PrimeTime (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = PrimeTime
| cover = Janelle Monae Miguel PrimeTime Remixes.jpg
| alt =
| caption = "PrimeTime Remixes" single cover
| type = single
| artist = Janelle Monáe featuring Miguel
| album = The Electric Lady
| released = {{Start date|2013|8|19}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 4:40
| label = {{hlist|Wondaland Arts Society|Bad Boy|Atlantic}}
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Janelle Monáe Robinson
- Roman GianArthur Irvin
- Nathaniel Irvin III
- Charles Joseph II
- Miguel Jontel Pimentel}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Nate "Rocket" Wonder
- GianArthur
- Monáe
- Chuck Lightning}}
| chronology = Janelle Monáe
| prev_title = Dance Apocalyptic
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = What Is Love
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Miguel
| type = single
| prev_title = #Beautiful
| prev_year = 2013
| title = PrimeTime
| year = 2013
| next_title = Ashley
| next_year = 2013
}}
}}
"PrimeTime" is a song by American psychedelic soul and R&B singer Janelle Monáe featuring Miguel. It was released on August 19, 2013, as the third single from Monáe's second studio album, The Electric Lady.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-aug-19-la-et-ms-listen-janelle-monae-miguel-primetime-20130819-story.html |title=Listen: Janelle Monáe and Miguel get sensual in 'Primetime' |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Todd |last=Martens |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=June 24, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/19/janelle_mon_e_new_single_primetime_the_singer_duets_with_miguel_on_the_power.html |title=Janelle Monáe Teams Up With Miguel for Love Ballad "PrimeTime" |work=Slate |first=Aisha |last=Harris |date=August 19, 2013 |accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
The song has charted at number 20 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and at number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
A single containing two remixes of the song was released digitally on February 25, 2014.
Critical reception
Mark Rozeman of Paste magazine commented that with "PrimeTime" Monáe was "taking things at a slower pace" than in the first two singles from The Electric Lady – "Q.U.E.E.N." and "Dance Apocalyptic" – and called the song a "romantic slow jam" with "soulful guitar".{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/08/janelle-monae-releases-new-single-primetime-feat-m.html |title=Janelle Monáe Releases New Single "Primetime (feat. Miguel)" |work=Paste |first=Mark |last=Rozeman |date=August 19, 2013 |accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
Spin{{'}}s Chris Martins wrote that the song is "a classic R&B ballad shaded in with Lynchian '50s haze and powered by the strength of the featured duet. Monáe and the Kaleidoscope dreamer are a natural fit, trading verses and uniting for the chorus ... which should be enough to make Mariah Carey just a little bit jealous," referring to Miguel's collaboration with Carey on "Beautiful".{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/janelle-monae-miguel-primetime-stream-electric-lady/ |title=Janelle Monae and Miguel Find 'Primetime' Under the Stars |work=Spin |first=Chris |last=Martins |date=August 19, 2013 |accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
Music video
A music video for the song, directed by Alan Ferguson, was released on October 10, 2013. It stars Janelle Monáe in the role of Cindi Mayweather, the protagonist of Monáe's Metropolis concept album series, and Miguel as Joey Vice, Mayweather's love interest.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxls2xX0Clg |title=Janelle Monáe - PrimeTime ft. Miguel [Official Video] |publisher=YouTube |date=October 10, 2013 |accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = PrimeTime Remixes – Single{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/primetime-remixes-single/825372979 |title=Primetime Remixes - Single by Janelle Monáe |date=25 February 2014 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=June 24, 2014}}
| title1 = PrimeTime
| note1 = featuring Miguel) (Kastle Remix
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = PrimeTime
| note2 = featuring Miguel) (Chloe Martini Remix
| length2 = 4:54
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2013–14)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3A%2AJanelle%20Monae%20featuring%20Miguel%2A&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Janelle%20Monae%20featuring%20Miguel |title=Chart Search |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=June 24, 2014}}
| 20 |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
| 36 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
| scope="col" style="width:18.5em;"| Chart (2014)
!scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hot-r-and-b-songs|title=Hot R&B Songs - Year-End 2014|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=9 December 2019}}
|50 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Janelle Monáe}}
{{Miguel}}
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Category:Bad Boy Records singles
Category:Miguel (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Janelle Monáe
Category:Songs written by Miguel (singer)
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads