For You (Liam Payne And Rita Ora Song)
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"For You" is a song recorded by English singers
Liam Payne Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter. He was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Loui ...
and
Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...
for the soundtrack of the film ''
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'' (2018). It was released on 5 January 2018 through
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and
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as the lead single from the soundtrack. The music video was released on 26 January 2018. The song was also included on Ora's second studio album, '' Phoenix'' (2018) and Payne's debut studio album, '' LP1'' (2019). "For You" reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Poland, and Belgium, and peaked at number one in Germany. The track uses samples from " Ten Seconds Before Sunrise" by
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.


Promotion

On 20 December 2017, both artists posted a promotional shot on social media of themselves standing together, dressed up to the nines, along with the hashtag "#FiftyShadesFreed". The picture started speculation on a possible collaboration between the two for the upcoming film ''Fifty Shades Freed'', in which Ora appears. A day after, the pair released the first teaser of the song on social media. On 3 January 2018, they revealed the song's release date and released the second teaser, a video showing the studio session in which they recorded the song.


Critical reception

Lauren O'Neill of ''
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'' called it "a fine song with a serviceable chorus". He disliked Payne's appearance on the track and wrote that it would be "entirely better if Rita, whose voice sounds very pretty here, had been left to her own devices". Patrick Hosken of
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wrote that "the song's opening blares immediately reminded me of
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". Sam Damshenas of ''
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'' deemed the song "a sultry synthpop duet" that is "catchy as f**k". He expect the song to be "a smash hit", considering how well the previous singles from ''Fifty Shades'' soundtrack albums have done. Kevin Goddard of HotNewHipHop described the song as "a sultry, steamy, upbeat and pop-driven dance record". ''
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'' opined that the duet "combines upbeat harmonies with catchy melodies". Michelle Phi of Clevver wrote that "the upbeat dance tempo and sultry lyrics are the perfect combo to get any fan excited about the final installment of Fifty Shades of Grey" and the song "could be the steamiest song to grace the franchise yet". Similarly, Mike Vulpo of E! also regarded the song as "an upbeat dance number that may just get fans more pumped for the steamy movie hitting theatres before Valentine's Day". Kate Solomon of ''
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'' defined the song "weeping, surprising, romantic and brilliant", writing that although "Liam Payne has found himself on a good song for the first time since '
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'", his contribution is only "one verse and Ora does the rest".


Chart performance

"For You" peaked at number one in Germany, making it Payne and Ora's first song to top the chart in the country. The song charted within the top five in the charts of Austria, France, Portugal, and Switzerland. The single also reached the top 10 in the UK, peaking at number eight, making it Payne's second top 10 in the country as a solo artist and Ora's twelfth. Following Payne's death in October 2024, the song saw a surge in sales and streams. The
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showed "For You" place at number 67 on the UK Midweek Singles Chart. It entered the UK Singles Chart Top 100, on 25 October 2024, at number 43.


Music video

The official music video of the song was released on 26 January 2018 on the ''Fifty Shades''
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account. It was directed by
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. The filming took place at
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on
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, off the coast of the eastern United States. It features Ora in a red dress walking and running in the garden and Payne in the castle, with them meeting on the grand staircase at the end. Special effects throughout also show the pair levitating. Comparisons were drawn to the video of " Blank Space" by
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, as both videos were filmed in the same location.


Live performances

On 31 January 2018, Payne and Ora performed "For You" on ''
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''. They also sang on ''
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'' on 1 February, and on the French television show '' C à vous'' on 5 February. The duo also performed the song at the 2018 Brit Awards on 21 February 2018. On 12 April 2018, Payne and Ora performed the song live after Ora performed "
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" and " Anywhere" at the German
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. On 18 April 2020, Payne and Ora performed the song at '' One World: Together at Home''.


Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *
Liam Payne Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter. He was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Loui ...
– vocals, background vocals *
Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...
– vocals, background vocals * Ali Payami – songwriting, production, background vocals, keyboard, bass, drums, horn, percussion, programming *
Ali Tamposi Alexandra Leah Tamposi (born November 17, 1989) is an American songwriter from West Palm Beach, Florida. She is best known for co-writing Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," 5 Seconds of Summer's song " Youngblood", DJ Snak ...
– songwriting, background vocals * Andrew Watt – songwriting, production, background vocals, guitar * Peter Karlsson – production, background vocals * John Hanes – mix engineering * Sam Holland – engineering *
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– mixing * Jakob Jerlström – background vocals * Max Grahn – background vocals * Cory Bice – assistant engineering * Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineering * Niklas Ljungfelt – guitar


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


See also

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List of number-one hits of 2018 (Germany) The Media Control charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilatio ...
* List of number-one songs of 2018 (Lebanon) *
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References

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