New to You
{{short description|2022 single by Calvin Harris, Normani, Tinashe, and Offset}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = New to You
| cover = Calvin Harris - New to You.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Calvin Harris, Normani, Tinashe, and Offset
| album = Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2
| released = 29 July 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * Disco
| length = 5:02
| label = Columbia
| writer = * Adam Wiles
| producer = * Calvin Harris
- Adele Phillips
- Mark "Exit" Goodchild
- Emma Marks
| chronology = Calvin Harris
| prev_title = Stay with Me
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Miracle
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Normani
| type = single
| prev_title = Fair
| prev_year = 2022
| title = New to You
| year = 2022
| next_title = 1:59
| next_year = 2024
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Tinashe
| type = single
| prev_title = HMU for a Good Time
| prev_year = 2022
| title = New to You
| year = 2022
| next_title = Heaven
| next_year = 2023
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Offset
| type = single
| prev_title = Step 1
| prev_year = 2022
| title = New to You
| year = 2022
| next_title = Big 14
| next_year = 2022
}}
}}
"New to You" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, American singers Normani and Tinashe, and American rapper Offset. It was released on 29 July 2022 through Columbia Records as the fourth single from Harris' sixth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. The song was written by the artists alongside Jessie Reyez, Anderson .Paak, and Swae Lee.
Background
"New to You" marks the second time Harris has teamed up with Tinashe, following their song "Dollar Signs" from his fourth studio album Motion (2014); he also previously teamed up with Normani on the 2018 extended play Normani x Calvin Harris, which contains the songs "Checklist" and "Slow Down"; and previously joined Offset on the Frank Ocean–assisted single "Slide" from his album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017).{{Cite web |title=Calvin Harris Releases "New to You" f/ Offset, Normani, and Tinashe |url=https://www.complex.com/music/calvin-harris-offset-normani-tinashe-new-to-you-stream |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Complex}}
Composition
The song was composed by Harris, alongside Normani, Tinashe, Offset, Jessie Reyez, Anderson .Paak, and Swae Lee.{{Cite web |title=Calvin Harris Releases New Song "New To You" featuring Normani, Tinashe & Offset |url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20220729-17373 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=pm studio world wide news |language=ja}}
Musically, "New to You" is a bubbly R&B-inspired post-disco song.{{Cite web |title=Calvin Harris Drops Bubbly R&B Single With Normani, Tinashe and Offset |url=https://edm.com/.amp/music-releases/calvin-harris-normani-tinashe-offset-new-to-you |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=edm.com|date=29 July 2022 }} Billboard referred to it as "classy orchestral arrangements with glittery disco vibes".{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=2022-07-29 |title=Calvin Harris Drops 'New To You' With Normani, Tinashe & Offset: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-new-to-you-normani-tinashe-offset-1235119605/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The track has also been described as having "a swaying groove, punchy stings and synths leading the way over a slick bass line".{{Cite web |last=D-Money |date=2022-08-01 |title=Calvin Harris Enlists Normani, Tinashe & Offset To Bring Something 'New To You' |url=https://soulbounce.com/2022/08/calvin-harris-normani-tinashe-offset-new-to-you/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=SoulBounce |language=en-US}} It sees Normani singing about seducing a potential love interest with the lyrics "This might be news to you / This thing might feel new to you / But if you like everything / I think you might love me, baby" in the chorus; and Offset rapping about "the effervescent feeling of finding the right person" with lyrics like "I was dead on relationships / You made me feel like living."
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
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- Calvin Harris – production, songwriting, recording, vocal production, mixing
- Normani – vocals, songwriting
- Tinashe – vocals, songwriting
- Offset – vocals, songwriting
- Jessie Reyez – songwriting
- Anderson .Paak – songwriting
- Swae Lee – songwriting
- Everton Nelson – violin
- Emil Chakalov – violin
- Hayley Pomfrett – violin
- Lucy Wilkins – violin
- Marianne Haynes – violin
- Charis Jenson – violin
- Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Ian Humphries – violin
- Perry Montague-Mason – violin
- Richard George – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Charlie Brown – violin
- John Mills – violin
- Bruce White – viola
- Andy Parker – viola
- Adrian Smith – viola
- Reiad Chibah – viola
- Sara Hajir – cello
- Nick Cooper – cello
- Ian Burdge – cello
- Chris Worsey – cello
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- Kuk Harrell – recording, vocal production, engineering assistance
- JRich ENT – recording
- Stephen Fitzmaurice – recording
- Jelli Dorman – engineering assistance
- Mark Goodchild – miscellaneous production
- Emma Marks – miscellaneous production
- Adele Phillips – miscellaneous production
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Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "New to You" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2022&month=08&day=15|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of 10 August 2022|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|date=10 August 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}
| 19 |
|---|
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-09-02|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=8 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}
| 15 |
References
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{{Calvin Harris}}
{{Normani}}
{{Tinashe}}
{{Offset (rapper)}}
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Category:Offset (rapper) songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Calvin Harris
Category:Songs written by Normani
Category:Songs written by Tinashe
Category:Songs written by Offset (rapper)
Category:Songs written by Jessie Reyez
Category:Songs written by Anderson .Paak