"Chloe (You're the One I Want)" is the debut single of American
pop rock
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trio
Emblem3
Emblem3 is an American rap rock band from Sequim, Washington, consisting of Wesley Stromberg (born December 6, 1993), Drew Chadwick (born October 1, 1992), and Keaton Stromberg (born July 16, 1996). In 2013, they signed with Simon Cowell's reco ...
from their debut studio album, ''
Nothing to Lose'', which was released July 30, 2013. It was their first single after placing fourth on the
second season of ''
The X Factor
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'' and after signing on
Simon Cowell
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's
Syco
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. It was released digitally on April 15, 2013, through Syco and
.
Background
After placing fourth on the
second season of ''
The X Factor
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'', their mentor
Simon Cowell
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signed the Emblem3 to his music label
Syco Music
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, to be distributed in the
United States
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through
.
Speculation has surrounded the song, with claims that the song was written about
Khloé Kardashian
Khloé Alexandra Kardashian (; born June 27, 1984) is an American media personality and socialite. She rose to fame starring with her family in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' from 2007 to 2021. Its success le ...
, who was a host on ''The X-Factor'' during the band's time on the show. The lyrics state "Chloe, I know your sister turns everyone on" which some believe refers to
Kim. The band has rejected these claims saying the line is an attention-getter and "everyone thinks it's about Khloé Kardashian but it's not". The band clarified that the song is about girls and insecurities in general, however they have admitted that they grew close to Khloé and attended the Kardashians' Christmas party the night before their recording session.
Later, the band admitted that the song was inspired by the Kardashian sisters, but maintained that the song is not literally about the Kardashians.
The song received greater attention when
5 Seconds of Summer
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and several
Vine
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stars such as
Hayes Grier posted themselves dancing to the song on social media.
Music video
On May 8, 2013, the official lyric video was uploaded on the group's
Vevo
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channel. A series of video countdown teasers and trailers preceded the video premiere.
The song's official music video premiered on the group's
VEVO
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channel on May 18, 2013. The video was directed by
Ray Kay.
The video starts with Keaton playing the guitar with the boys backstage. Then there are various scenes with a clique of popular girls, gossiping and mocking the less popular girls. Many of the other girls feel insecure, but their moods improve when they receive a white pin with red lettering that says "I'm a Chloe @EmblemThree".
This signifies that they are the kind of girls Emblem3 likes, and that they have been invited to a special Emblem3 concert. The pins are passed girl by girl and towards the end there are hundreds of fans holding up their Chloe pins at a concert in order to gain entry.
Meanwhile, the group of "popular girls" who did not receive pins are not let in, so they stomp off, while the girls with pins are permitted to enter the concert where Emblem3 performs on stage, singing and dancing during a performance of Chloe. The video ends with Emblem3 allowing their fans on stage to dance with them.
Chart performance
The song sold over 35,000 digital downloads in its first two weeks in the United States and has sold over 330,000 downloads as of October 20, 2013.
It made them the second ''X Factor USA'' act to have a single enter the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Charts
Live performances
The trio performed Chloe for their summer tour. On June 7, 2013, along with
Little Mix
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, Emblem3 performed their single on ABC's ''
Good Morning America
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''. On July 29, 2013, the group made a guest appearance to perform the song on ABC's ''
The View
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.''
Release history
References
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2013 songs
2013 debut singles
Columbia Records singles
Music videos directed by Ray Kay
Song recordings produced by Savan Kotecha
Songs written by Savan Kotecha
Syco Music singles
Songs written by Kool Kojak
Song recordings produced by Kool Kojak