Reuf (song)

"Reuf"
Front cover for Five's version of the song
Song by Nekfeu featuring Ed Sheeran
from the album Feu
Released8 June 2015
Genre
Length5:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nekfeu
  • DJ Elite
Audio sample
"Reuf"

"Reuf" is a song by French hip hop artist Nekfeu featuring English musician Ed Sheeran. The eighth track from Nekfeu's debut studio album Feu, it is produced by Nekfeu himself and DJ Elite.

Although it hasn't been officially released as a single, the song entered the French Singles Chart at number 72 on 20 June 2015, where it has since peaked.[1] A music video was announced as under development in December 2015, but had to be cancelled in March 2016 for "technical reasons."[2]

Interviewed on 10 April 2017 on France Inter, Ed Sheeran expressed his pleasure about this collaboration, and said that he "loves Nekfeu, he's a very smart guy. He's so nice too. Although he's a rapper, he doesn't have an arrogant attitude."[3] On 6 June 2020, an audio engineer who worked on Nekfeu's 3rd single, Les étoiles vagabondes, leaked that Nekfeu and Ed Sheeran had collaborated once more on an unreleased version of "Elle pleut".[4]

A new version of the song, produced by Hugz Hefneer, was featured in French comedy Five, dropping Ed Sheeran's part in the chorus.[5] This new version came out with a new video made up of excerpts from the film and behind the scenes footage.[6]

Track listing

  • Digital download[7]
  1. "Reuf (featuring Ed Sheeran)" – 5:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 19
France (SNEP)[9] 72

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
France (SNEP)[10] 175

References

  1. ^ "Lescharts.com – Nekfeu feat. Ed Sheeran – Reuf" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ Bouillé, Clément (8 March 2016). "Nekfeu : Le clip de Reuf avec Ed Sheeran annulé !". melty (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ Trapenard, Augustin (10 April 2017). "L'équation Ed Sheeran". Boomerang (in French). France Inter.
  4. ^ "Ed Sheeran aurait enregistré une version du hit de Nekfeu «Elle pleut»". NRJ.fr (in French). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Nekfeu : la nouvelle version efficace du titre "Reuf", extrait de la BO du film "Five" [vidéo]". Mouv' (in French). 15 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Un nouveau clip et un nouveau style pour « Reuf » de Nekfeu..." aficia (in French). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Feu - Nekfeu". iTunes. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Nekfeu feat. Ed Sheeran – Reuf" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Nekfeu feat. Ed Sheeran – Reuf" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[[Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran]