The Gift (EP)

The Gift
EP by
ReleasedDecember 23, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length25:28
20:28 (iTunes version)
Label
Producer
Pia Mia chronology
The Gift
(2013)
The Gift 2
(2017)
Singles from The Gift
  1. "Red Love"
    Released: December 9, 2013[1]
  2. "Mr. President"
    Released: May 19, 2014[2][3]

The Gift is the debut extended play (EP) by American recording artist Pia Mia. First released independently on December 23, 2013 as a free download by her record label Wolfpack, the EP was later reissued on iTunes on February 25, 2014, after she was signed to Interscope Records.[4] Produced by Nic Nac Beats, The Gift is musically a pop and R&B record that is influenced by hip hop and trap music.

Perez first posted the cover of Drake's song "Hold On, We're Going Home" on her YouTube account on August 23, 2013.[5] She later posted the songs "Shotgun Love" and "What a Girl Wants".[6] Two singles were released from the EP; "Red Love" was released on December 9, 2013 and "Mr. President" on May 19, 2014.

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On My Mind"
3:05
2."I Got It"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
2:35
3."Complicated"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:09
4."Lost & Found"
  • Jermiah "Sick Pen" Bethea
  • Perez
4:18
5."Red Love"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:25
6."Mr. President"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:02
7."Hold On, We're Going Home"3:03
8."Shotgun Love"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
2:51
Total length:25:28
iTunes version[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On My Mind"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:04
2."Complicated"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:40
3."Lost & Found"
  • Bethea
4:17
4."Mr. President"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:01
5."Hold On, We're Going Home"
  • Graham
  • Shebib
  • Maskati
  • Ullman
3:01
6."Red Love"
  • Perez
  • Griffin
3:25
Total length:20:28

References

  1. ^ "Pia Mia: 'I'm here to speak for what's really going on for teenagers'". L.A. Times. 31 May 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Watch YouTube Star Pia Mia's Awesome New Video for "Mr. President"". Seventeen Magazine. 29 May 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pia Mia Released The Visual For Her Single, "Mr. President"". The Source. 19 May 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Bryant, Kelly. Pia Mia Has a Major Music Announcement!, OK! Magazine, February 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake (Pia Mia cover). YouTube. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ^ What a Girl Wants by Pia Mia. YouTube. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ "iTunes - Music - The Gift - EP by Pia Mia". iTunes Store (US). January 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2015.