Drowning (Mario song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Drowning

| cover = Mario - Drowning (Single Cover).png

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Mario

| album = Dancing Shadows

| B-side =

| released = {{Start date|2018|7|20}}

| recorded =

| studio = FRQNCY Studios
(London, England)

| genre = R&B

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=38}}

| label = {{hlist|New Citizen|Empire}}

| writer = {{hlist|Mario Barrett|Jake Gosling|Daecolm Holland|Milton Adams II|Yonatan Ayal}}

| producer = {{hlist|Daecolm|Mario|xSDTRK}}

| prev_title = Pain Is the New Pleasure

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Dancing Shadows

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1InUxFeTIyc|"Drowning"}}}}

}}

"Drowning" is a song recorded by American recording artist Mario for his fifth studio album Dancing Shadows and was released alongside its music video on July 20, 2018, through his own label New Citizen and Empire Distribution as the album's lead single. The song was written and produced by Mario, xSDTRK and Daecolm Holland, with additional songwriting credits from Milton Adams II and Jake Gosling. Lyrically, the song is about a man being torn between two women.

The song garnered favorable reviews from most critics, with praise towards its production and Mario's vocal delivery

Background and release

Mario spoke with the FunX radio station during the Oh My! Music Festival in June 2018, he revealed that he would release the lead single off the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO-jqTStOaE|title=Mario: I would never make a second Let Me Love You|last=FunX Gemist|date=30 June 2018|publisher=|accessdate=11 July 2018|via=YouTube}}

Critical reception

Singersroom said the song, "showcases Mario’s vocal growth and eargasmic falsetto that takes hold and doesn’t let go over a simmering and stark production".{{cite web|url=https://singersroom.com/content/2018-07-20/mario-drowning/amp/|title=Mario Returns With New Single & Video For "Drowning"|website=Singersroom}} The Musical Hype gave the song three and a half stars out of five.{{Cite web|url=https://themusicalhype.com/mario-drowning-track-review/|title=Mario, 'Drowning' | Track Review|first=The Musical|last=Hype|date=July 25, 2018|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}

Music video

The music video premiered along with the song on July 20, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8466304/mario-premieres-drowning|title=Mario Premieres New Single and Video for 'Drowning': Watch|website=Billboard|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/mario-drops-off-new-video-for-drowning-new-video.44141.html|title=Mario Drops Off New Video For "Drowning"|website=HotNewHipHop|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}

Live performances

Mario performed "Drowning" during the live televised segment of The Wendy Williams Show in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://icecreamconvos.com/watch-rb-singer-mario-performs-drowning-on-wendy/|title=WATCH: R&B Singer Mario Performs ‘Drowning’ On ‘Wendy’}}{{cite web|url=https://thisisrnb.com/2018/10/watch-mario-performs-drowning-on-wendy/|title=Watch: Mario Performs "Drowning" On ‘Wendy’}}{{cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2018/10/did-you-miss-mario-performs-drowning-wendy/|title=Did You Miss It? Mario Performs ‘Drowning’ On ‘Wendy’ [Video]}}{{cite web|url=https://aws-stage.wendyshow.com/2018/10/05/mario-performs-drowning/|title=Mario Performs "Drowning" – The Wendy Williams Show}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download

| title1 = Drowning

| length1 = 3:38

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – Dance Remix{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drowning-nitti-gritti-shnd%C5%8D-remix-single/1440341064|title=Drowning (Nitti & Shndō Remix) by Mario|website=iTunes|access-date=December 6, 2018}}

| title1 = Drowning (Nitti Gritti & Shndō Remix)

| length1 = 2:50

}}

Credits and personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/album/91360396|title=Drowning / Mario|website=Tidal|accessdate=January 8, 2019}}

Mario – songwriting, production
Daecolm – songwriting, production
xSDTRK – songwriting, production
Jake Gosling – songwriting
Milton Adams II – songwriting

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Weekly chart performance for "Drowning"

! scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|28|artist=Mario|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history and formats for "Drowning" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label ! Ref
scope="row"\| Various \| July 20, 2018 \| Digital download \| {{hlist\|New Citizen\|Empire}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drowning-single/1406519793\|title=Drowning by Mario\|website=iTunes\|access-date=December 6, 2018}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history and formats for "Drowning"

! Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

! Ref

scope="row"| Various

| July 20, 2018

| Digital download

| {{hlist|New Citizen|Empire}}

|{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drowning-single/1406519793|title=Drowning by Mario|website=iTunes|access-date=December 6, 2018}}