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== Background ==
  
== Background ==
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More Than That" is one of two songs Jauregui performed at MTV's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party in November 2018.<ref>Aniftos, Rania (November 7, 2018). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8483874/lauren-jauregui-two-new-songs-mtv-election-party "Lauren Jauregui Performs Two New Songs at MTV's 'Plus 1 The Vote' Election Party: Watch"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 16, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.radio.com/blogs/la/watch-lauren-jauregui-perform-two-brand-new-songs-mtvs-plus-1-vote-election-party "Watch Lauren Jauregui Perform Two Brand New Songs At MTV's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party"]. ''Radio.com''. November 7, 2018.</ref> On January 8, 2019, Jauregui announced that "More Than That" would be released on January 11, 2019.<ref>[https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/lauren-jauregui/15127 "Lauren Jauregui's New Song 'More Than That' Is Out On January 11Th!"]. ''Coup De Main''. January 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref>Kaufman, Gil (January 12, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8492671/lauren-jauregui-teases-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Teases New Song 'More Than That'"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> The following day, Jauregui released the single's cover art, inspired by the renaissance painting ''The Birth of Venus''.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8492802/lauren-jauregui-shares-cover-art-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares Provocative, Classically Inspired 'More Than That' Single Art"]. ''Billboard''. January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref>Savage, Mark (January 18, 2019). [https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46882449 "Lauren Jauregui: 'The music industry clouds your soul'"]. BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Billboard'' described the cover as "sexy, Renaissance-era-inspired artwork";<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8493101/lauren-jauregui-new-single-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares New Single 'More Than That': Stream It Now"]. ''Billboard''. January 11, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Idolator'' called it a "glorious" and "literal work of art";<ref>Nied, Mike (January 11, 2019). [http://www.idolator.com/7690614/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that-listen "A Bop! Lauren Jauregui Plays The Temptress On The Slinky 'More Than That'"]. ''Idolator''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> and MTV deemed it a "Louvre-worthy cover art".<ref>Roth, Madeline (January 18, 2019). [http://www.mtv.com/news/3110048/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that-video/ "Lauren Jauregui Is A Literal Goddess In Her Entrancing 'More Than That' Video"]. ''MTV''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Jauregui said she wrote the song two or three years before its release.<ref>Espinosa, Joshua (January 11, 2019). [https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares Her Aphrodite-Inspired Track "More Than That"]. ''Complex''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> She kept her demo vocals on the song as she liked how it sounded.<ref>[https://genius.com/a/lauren-jauregui-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Breaks Down The Meaning Of "More Than That"]. ''Genius''. February 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref>
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More Than That" is one of two songs Jauregui performed at MTV's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party in November 2018.<ref>Aniftos, Rania (November 7, 2018). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8483874/lauren-jauregui-two-new-songs-mtv-election-party "Lauren Jauregui Performs Two New Songs at MTV's 'Plus 1 The Vote' Election Party: Watch"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 16, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.radio.com/blogs/la/watch-lauren-jauregui-perform-two-brand-new-songs-mtvs-plus-1-vote-election-party "Watch Lauren Jauregui Perform Two Brand New Songs At MTV's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party"]. ''Radio.com''. November 7, 2018.</ref> On January 8, 2019, Jauregui announced that "More Than That" would be released on January 11, 2019.<ref>[https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/lauren-jauregui/15127 "Lauren Jauregui's New Song 'More Than That' Is Out On January 11Th!"]. ''Coup De Main''. January 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref name=":0">Kaufman, Gil (January 12, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8492671/lauren-jauregui-teases-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Teases New Song 'More Than That'"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> The following day, Jauregui released the single's cover art, inspired by the renaissance painting ''The Birth of Venus''.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8492802/lauren-jauregui-shares-cover-art-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares Provocative, Classically Inspired 'More Than That' Single Art"]. ''Billboard''. January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref name=":1">Savage, Mark (January 18, 2019). [https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46882449 "Lauren Jauregui: 'The music industry clouds your soul'"]. BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Billboard'' described the cover as "sexy, Renaissance-era-inspired artwork";<ref name=":2">[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8493101/lauren-jauregui-new-single-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares New Single 'More Than That': Stream It Now"]. ''Billboard''. January 11, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Idolator'' called it a "glorious" and "literal work of art";<ref name=":3">Nied, Mike (January 11, 2019). [http://www.idolator.com/7690614/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that-listen "A Bop! Lauren Jauregui Plays The Temptress On The Slinky 'More Than That'"]. ''Idolator''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> and MTV deemed it a "Louvre-worthy cover art".<ref>Roth, Madeline (January 18, 2019). [http://www.mtv.com/news/3110048/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that-video/ "Lauren Jauregui Is A Literal Goddess In Her Entrancing 'More Than That' Video"]. ''MTV''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Jauregui said she wrote the song two or three years before its release.<ref name=":4">Espinosa, Joshua (January 11, 2019). [https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares Her Aphrodite-Inspired Track "More Than That""]. ''Complex''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> She kept her demo vocals on the song as she liked how it sounded.<ref name=":5">[https://genius.com/a/lauren-jauregui-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Breaks Down The Meaning Of "More Than That"]. ''Genius''. February 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref>
   
 
== Composition ==
  
== Composition ==
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Jauregui called "More Than That" a "sassy" song about flirtation that is "not necessarily engaging" but conscious, and about "sticking to my own guns and not giving into the flirtation". In a Beats 1 interview, Jauregui said she wrote the song without intention to keep it for herself, "so that separation made me be more free in the moment." Jauregui was inspired by the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite, remarking that "she's very sensual. She's about love. She's about connection with pleasure and self [...] and that was really important to me." Billboard described "More Than That" as mid-tempo R&B and a "sultry grinder". Idolator described the track as "slinky" and "darkly seductive" with "sensual beats", as Jauregui challenges and "toys with her admirers". Uproxx wrote, "over a pounding R&B beat, Jauregui teases her infatuated lover". BBC deemed it a "sassy, assertive takedown of a wannabe lover." Paper said that Jauregui's lyrics "breathe in the open" through a "lo-fi trap rumble", as she sings about her "refusal to settle". Rolling Stone described it as a "smooth R&B track" where Jauregui "rebukes the advances of showy special someone while asserting her independence and worth".
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Jauregui called "More Than That" a "sassy" song about flirtation that is "not necessarily engaging" but conscious, and about "sticking to my own guns and not giving into the flirtation".<ref name=":6">Gilke, Chloe (January 11, 2019). [https://uproxx.com/music/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that/ "Lauren Jauregui's New Single 'More Than That' Is A Sassy Club Banger"]. ''Uproxx''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref name=":5">[https://genius.com/a/lauren-jauregui-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Breaks Down The Meaning Of "More Than That"]. ''Genius''. February 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> In a Beats 1 interview, Jauregui said she wrote the song without intention to keep it for herself, "so that separation made me be more free in the moment."<ref>[https://twitter.com/Beats1/status/1090035795946336256 ""I wasn't writing it with the intention of it being for me, so that separation made me be more free in the moment.""]. Beats 1. January 28, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019 – via Twitter.</ref> Jauregui was inspired by the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite, remarking that "she's very sensual. She's about love. She's about connection with pleasure and self [...] and that was really important to me."<ref name=":4">Espinosa, Joshua (January 11, 2019). [https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares Her Aphrodite-Inspired Track "More Than That"]. ''Complex''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Billboard described "More Than That" as mid-tempo R&B and a "sultry grinder".<ref name=":2">[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8493101/lauren-jauregui-new-single-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Shares New Single 'More Than That': Stream It Now"]. ''Billboard''. January 11, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref name=":0">Kaufman, Gil (January 12, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8492671/lauren-jauregui-teases-more-than-that "Lauren Jauregui Teases New Song 'More Than That'"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Idolator described the track as "slinky" and "darkly seductive" with "sensual beats", as Jauregui challenges and "toys with her admirers".