Bottled Up
{{short description|2018 song by Dinah Jane}}
{{About||the 2013 Australian drama film|Bottled Up (film)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Bottled Up
| type = single
| artist = Dinah Jane featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy
| cover = DinahJaneBottledUp.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| border = yes
| album =
| recorded = 2018
| released = {{Start date|2018|09|21}}
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| genre = R&B{{cite news|title=Single Review: Dinah Jane – Bottled Up (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Marc. E. Bassy)|url=https://abitofpopmusic.com/2018/09/20/single-review-dinah-jane-bottled-up-feat-ty-dolla-ign-marc-e-bassy/|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=A Bit Of Pop Music|date=September 20, 2018}}{{cite news|title=Single Review: Dinah Jane – Bottled Up feat. Ty Dolla $ign Bottled Up|url=https://thomasbleach.com/2018/10/01/single-review-dinah-jane-feat-ty-dolla-ign-bottled-up/|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Thomas Bleech|date=October 1, 2018}}{{cite news|title=Dinah Jane Has A Cute Solo Start With "Bottled Up": Single Premiere|url=https://directlyrics.com/dinah-jane-has-a-cute-solo-start-with-bottled-up-single-premiere-news.html|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Direct Lyrics|date=September 23, 2018}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=20}}
| label = Hitco
| writer = *Alejandro Chal
| producer = * James Hau
- David Park
- William Mosgrove
- Nic Nac
| chronology = Dinah Jane singles
| prev_title = Boom Boom
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Heard It All Before
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ty Dolla Sign
| type = single
| prev_title = Ain't My Girlfriend
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Bottled Up
| year = 2018
| next_title = Nights Like This
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Marc E. Bassy
| type = single
| prev_title = Cool
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Bottled Up
| year = 2018
| next_title = Die Hard
| next_year = 2019
}}
}}
"Bottled Up" is the debut solo single by American singer Dinah Jane, featuring fellow American singers Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy. It was written by A.CHAL, Ty Dolla Sign, Bassy, and Jane. It was released on September 21, 2018.{{cite news|title=Bottled Up ft @tydollasign n @marcebassy|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjGKMeBp5C/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnjGKMeBp5C |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Instagram|date=September 11, 2018}}{{cbignore}} The song was noted for having a similar sound to Jane’s former group’s, Fifth Harmony, music. It is an R&B song with tropical and hip-hop influences, while lyrically, it is about someone who bottles up their feelings and uses alcohol and drugs to hide them.
Background and release
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Jane had a choice to add another artist to the song, and she chose Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy; she had previously worked with the former as a part of Fifth Harmony in the top-ten single, "Work from Home", and she's been wanting to work with the latter since her time in the group.{{cite news|title=Dinah Jane Talks "Bottled Up," Solo Success, Tiffany Haddish, And More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCTa_DVn2o0|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=YouTube|date=September 28, 2018}} She references three of the group's most famous singles: "Work from Home", "Worth It" and "Down". Jane performed the track at the New York Fashion Week during one of Teen Vogue’s performances.
She made her solo TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, October 8, performing the song alongside Marc E. Bassy and Ty Dolla $ign. In an interview with Music Choice she explained the song's similar sound to Fifth Harmony's music saying, "I remember being in the studio with Marc, and he was just like, ‘So what’s your vibe? Where do you wanna go with this? You wanna just make hits or do you wanna go global?’ I was like, ‘I wanna go global. I want a global record' […] I love this record a lot […] It’s been a year or two... and I feel like because it’s such a bop to me, it can be a bop to other people, as well.”{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITM6emndwu4|title=Dinah Jane Talks "Bottled Up"|date=September 12, 2018|work=Music Choice|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/dinah-jane-ty-dolla-sign-marc-e-bassy-bottled-up|title=Dinah Jane Recruits Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy for New Track "Bottled Up"|date=September 21, 2018|work=Complex|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
Jane released Spanish and Portuguese versions of the song on November 8, which kept Ty Dolla Sign's verse and removed Bassy's vocals.
