Jasmine (song)

"Jasmine" was first released on SoundCloud on 30 March 2012.{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Charlie|date=2012-03-31|title=Jai Paul – Jasmine|url=https://www.dummymag.com/news/jai-paul-jasmine/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Dummy Mag|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922231000/https://www.dummymag.com/news/jai-paul-jasmine/}} It was later re-released on Paul's debut album Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) (2019),{{Cite web|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|date=6 June 2019|title=Jai Paul: Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jai-paul-leak-04-13-bait-ones/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Pitchfork|language=en|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829193126/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jai-paul-leak-04-13-bait-ones/}} an unofficial version of which was leaked in 2013.{{Cite news|date=2013-04-15|title=Jai Paul says newly released album is an illegal leak|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/15/jai-paul-denies-album|access-date=2020-09-12|issn=0261-3077}} Paul also released a version of the track on Bandcamp in 2013.{{Cite web|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|date=2018-07-31|title=Jai Paul continues his long-awaited return as more Paul Institute songs emerge|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jai-paul-makes-long-awaited-return-co-producers-paul-institute-songs-2361855|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818064329/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jai-paul-makes-long-awaited-return-co-producers-paul-institute-songs-2361855}}

{{As of|2020|January}}, a special edition vinyl release of "Jasmine" was expected. Jai Paul announced that the record—which was to be scented with jasmine—would contain a remix of the single.{{Cite web|last=D'Souza|first=Shaad|date=2020-01-19|title=Jai Paul offers update on delayed vinyl, confirms new mix of 'Jasmine'|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/01/19/jai-paul-offers-update-on-delayed-vinyl-confirms-new-mix-of-jasmine|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127112618/http://www.thefader.com/2020/01/19/jai-paul-offers-update-on-delayed-vinyl-confirms-new-mix-of-jasmine|archive-date=27 January 2020|access-date=2020-09-12|website=The Fader|language=en}} A website launched with Jai Paul's 2019 single "He"/"Do You Love Her Now" also allowed users to stream a version of "Jasmine".{{Cite web|last=Yeung|first=Vivian|date=2019-06-02|title=Jai Paul returns after seven years with two new tracks|url=https://crackmagazine.net/2019/06/jai-paul-returns-after-seven-years-with-two-new-tracks/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Crack Magazine|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922230955/https://crackmagazine.net/2019/06/jai-paul-returns-after-seven-years-with-two-new-tracks/}}

Fitzmaurice, naming "Jasmine" a best new track in a review for Pitchfork, described it as "echo-pop" and compared it to Daft Punk's 2003 single "Something About Us".{{Cite web|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Larry|date=2012-03-30|title=Jasmine|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13378-jai-paul-jasmine/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804092350/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13378-jai-paul-jasmine/}} Cragg noted similarities with the work of D'Angelo and Prince.{{Cite news|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=2012-04-02|title=New music: Jai Paul – Jasmine (demo)|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/apr/02/jai-paul-jasmine-demo|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403051434/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/apr/02/jai-paul-jasmine-demo}} Caramanica, who also compared "Jasmine" to Prince's work, described the song as a "whispery caress".{{Cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=2012-04-13|title=Bachata Royalty, Long-Haul Rapper, Australian Brats|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/arts/music/new-releases-from-ka-popcaan-vena-and-bleeding-knees-club.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505153855/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/arts/music/new-releases-from-ka-popcaan-vena-and-bleeding-knees-club.html}} Morpurgo, observing that the single's synthesizer loop resembles the work of Chromatics, classified "Jasmine" as R&B,{{Cite web|last=Morpurgo|first=Joseph|date=2012-04-02|title=Jai Paul - 'Jasmine'|url=https://www.factmag.com/2012/04/02/jai-paul-jasmine/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Fact|language=en|archive-date=17 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217134704/http://www.factmag.com/2012/04/02/jai-paul-jasmine/}} as did Singh;{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Amrit|date=2012-03-30|title=Jai Paul – 'Jasmine'|url=https://www.stereogum.com/990611/jai-paul-jasmine/mp3s/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Stereogum|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127204327/https://www.stereogum.com/990611/jai-paul-jasmine/mp3s/}} while Rindner compares it to Off the Wall–era Michael Jackson.{{Cite web|last=Rindner|first=Grant|date=2017-09-12|title=How Jai Paul changed the sound of pop with just two songs|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37374/1/how-jai-paul-changed-the-sound-of-pop-with-just-two-songs|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Dazed|language=en|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809104744/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37374/1/how-jai-paul-changed-the-sound-of-pop-with-just-two-songs}} Bassil describes the song's "obscured" mixing as a hallmark of Jai Paul's style.{{Cite web|last=Bassil|first=Ryan|date=2018-11-27|title=How Jai Paul's Influence Has Spread Beyond Simple Rip-Offs|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ev3xae/how-jai-pauls-influence-has-spread-beyond-simple-rip-offs|url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Noisey|language=en|archive-date=25 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325123000/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ev3xae/how-jai-pauls-influence-has-spread-beyond-simple-rip-offs}}

Ed Sheeran and Octavian have released cover versions of "Jasmine". And on 7 November 2023, Arlo Parks released a cover of the song as the lead single for the deluxe edition of her album My Soft Machine.{{Cite web |title=Arlo Parks shares a cover of Jai Paul's "Jasmine" and announces forthcoming deluxe album |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/arlo-parks-shares-a-cover-of-jai-pauls-jasmine-and-announces-forthcoming-deluxe-album |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}

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