Saved (Ty Dolla Sign song)

"Saved"
Single by Ty Dolla Sign featuring E-40
from the album Free TC
Released October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Trap[1]
Length 2:58
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology
"Play No Games"
(2015)
"Saved"
(2015)
"Wavy"
(2016)
E-40 singles chronology
"No Time Outs"
(2015)
"Saved"
(2015)
"Law"
(2016)

"Saved" is a song by American singer Ty Dolla Sign included on his debut studio album, Free TC (2015), and features American rapper E-40. The track was released on October 15, 2015, as the fourth single from the album. It was written by Ty, E-40, Glenda Proby, Bobby Brackins, DJ Mustard and Twice as Nice, with production helmed by the latter two. The official music video for "Saved" was released on November 16, 2015. It was directed by Elliott Sellers.

Background

"Saved" was written by Ty, E-40, Glenda Proby, Bobby Brackins, and its producers DJ Mustard and Twice as Nice. Ty and E-40 previously collaborated on the tracks "Chitty Bang" and "That's Right".[2][3] In 2015, after releasing "Only Right", "Blasé" and "When I See Ya" as first three singles of his debut studio album, Free TC, Ty released "Saved" as the fourth single (second sent to radio) of the album on October 15, 2015.[4] Free TC was released on November 13, 2015.[5]

Music video

A music video for "Saved" premiered on Ty's official YouTube channel on November 16, 2015.[6] It was directed by Elliott Sellers, who previously directed the video for Ty's "When I See Ya".[7] The video opens with Ty sitting atop a golden throne in the clouds. He’s surrounded by women who are trying to "get saved", but he ignores them all and sings, "I ain’t gonna save her." It also shows Ty standing in the clouds and performing with E-40.[8] The song's co-producer DJ Mustard also makes a cameo appearance.[6] The video received acclaim by music critics. Uproxx's Beware called the video "stunning" and wrote that it "not only looks beautiful, it fits the concept".[9] Ted Simmons of XXL commented that "the video is an example of Ty’s strength, marrying the high and the low".[10]

Credits

Credits adapted from Free TC liner notes.[11]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 25
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States October 15, 2015 Digital download[16]
November 8, 2015 Rhythmic radio[17]

References

  1. Fitzgerald, Trent (October 26, 2015). "Ty Dolla $ign Goes Acoustic in 'Solid' Video Featuring Babyface". TheBoomBox. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. "The Block Brochure: Welcome To the Soil, Pt. 4, 5, & 6 by E-40". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  3. "Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 2 by E-40". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  4. Grebey, James (October 16, 2015). "Ty Dolla $ign Drops New Single and Stellar 'Free TC' Track List". Spin. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  5. "Free TC by Ty Dolla $ign". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Video: Ty Dolla $ign feat. E-40 – 'Saved'". Rap-Up. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  7. "Ty Dolla Sign and E-40 share 'Saved' video". Fact. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  8. Wicks, Amanda (November 17, 2015). "Ty Dolla $ign Drops Heavenly New Music Video for 'Saved'". Radio.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  9. Beware (November 16, 2015). "Ty Dolla $ign And E-40 Are Godly In Stunning 'Saved' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  10. Simmons, Ted (November 17, 2015). "Ty Dolla $ign and E-40 Get Cloudy in "Saved" Video". XXL. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  11. Free TC (Liner notes). Ty Dolla Sign. United States: Atlantic Records. 2015.
  12. "Ty Dolla $ign – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ty Dolla $ign. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  13. "Ty Dolla $ign – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ty Dolla $ign. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  14. "Ty Dolla $ign – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Ty Dolla $ign. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  15. "American single certifications – Ty Dolla $ign – Saved". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  16. "Saved by Ty Dolla $ign featuring E-40". Google Play (US). Google. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  17. "Mediabase Rhythmic Edition 11/15/2015". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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