July 19, 2014, becoming Owen's fifth number one single. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 16, 2014. The song has sold 1,104,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2014.
Music video
The music video, filmed in Daytona Beach, was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in November 2013.
Charts and certifications
See also
List of number-one country singles of 2014 (Canada)
List of number-one country singles of 2014 (U.S.)
References
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