"Selfish Love" is a song recorded by

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and

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. It was released through

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on March 4, 2021, as the third and final single from Gomez's fourth EP, ''

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''. "Selfish Love" marks the second collaboration between DJ Snake and Gomez, the first being " Taki Taki" in 2018.

Background and release

On February 24, 2021, DJ Snake posted a video to his

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accounts displaying

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with Selena Gomez about them receiving the

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4× Platinum

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plaque for " Taki Taki", their previous collab with

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and

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. He then sends Gomez a message reading; "I think it's time we gave them another one", followed by an audio clip. They announced the release date and title of the single the following day, February 25.

Music video

The song was released on March 4, 2021, along with its

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. A

was released alongside the song. The video is set inside an oriental hair salon, accompanied by

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transitions and costumes.

Accolades

Track listing

* Digital download # "Selfish Love" – 2:48 * Digital download –

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by '' Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was ...

remix # "Selfish Love" (Tiësto remix) – 2:33 * Digital download - Jack Chirak remix # "Selfish Love" (Jack Chirak remix) - 2:42 * Selfish Love EP # "Selfish Love" (Acoustic Mix) - 2:49 # "Selfish Love" (Jack Chirak remix) - 2:42 # "Selfish Love" (Tiësto remix) – 2:33 # "Selfish Love" – 2:48

Composition

"Selfish Love" is a

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and

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song with

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influences,

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ern and "chill"

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rhythms. With lyrics in both Spanish and English, the song tells the story of a girl admitting feelings of jealousy. The song was written by DJ Snake and Gomez alongside

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, Kris Floyd, K Sotomayor and Marty Maro, and was produced by DJ Snake and Maro.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– songwriting, production, mixing *

– vocals, songwriting * Maro – songwriting, production * K Sotomayor – songwriting *

– songwriting, backing vocals * Kris Floyd – songwriting * Bart Schoudel – engineering, vocal engineering * Nicholas Mercier – engineering, mastering, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Selena Gomez 2021 singles 2021 songs DJ Snake songs Macaronic songs Spanglish songs Selena Gomez songs Songs written by DJ Snake Songs written by Selena Gomez Interscope Records singles Songs about jealousy