"Sundress" is a song by American rapper

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, released as a single on November 20, 2018. It was co-produced by

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, and samples the 2011

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song " Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" Its music video was released the same day.

Composition

"Sundress" is an upbeat

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song with elements of

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and

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that samples the

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track " Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" by Australian artist

, from their 2010 album ''

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''. ASAP Rocky "swings easily between a sing-song croon and swift bars about nursing old feelings after a break-up" on the track, which was said to take the "original's fervently pulsing chillout session ..up a few notches until it's a party track".

Music video

The music video was directed by Frank Lebon and features artist and model Kesewa Aboah. In the video, Aboah is walking down a street with her partner and notices a man walking across the street who mysteriously turns in Rocky. She and her partner then follow Rocky into a club where she shoots him in the head, thus creating an explosion of shared memories of the two together. In the end, time reverses and she returns to her partner, who is revealed to be Rocky. The music video was called "trippy" by ''

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'', "enthralling" by ''

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'', and "surreal" by ''Oyster''. It was compared to the

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. Colin Hodgson, in an analysis, compared it to the 1962 French short film ''

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,'' which features still image photography''.''

Critical reception

Along with the reception for the video, critics also commented on the song, with ''

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'' calling it "vibrantly-produced", noting ASAP Rocky's switch from singing to rapping.

Charts

Certifications

References

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