Composition and lyrics
"Bottled Up" is a midtempo,{{cite magazine|title=Hear Fifth Harmony's Dinah Jane's New Solo Single 'Bottled Up'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fifth-harmony-dinah-jane-solo-single-bottled-up-726365/|accessdate=October 6, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 21, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075318/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fifth-harmony-dinah-jane-solo-single-bottled-up-726365/|url-status=dead}} R&B song that draws influences of tropical, reggae and hip hop music.{{cite news|title=Dinah Jane Finally Unleashes What She's Keeping 'Bottled Up' On Debut Single (Listen)|url=http://popcrush.com/dinah-jane-bottled-up-debut-single/|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Pop Crush|date=September 21, 2018}} It contains a "light tropical-tinged backbeat with a simple urban bassline."{{cite news|title=Dinah Jane To Release Debut Solo Single "Bottled Up" On September 21: See The Cover Art!|url=https://directlyrics.com/dinah-jane-to-release-debut-solo-single-bottled-up-on-september-21-see-the-cover-art-news.html|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Direct Lyrics|date=September 11, 2018}} It runs for a total of three minutes and twenty seconds.{{cite news|title=Bottled Up (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Marc E. Bassy) - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bottled-up-feat-ty-dolla-$ign-marc-e-bassy-single/1434568029|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075413/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bottled-up-feat-ty-dolla-$ign-marc-e-bassy-single/1434568029|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2018|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Apple Music|date=September 21, 2018}} Lyrically, the song is about "drinking your feelings away". In an interview with Z100, Jane said, "It’s about someone who has a hard time sharing their emotions, so they bottle up their feelings and they turn to smoking and drinking because that’s the way they’re getting it out."{{cite news|title=Dinah Jane Talks Working With Ty Dolla $ign & Marc E Bassy {{!}} Z100|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu2511ukcXY|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=YouTube|date=September 14, 2018}} The song is in 97 beats per minute.{{cite news|title= Dinah Jane - Bottled Up ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Marc E. Bassy (Audio)|url=https://chordify.net/chords/dinah-jane-bottled-up-ft-ty-dolla-ign-marc-e-bassy-audio-pop-world|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Chordify|date=September 24, 2018}}
Music video
The song's music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released on November 7, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-11-07-dinah-jane-brings-the-party-in-colorful-bottled-up-video/|title=Dinah Jane Brings The Party In Colorful 'Bottled Up' Video|last=Dinh|first=James|website=iHeartRadio|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=March 13, 2020}}
Critical reception
"Bottled Up" received both positive and negative feedback; the latter was mostly because of the song's sound, which was very similar to that of Fifth Harmony's. Thomas Bleech said that the "chorus was way too simple" and that "not even a guest rap verse from Ty Dolla $ign could save this song and make it somewhat likeable or commercially ready." Mike Neid from Idolator said that "Jane gets a little flirty" and "she and Marc E. Bassy need a little coaxing to open up about their feelings."{{cite news|title=Bop! Dinah Jane Launches Her Solo Career With "Bottled Up"|url=https://www.idolator.com/7685927/dinah-jane-bottled-up-listen?chrome=1|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=Idolator|date=September 21, 2018}} Matt Gehring from MTV said that they "loved the 'Work from Home and 'Worth It' references" and that they're "ready for a hit maker".{{cite news|title=Dinah Jane's References To Fifth Harmony Hits On "Bottled Up" Had Me Crying|url=http://trl.mtv.com/news/3100109/dinah-janes-references-to-fifth-harmony-hits-on-bottled-up-have-me-crying/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922001136/http://trl.mtv.com/news/3100109/dinah-janes-references-to-fifth-harmony-hits-on-bottled-up-have-me-crying/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2018|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=MTV|date=September 21, 2018}} HotNewHipHop called the song "upbeat and high energy" and that it tackles "the subject of bottling up emotions in romantic relationships."{{cite news|title=Fifth Harmony's Dinah Jane, Ty Dolla $ign And Marc E Bassy Drop "Bottled Up"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fifth-harmonys-dinah-jane-ty-dolla-sign-and-marc-e-bassy-drop-bottled-up-new-song.1980417.html|accessdate=October 6, 2018|work=HotNewHipHop|date=September 21, 2018}}
Track listing
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{{Track listing
| headline = Digital Download
| title1 = Bottled Up (Versión Español)
| note1 = featuring Ty Dolla Sign
| length1 = 3:19
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital Download
| title1 = Bottled Up (Versão Português)
| note1 = featuring Ty Dolla Sign
| length1 = 3:20
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/94302330|title=Bottled Up / Dinah Jane TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
- Dinah Jane – songwriting, vocals
- Ty Dolla Sign – songwriting, vocals
- Marc E. Bassy – songwriting, vocals
- Alejandro Chal – songwriting
- James Hau – producer
- David Park – producer
- William Mosgrove – producer
- Nick Balding – producer
Charts
References
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Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
Category:Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign