"Hurricane" | ||||
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Single by Bridgit Mendler | ||||
from the album Hello My Name Is... | ||||
Released | February 12, 2013 | |||
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Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 4:03 | |||
Label | Hollywood | |||
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"Hurricane" on YouTube |
"Hurricane" is a song by American actress, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and philanthropist Bridgit Mendler, from her debut studio album, Hello My Name Is... (2012). The song was released as a promotional single to the iTunes Store as Single of the Week on October 22, 2012, and was later announced to be the second single from the album. On February 12, 2013, the song was released to Top 40 radio.
The song received positive reviews from music critics, praising the song's reggae influence, and Mendler's vocals and rapping skills, which have been compared to Cher Lloyd, Lily Allen, and Karmin. It debuted and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
A midtempo pop song, "Hurricane" exhibits elements of reggae fusion and R&B. Built on a beat and multi-tracked harmonies, the song's instrumentation includes slow-bouncing keyboard tones, and drums. The song was written by Mendler and American songwriters Emanuel Kiriakou, Evan Kidd Bogart, and Andrew Goldstein, and produced by Kiriakou and Goldstein. Lyrically, the song gives ode to a disaster love, and reconciliation and perseverance in love. Mendler's vocals span from the low note of F3 to the high note of F5. In interview for Coup de Main Magazine, Mendler commented about recording a rap song for the first time. She said: