Pop-soul singer Teddy Swims has teamed with R&B sensation GIVĒON for his new single “Are You Even Actual.”
The dreamy ballad hears the crooners singing a couple of love that’s so magical that they marvel if it’s all of their creativeness. “Are you even actual / Or did I make you up? / How might somebody such as you / Wanna give it up? / Don’t assume I deserve it / However I can’t get sufficient,” Swims sings within the opening verse.
GIVĒON is available in for the second verse, singing, “You by no means do an excessive amount of / By some means, you’re nonetheless sufficient for me / I can nonetheless really feel the frenzy / Even while you slow-dance for me / Lookin’ at you layin’ proper there / Are from this world? I swear.”
“I’m in love with an ideal girl and I’m so fortunate that generally it feels too good to be true!” says Swims, who not too long ago shared he and his companion, R&B singer Raiche, predict their first baby collectively.
He continues, “I’m so grateful to have my pricey good friend GIVĒON on ‘Are You Even Actual’ with me! He’s a as soon as in a era expertise, I’m attempting to get this man to do an entire document with me!”
GIVĒON provides, “This music got here collectively in such a pure approach and it exhibits. The music, the lyrics, Teddy, and myself. It’s one which makes you replay it again and again. Excited to lastly share it with the world.”
“Are You Even Actual” will seem on Swims’ new album, I’ve Tried All the pieces However Remedy (Half 2), which releases Jan. 24 by way of Warner Data. The album can even embody the beforehand shared tracks “Funeral” and “Dangerous Goals.”
I’ve Tried All the pieces However Remedy (Half 2) can even function further collaborations with Muni Lengthy, Coco Jones, and GloRilla.
Swims’ upcoming challenge is the sequel to his 2023 debut album, I’ve Tried All the pieces However Remedy (Half 1), which included his breakout hit “Lose Management.” The soul-barring monitor reached No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and Grownup R&B Airplay charts and has amassed over three billion world streams.
Relating to “Lose Management,” Swims defined, “Being in love might be like an dependancy generally — all the time chasing the highs from the lows. It’s about dropping your self and dropping management when all of it begins to collapse and considering that the one approach out is thru being with that individual, chasing that feeling again and again.”
As for Half 1, he famous, “My debut album is an trustworthy look into my psychological well being journey. It’s my first step in direction of being susceptible about this journey and the steps I have to take to heal.”
In 2024, Swims launched Half 1.5, an expanded model of his debut album that featured 4 further tracks. “These songs characterize the place I’m at and I didn’t need to wait until I had the entire Half 2 finished — so right here you go,” he said.
The Georgia-born singer is nominated for Finest New Artist on the 2025 Grammy Awards, which takes place Sunday, Feb. 2, in Los Angeles.
Exterior of his personal music, Swims not too long ago joined Thomas Rhett on his single “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Girl” and Fortunate Daye on “Blame” from his album Algorithm.
GIVĒON hasn’t launched solo music since his rendition of “The First Noel” in 2023. Earlier than that, he launched his debut album, Give Or Take, which was highlighted on Rated R&B’s Finest R&B Albums of 2022 checklist. In 2024, he collaborated with Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr on “Final Heartbreak Track” from her album The 12 months I Turned 21.
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