"Face to Face" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter
Ruel. The song was released on 8 August 2019, and was produced by
M-Phazes
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. It is the second single from his sophomore
EP, ''
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Music video
The music video was released on 8 August 2019—the same day as the song's release—and was directed by Grey Ghost.
The video shows Ruel following a fictional French singer, ECÂF, breaking into her venue and eventually being kicked out.
At the end of the music video, during her performance, ECÂF's song "Pictures" was featured.
Reception
Michael Love Michael from ''
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'' noted that the song has "a retro soul feel," and that it "tells a very modern tale of crushing on someone through a screen...capturing the anxieties in teen and millennial hearts alike".
Bella DiGrazia from
The Daily Item stated that Ruel's "high and low range is hauntingly enticing" and that the saxophone solo towards the end of the song won her over.
Perez Hilton
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praises him and his song, saying that Ruel "continues to impress us with not just the quality of his work but also the variety".
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
*
Ruel Vincent van Djik – lead artist, songwriting
*
Mark Landon – producer, songwriting
* Joseph Angel – songwriting
* Ian Peres – bass
*
Sylvain Richard – drums
* Dan Walsh – guitar
* Cy Leo – harmonica
* Amy Ahn – harp
* Damian Smith – keyboards
* Matt Colton – mastering engineer
* Tele Fresco – miscellaneous producer
* Eric J. Dubowsky – mixing engineer
* DoXa – programmer
* Ted Case – strings
Charts
Certifications
References
2019 singles
2019 songs
Ruel (singer) songs
Songs written by M-Phazes
Songs written by Ruel (singer)
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