The first half of the chorus features a hi-hat, a handclap, a saw-wave synth, a soft pad sound and an echo effect on the keyboard. The "jazzier chord extensions" are similar to those used by the "romantic 90s artists". It is followed by the chorus and its "four-chord loop", which is influenced by pop, trap and R&B/soul. At this point, Mars's "backward-processed" vocals create "a ramp effect" to start the duet. It leads to "a disco-style bassline" before beginning the "chord loop" that is present during the song. "Please Me" starts with two "pulsing bass notes" and Cardi B saying "Uh" and "C'mon".
Mars's vocals are described as "silky and begging" while Cardi B's show "confident rapping".
NME 's Rhian Daly stated it is "a mix of modern and classic – a smooth slow jam with trap stylings". "Please Me" is a "silky, flirty slow jam" that resembles "steamy 90s' RnB". The song has a chord progression of Bm7–C#7(#5b9)–E/F#–F#7(b9). Mars and Cardi B's vocals range between the notes of E♯ 3 and E♯ 5. The song is composed in the key of F minor at a tempo of 68 beats per minute. "Please Me" is an R&B, hip hop and soul ballad that has a "mid-tempo retro groove" with a "burbling synthesizer bass" in its instrumentation. Problems playing this file? See media help. Composition Ī 20-second sample of the chorus where Mars sings the R&B hook begging for sexual pleasure as Cardi B shouts "Let me hear you say" "Please Me" was engineered by Charles Moniz, mixed by Serban Ghenea and mastered by Randy Merrill. Talkbox" Chambers provided additional background vocals. Mars and Christopher Brody Brown played guitar and guitar synthesizer, and Byron "Mr. "Please Me" was written by Cardi B, Bruno Mars, James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes-collectively Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II, who with Mars co-produced and programmed the song. On February 19, 2019, the single was re-released to contemporary hit radio. BBC Radio 1Xtra began adding the song onto their playlists on February 15, 2019. It was also released by Warner Music Group to Italian contemporary hit radio stations on the same date.
Ītlantic Records released "Please Me" for digital download and streaming on February 15, 2019, and issued the song to American contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary stations the same day. Cardi B shared the song's cover art on her Instagram account. "Please Me" is the artists' second collaboration after Cardi B's remix of Mars's single " Finesse" (2018). Cardi B returned to the platform on February 13 to announce a new song she had recorded with American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars would be released on the following Friday. On the same date, after receiving criticism on social media due to her win at the ceremony, the rapper deactivated her Instagram account due to the frustration this caused. On February 10, 2019, Cardi B won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018) at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. "Please Me" was nominated for several awards, including Best Collaboration and Video of the Year at the BET Awards 2019, Best Pop Video at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Collaboration Performance at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. Cardi B performed the song live at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on March 1, 2019.
Mars and Florent Dechard directed the song's music video, in which Mars and Cardi B meet after a party, perform suggestive dance moves and ride around Los Angeles. It also entered the top 20 in Canada, Greece, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts, and on the Chile General Monitor Latino chart. "Please Me" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). They also said the song is ideal for Valentine's Day. Music critics gave "Please Me" mostly positive reviews and praised Cardi B's presence and verses on the track, as well as Mars' vocals. "Please Me" is an R&B, hip hop and soul ballad that is reminiscent of the 1990's R&B with " trap stylings" its lyrics are about two lovers flirting with each other and the way their night will proceed before they go into a bedroom. The song was written by Cardi B, Bruno Mars, James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes-collectively Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II, who also co-produced the song with Mars.
" Please Me" is a song by American rapper Cardi B and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, released as a single by Atlantic Records on February 15, 2019. 2019 single by Cardi B and Bruno Mars "Please Me"