<ref name=":3">Nied, Mike (January 11, 2019). [http://www.idolator.com/7690614/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that-listen "A Bop! Lauren Jauregui Plays The Temptress On The Slinky 'More Than That'"]. ''Idolator''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Uproxx wrote, "over a pounding R&B beat, Jauregui teases her infatuated lover".<ref name=":6" /> BBC deemed it a "sassy, assertive takedown of a wannabe lover."<ref name=":1">Savage, Mark (January 18, 2019). [https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46882449 "Lauren Jauregui: 'The music industry clouds your soul'"]. BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Paper said that Jauregui's lyrics "breathe in the open" through a "lo-fi trap rumble", as she sings about her "refusal to settle".<ref name=":7">Love, Michael (January 11, 2019). [http://www.papermag.com/friday-bops-23509235-2625730655.html "Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right"]. ''Paper''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> Rolling Stone described it as a "smooth R&B track" where Jauregui "rebukes the advances of showy special someone while asserting her independence and worth".<ref name=":8">Spanos, Brittany (January 11, 2019). [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lauren-jauregui-new-song-more-than-that-777637/ "Hear Lauren Jauregui's Intoxicating New Song 'More Than That'"]. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref>
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== Critical reception ==
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''MTV'' called "More Than That" a "hypnotic" and "sultry number that finds her cooly asserting her dominance".<ref>Roth, Madeline (January 11, 2019). [http://www.mtv.com/news/3109268/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that/ "Lauren Jauregui's 'More Than That' Is A Swaggering, Hypnotic Flex"]. ''MTV News''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Idolator'' wrote that the "darkly seductive banger" showcases Jauregui's "full potential" and praised the "beguiling" production.<ref name=":3">Nied, Mike (January 11, 2019). [http://www.idolator.com/7690614/lauren-jauregui-more-than-that-listen "A Bop! Lauren Jauregui Plays The Temptress On The Slinky 'More Than That'"]. ''Idolator''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Uproxx'' called the song a "first-class banger" and "an excellent showcase" of Jauregui's "smoky, sonorous voice".<ref name=":6" /> ''Earmilk'' complimented the production, and wrote that Jauregui "sets the bar high" with the song "packed to the rim with attitude, including ample bark to match her bite".<ref>Paul, Larisha (January 13, 2019). [https://earmilk.com/2019/01/12/lauren-jauregui-sets-the-bar-high-on-more-than-that/ "Lauren Jauregui sets the bar high on "More Than That""]. ''Earmilk''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref> ''Paper'' praised Jauregui's songwriting and her "gorgeous raspy howl" in the song.<ref name=":7" /> ''Rolling Stone'' considered it an "intoxicating" and "flossy" record in which Jauregui "asserts her independence and worth".<ref name=":8" />
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==

Revision as of 18:00, 16 August 2019

"More Than That" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lauren Jauregui. It was released on January 11, 2019 through Columbia Records, and is expected to be featured on Jauregui's upcoming debut studio album. Written by Jauregui two to three years before its release, the song was inspired by Greek goddess Aphrodite and depicts a flirtation that is challenged. Creatively directed by Jauregui, the music video references Greek and Roman mythology, along with Sandro Botticelli's paintings Primavera and The Birth of Venus. "More Than That" was positively-received by music journalists, who called the song "darkly seductive", "hypnotic" and a "first-class banger".

