Alien (Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter song) explained

"Alien" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter and British DJ and record producer Jonas Blue, taken from both the Japanese deluxe editions of Blue's debut album Blue and Carpenter's album . The track was written by Carpenter, Janee Bennett and its producer Blue. The song was released by Hollywood Records on March 16, 2018. "Alien" describes what it is like to be lost in someone's feelings and how alienating it can be. The song reached number one on Billboards Dance Club Songs. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Carly Cusson premiered on her Vevo channel on March 29, 2018.

Background and recording

The idea for the song came about during a weekend meeting in London between the two artists. According to Sabrina, she describes what it’s like to be lost in someone’s feelings and how alienating that can be, hence the song's title.^[3]

Composition and lyrical interpretation

Musically, "Alien" is a two minutes and fifty-four seconds song. In terms of music notation, "Alien" was composed using common time in the key of B flat minor, with a moderate tempo of 106 beats per minute.^[4] The song follows the chord progression of Gmaj7-A-Bm(add4)-Asus in the verses and Carpenter's vocal range spans from the low note A3 to the high note of D5, giving the song one octave and three notes of range.

Music videos

It was first released a vertical music video directed by Alexandra Gavillet through Spotify on March 16, 2018 and later on Vevo and YouTube on April 11, 2018.^{[5] [6]} The music video was released through Vevo and YouTube on March 30, 2018 and was directed by Carly Cusson.^[7]

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

• Mastered at The Erchange Mike Marsh Mastering (Devon, England)
• Seven Summits Music/Pink Mic Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd, Universal Songs Of PolyGram Int., Inc.

Personnel

• Sabrina Carpenter – lead vocals, songwriting
• Janee Bennett – songwriting
• Jonas Blue – songwriting, production, recording, mixing, arrangement, programming, vocals
• Mike Marsh – vocals, mastering

Credits adapted from Blue (Japanese edition) liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[8]	3
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[9]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10]	18
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[11]	53

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Ref.
Various	March 18, 2018	Digital download
Italy	April 6, 2018	Contemporary hit radio	[12]

Notes and References

1. Sabrina Carpenter & Jonas Blue Talk 'Making Something New Together' With 'Alien': Watch. Billboard. 2019-08-08.
2. Web site: Uncharted: G-Eazy, Charlie Puth and Sabrina Carpenter & Jonas Blue. 2018-03-19. The Music Network. 2019-11-12.
3. https://genius.com/Sabrina-carpenter-and-jonas-blue-alien-lyrics "Sabrina Carpenter Breaks Down 'Alien'"
4. Web site: Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter "Alien" Sheet Music in B flat Minor. 27 March 2018 . Musicnotes.com. August 4, 2018.
5. Web site: Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Blue - Alien (Official Video). Spotify. August 4, 2018.
6. Web site: Sabrina Carpenter and Jonas Blue - Alien (Vertical Video). Vevo. 11 April 2018 . August 4, 2018.
7. Web site: Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Blue - Alien (Official Video). Vevo. 29 March 2018 . April 29, 2018.
8. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180501140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20180502-0000/Issue1470.pdf ARIA Report
9. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 26, 2018. July 17, 2018.
10. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. November 22, 2020.
11. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. August 17, 2019.
12. Web site: SABRINA CARPENTER "Alieno" - (Radio Date: 06/04/2018). radiodate.it.