Phases (Alma and French Montana song)

"Phases" is a song by Finnish singer Alma and American rapper French Montana. The song was written by Alma, Charli XCX, French Montana, Noonie Bao, and Sasha Sloan and produced by Charlie Handsome, Rex Kudo and Styalz Fuego. The song was released as a single on through PME Records on September 21, 2017.^[1] The music video for the single was directed by Charli XCX.^[2] The video was nominated in the category of Music Video of the Year at the 2017 Emma Awards.^[3]

"Phases"
Single by Alma and French Montana
Released	September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)
Length	3:24
Label	PME Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Alma-Sofia Miettinen Charlotte Emma Aitchison Karim Kharbouch Noonie Bao Sasha Sloan
Producer(s)	Charlie Handsome Rex Kudo Styalz Fuego

Background

Alma released her debut extended play Dye My Hair in 2016. In 2017, she was featured on Sub Focus' single "Don't You Feel It" and Martin Solveig's single "All Stars". "Phases" was released following Alma's successful solo single "Chasing Highs". Alma spoke of the song's recording process with Charli XCX, saying "We finished the song in Finland and it was very nice for us to hang out there and finish the whole track there. It’s just about teenage phases. When you’re getting drunk Friday and think you like someone, Saturday you wake up like “no” and sometimes you hurt someone else’s feelings".^[4]

Track listing

Digital download^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phases"	3:23

Digital download^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phases" (Autograf Remix)	3:42

Digital download^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phases" (KDA Remix)	3:32

Digital download^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phases" (Acoustic version)	3:33

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Phases"

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[8]	31
Finland Radio (Suomen virallinen radiolistasijoitus)^[9]	8
Finland Sales (Suomen virallinen singlelista)^[9]	1
Finland Streaming (Suomen virallinen striimilistasijoitus)^[9]	14
New Zealand Heatseeker Singles (RMNZ)^[10]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	82
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	97
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	88

References

1. "Phases - Single by ALMA & French Montana". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
2. Williams, Nick (2017-11-04). "Glow-In-The-Dark Finnish Pop Star ALMA On Global Breakthrough, Famed Neon Locks, & Working With BFF Charli XCX". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
3. "Tässä ovat Emma-ehdokkaat 2017 – Antti Tuisku, JVG ja Haloo Helsinki! kahmivat ehdokkuuksia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
4. Kent, Matthew (2017-09-22). "ALMA talks French Montana-collab: "He was so nice!"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
5. "Phases (Autograf Remix)- Single by ALMA & French Montana". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
6. "Phases (KDA Remix)- Single by ALMA & French Montana". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
7. "Phases (Acoustic Version)- Single by ALMA". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
8. "Alma & French Montana – Phases" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
9. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Alma". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
10. "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
11. "Alma & French Montana – Phases". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
12. "Alma & French Montana – Phases". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-04-10.