Jasmine (song)

"Jasmine"
Single by Jai Paul
from the album Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
Released30 March 2012 (SoundCloud)
Genre
Length4:13
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)Jai Paul[1]
Jai Paul singles chronology
"BTSTU"
(2010) 		"Jasmine"
(2012) 		"Do You Love Her Now" / "He"
(2019)

"Jasmine" (sometimes referred to as "Jasmine (Demo)") is a song by Jai Paul, first released in 2012 as a digital download.[2]

Release

"Jasmine" was first released on SoundCloud on 30 March 2012.[3] It was later re-released on Paul's debut album Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) (2019),[4] an unofficial version of which was leaked in 2013.[5] Paul also released a version of the track on Bandcamp in 2013.[6]

As of January 2020, a special edition vinyl release of "Jasmine" was expected.[7] Jai Paul announced that the record—which was to be scented with jasmine—would contain a remix of the single.[7] A website launched with Jai Paul's 2019 single "He"/"Do You Love Her Now" also allowed users to stream a version of "Jasmine".[8]

Reception

Fitzmaurice, naming "Jasmine" a best new track in a review for Pitchfork, described it as "echo-pop" and compared it to Daft Punk's 2003 single "Something About Us".[9] Cragg noted similarities with the work of D'Angelo and Prince.[10] Caramanica, who also compared "Jasmine" to Prince's work, described the song as a "whispery caress".[11] Morpurgo, observing that the single's synthesizer loop resembles the work of Chromatics, classified "Jasmine" as R&B,[12] as did Singh;[13] while Rindner compares it to Off the Wall–era Michael Jackson.[14] Bassil describes the song's "obscured" mixing as a hallmark of Jai Paul's style.[15]

Covers

Ed Sheeran and Octavian have released cover versions of "Jasmine".[15] And on 7 November 2023, Arlo Parks released a cover of the song as the lead single for the deluxe edition of her album My Soft Machine.[16]

References

  1. ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ Marcus, Ezra (26 February 2019). "How Jai Paul Reshaped Popular Music". Vulture. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ Jones, Charlie (31 March 2012). "Jai Paul – Jasmine". Dummy Mag. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ Dombal, Ryan (6 June 2019). "Jai Paul: Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Jai Paul says newly released album is an illegal leak". The Guardian. 15 April 2013. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (31 July 2018). "Jai Paul continues his long-awaited return as more Paul Institute songs emerge". NME. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b D'Souza, Shaad (19 January 2020). "Jai Paul offers update on delayed vinyl, confirms new mix of 'Jasmine'". The Fader. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ Yeung, Vivian (2 June 2019). "Jai Paul returns after seven years with two new tracks". Crack Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (30 March 2012). "Jasmine". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  10. ^ Cragg, Michael (2 April 2012). "New music: Jai Paul – Jasmine (demo)". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ^ Caramanica, Jon (13 April 2012). "Bachata Royalty, Long-Haul Rapper, Australian Brats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ^ Morpurgo, Joseph (2 April 2012). "Jai Paul - 'Jasmine'". Fact. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. ^ Singh, Amrit (30 March 2012). "Jai Paul – 'Jasmine'". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  14. ^ Rindner, Grant (12 September 2017). "How Jai Paul changed the sound of pop with just two songs". Dazed. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b Bassil, Ryan (27 November 2018). "How Jai Paul's Influence Has Spread Beyond Simple Rip-Offs". Noisey. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Arlo Parks shares a cover of Jai Paul's "Jasmine" and announces forthcoming deluxe album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 January 2024.