Background

More Than That" is one of two songs Jauregui performed at MTV's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party in November 2018.[1][2] On January 8, 2019, Jauregui announced that "More Than That" would be released on January 11, 2019.[3][4] The following day, Jauregui released the single's cover art, inspired by the renaissance painting The Birth of Venus.[5][6] Billboard described the cover as "sexy, Renaissance-era-inspired artwork";[7] Idolator called it a "glorious" and "literal work of art";[8] and MTV deemed it a "Louvre-worthy cover art".[9] Jauregui said she wrote the song two or three years before its release.[10] She kept her demo vocals on the song as she liked how it sounded.[11]

Composition

Jauregui called "More Than That" a "sassy" song about flirtation that is "not necessarily engaging" but conscious, and about "sticking to my own guns and not giving into the flirtation".[12][11] In a Beats 1 interview, Jauregui said she wrote the song without intention to keep it for herself, "so that separation made me be more free in the moment."[13] Jauregui was inspired by the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite, remarking that "she's very sensual. She's about love. She's about connection with pleasure and self [...] and that was really important to me."[10] Billboard described "More Than That" as mid-tempo R&B and a "sultry grinder".[7][4] Idolator described the track as "slinky" and "darkly seductive" with "sensual beats", as Jauregui challenges and "toys with her admirers".[8] Uproxx wrote, "over a pounding R&B beat, Jauregui teases her infatuated lover".[12] BBC deemed it a "sassy, assertive takedown of a wannabe lover."[6] Paper said that Jauregui's lyrics "breathe in the open" through a "lo-fi trap rumble", as she sings about her "refusal to settle".[14] Rolling Stone described it as a "smooth R&B track" where Jauregui "rebukes the advances of showy special someone while asserting her independence and worth".[15]

Critical reception

MTV called "More Than That" a "hypnotic" and "sultry number that finds her cooly asserting her dominance".[16] Idolator wrote that the "darkly seductive banger" showcases Jauregui's "full potential" and praised the "beguiling" production.[8] Uproxx called the song a "first-class banger" and "an excellent showcase" of Jauregui's "smoky, sonorous voice".[12] Earmilk complimented the production, and wrote that Jauregui "sets the bar high" with the song "packed to the rim with attitude, including ample bark to match her bite".[17] Paper praised Jauregui's songwriting and her "gorgeous raspy howl" in the song.[14] Rolling Stone considered it an "intoxicating" and "flossy" record in which Jauregui "asserts her independence and worth".[15]

References

  1. ↑ Aniftos, Rania (November 7, 2018). "Lauren Jauregui Performs Two New Songs at MTV's 'Plus 1 The Vote' Election Party: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Watch Lauren Jauregui Perform Two Brand New Songs At MTV's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party". Radio.com. November 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui's New Song 'More Than That' Is Out On January 11Th!". Coup De Main. January 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kaufman, Gil (January 12, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui Teases New Song 'More Than That'". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui Shares Provocative, Classically Inspired 'More Than That' Single Art". Billboard. January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Savage, Mark (January 18, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui: 'The music industry clouds your soul'". BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Lauren Jauregui Shares New Single 'More Than That': Stream It Now". Billboard. January 11, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Nied, Mike (January 11, 2019). "A Bop! Lauren Jauregui Plays The Temptress On The Slinky 'More Than That'". Idolator. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Roth, Madeline (January 18, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui Is A Literal Goddess In Her Entrancing 'More Than That' Video". MTV. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Espinosa, Joshua (January 11, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui Shares Her Aphrodite-Inspired Track "More Than That"". Complex. Retrieved August 16, 2019. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":4" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Lauren Jauregui Breaks Down The Meaning Of "More Than That". Genius. February 8, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Gilke, Chloe (January 11, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui's New Single 'More Than That' Is A Sassy Club Banger". Uproxx. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  13. ↑ ""I wasn't writing it with the intention of it being for me, so that separation made me be more free in the moment."". Beats 1. January 28, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Love, Michael (January 11, 2019). "Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right". Paper. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Spanos, Brittany (January 11, 2019). "Hear Lauren Jauregui's Intoxicating New Song 'More Than That'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  16. ↑ Roth, Madeline (January 11, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui's 'More Than That' Is A Swaggering, Hypnotic Flex". MTV News. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  17. ↑ Paul, Larisha (January 13, 2019). "Lauren Jauregui sets the bar high on "More Than That"". Earmilk. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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