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from his third studio album, ''

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'' (2019). Its name is taken from the French town of Saint-Tropez. It was written by Post Malone,

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, with production handled by Frank Dukes, Jahaan Sweet, and Wallis Lane. The song peaked at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs chart. The title refers to the French beach town Saint-Tropez, where the protagonist in the song claims to be.

Critical reception

Will Schube from '' Billboard'' ranked the track, 16th, out of the 17 songs on the album, in terms of the best records on the project, complimenting Malone's vocals but criticizing the weakness and genericism of the track's lyrics.

Lyrics

Mikael Wood from the ''

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'' described the song's lyrics as being about Post Malone's material comforts and the lack of fulfilling feelings like joy that he's unable to have with them.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on September 11, 2019. It was filmed in the mountains of

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and the town of Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera and was directed by Chris Villa. Various luxury vehicles such as the Bugatti, McLaren and

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are featured in the clip.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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– principal vocalist, songwriting *

– recording, songwriting, vocal production *

– production, songwriting, programming * Jahaan Sweet – production, songwriting, programming * Wallis Lane – production, songwriting, programming * Billy Walsh – songwriting *

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– mixing * Chris Galland – mixing assistance * Robin Florent – mixing assistance * Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance * Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistance

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* Songs about depression Songs about cities Songs about France Saint-Tropez in fiction 2019 songs Post Malone songs Songs written by Louis Bell Songs written by Post Malone Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes {{2019-single-stub