"Real Deal" is a song by English singer and songwriter

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. It was written by

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, Jessie J and Darhyl Camper, with production handled by DJ Camper and

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. The song was released on 11 August 2017 through

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. The single is a part of a campaign with

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, and is the lead single from her fourth studio album ''

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Background

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'' to unveil the song. Fans are able to unlock a hidden snippet of the song after playing a game on "Bite Size Beats", an interactive beat box platform. She also teased stills from an unspecified music video shoot. She told ''

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'' that this single is not taken from an upcoming album, she also tweeted: "First single? Nah... This is me just getting warmed up." The song eventually became part of her album, ''R.O.S.E''.

Composition

"Real Deal" represents a musical departure for the singer, veering away from the "power-pop vibes" of her previous music, and instead is based on old school hip hop and R&B. Jessie J described the single as having a "summer vibe." Mike Wass of

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wrote that the song contains a "distinct hip hop edge." The single's production contains hard-hitting drums.

Critical reception

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'' called the song "a thumping production with hard-hitting drums", and felt that "the soulful siren blesses the head-knocking track with infectious melodies and optimistic lyrics about a promising romance". Mike Wass of

described the song as "a rhythmic bop with a distinct hip-hop edge" and "a radical change of pace for the Brit", and wrote that it lacks "power-pop vibes" from previous singles "

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" and " Burnin' Up". Similarly, Katrina Rees of CelebMix opined that the track "takes us in a slightly new musical direction" and "veers away from her classic powerful pop sound".

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Jessie J – songwriting, vocals * Shuggie Otis – songwriting * Darhyl Camper – songwriting, production, programming * Kuk Harrell – production * Simone Torres – engineering * Iván Jiménez – assistant mixing * David Nakaji – assistant mixing *

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– mixing

References

External links

* {{Jessie J 2017 singles 2017 songs Jessie J songs Songs written by Jessie J Republic Records singles Song recordings produced by Kuk Harrell Songs written by Kuk Harrell