"The Perfect Pair" is a song by Filipino-British singer

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. It was written by Jacob Bugden and Beabadoobee, and became available as the fifth track from her second studio album ''

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'' (2022) on 15 July 2022. It was later sent to adult alternative radio on 26 September 2022 as a single by

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. Sonically, "The Perfect Pair" is a bossa nova song backed by '90s-style

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. The lyrics detail two lovers' romantic distrust and uncertainty at the end of a relationship.

Release and composition

"The Perfect Pair" was sent to adult alternative radio on 26 September 2022. The song is 2 minutes and 58 seconds at a tempo of 146 BPM. The song went viral on the video sharing platform

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upon its release. The song was described by ''

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'' as a swingy guitar and bossa nova song that addresses romantic distrust and uncertainty.

Critical reception

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s Arielle Gordon described the song as "shimmying bossa nova" and compared it to the likes of

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. Steffanie Wang of ''

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'' described it as "at once familiar and a sonic mesh of new ideas".

Live performances

Beabadoobee performed the album version of the song at a ''Tiny Desk Concert'' on 29 November 2022. Beabadoobee performed an acoustic rendition of the song on ''

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'' on 5 December 2022. Wearing an oversized coat, short skirt, and knee-high white boots, she was accompanied by guitarists, violinists, cellists, and drummers. The performance was met with positive reception. Alex Gonzales of ''

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'' noted her vocals as "soft and silky", and ''Hypebeast'''s Sarah Kearns said she "delivered the soft lyrics with effortless, breathy ease".

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the

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of ''Beatopia''. *Jacob Bugden – producer, engineer, songwriter *Beabadoobee – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter, vocal producer *Iain Berryman – songwriter, producer *Drew Dungate-Smith – engineer, *Joe LaPorta – mastering *Ben Baptie – mixing *Sophie Ellis – assistant mixing

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References

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