Perfect (Topic and Ally Brooke song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Perfect
| cover = Topic and Ally Brooke - Perfect.png
| type = single
| artist = Topic and Ally Brooke
| album =
| released = {{start date|2018|01|26}}
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=25}}
| label = B1
| writer = * Matt Radosevich
| producer = Topic
| chronology = Topic
| prev_title = Break My Habits
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Sólo Contigo
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ally Brooke
| type = single
| prev_title = Look at Us Now
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Perfect
| year = 2018
| next_title = Vámonos
| next_year = 2018
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|DKk5eDqZDKk|"Perfect"}}}}
}}
"Perfect" is a single by German DJ Topic and American singer Ally Brooke, released on 26 January 2018 via Ultra Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8096433/ally-brooke-new-song-perfect-topic-collaboration|title=Ally Brooke and Topic's 'Perfect' Collab Released: Listen|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-04-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/ally-brooke-topic-perfect-song-premiere/|title=Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Releases 'Perfect' Collab With Topic|last=Russell|first=Erica|website=PopCrush|language=en|access-date=2019-04-16}} The song is Brooke's first solo single as lead artist, following an appearance as a featured artist on Lost Kings' 2017 single "Look at Us Now" alongside A$AP Ferg. A music video for the song accompanied the single's release, on 26 January 2018, and has been viewed over 2.5 million times.{{Citation|last=TopicMusicTV|title=TOPIC & ALLY BROOKE - PERFECT (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|date=2018-01-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk5eDqZDKk|access-date=2019-04-16}}
Background and release
Brooke announced the release of the song on 22 January 2018 via social media, writing to Twitter: "I am ecstatic to share with my friends that Topic and I have a song coming out Friday. This one is very special to me."{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8095499/ally-brooke-perfect-single-topic|title=Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Releasing Debut Solo Single 'Perfect,' Collab With Topic|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-04-16}}
Music video
The song's music video was released to YouTube on 26 January 2018, the same day as the single's release. The video features Topic and Brooke performing together by a piano (a shot from this scene is included as the single's cover art) and Brooke exploring a large house, interacting specifically with windows and mirrors. At the end of the video, a second Brooke emerges from a mirror and embraces the first.{{Citation|last=TopicMusicTV|title=TOPIC & ALLY BROOKE - PERFECT (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|date=2018-01-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk5eDqZDKk|access-date=2019-04-16}}
Critical reception
The single received mostly positive reviews from critics. Nicholas Rice, writing for Billboard, called the song a "radio-friendly pop tune" and "another jam" from Brooke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8096433/ally-brooke-new-song-perfect-topic-collaboration|title=Ally Brooke and Topic's 'Perfect' Collab Released: Listen|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-04-16}} Meanwhile, Erica Russell of PopCrush wrote that the song is an "empowering track" and a "bright mid-tempo pop anthem".{{Cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/ally-brooke-topic-perfect-song-premiere/|title=Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Releases 'Perfect' Collab With Topic|last=Russell|first=Erica|website=PopCrush|language=en|access-date=2019-04-16}}
Accolades
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| scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Teen Choice Awards
| 2018 | Choice Song: Electronic/Dance | {{nom}} |
Commercial performance
Despite not achieving any major positions on any Billboard charts, "Perfect" attained minor chart positions in two European countries – Germany (Topic's native country) and Austria.
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Austria|73|artist=Topic & Ally Brooke|song=Perfect|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|98|artist=Topic & Ally Brooke|song=Perfect|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2021|songid=1730006}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboarddanceelectronic|38|artist=Ally Brooke}} |