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Please Me

May 03, 2024

For the Beatles song released in 1963, see Please Please Me (song).

"Please Me" is a song by American rapper Cardi B and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, released as a single by Atlantic Records on February 15, 2019. The song was written by the artists alongside James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes—collectively Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II, who also produced the song with Mars. "Please Me" is an R&B, hip hop and soul ballad that is reminiscent of the 1990s R&B with "trap stylings"; its lyrics are about two lovers flirting with each other and the way their night will proceed before they go into a bedroom.

"Please Me"
Single by Cardi B and Bruno Mars
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Genre
Length3:20
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Cardi B singles chronology
"Twerk"
(2019) 		"Please Me"
(2019) 		"Clout"
(2019)
Bruno Mars singles chronology
"Wake Up in the Sky"
(2018) 		"Please Me"
(2019) 		"Blow"
(2019)
Music video
"Please Me" on YouTube

Music critics gave "Please Me" mostly positive reviews and praised Cardi B's presence and verses on the track, as well as Mars' vocals. They also said the song is ideal for Valentine's Day. "Please Me" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It peaked at number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts, and on the Chile General Monitor Latino chart. It also entered the top 20 in Canada, Greece, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Mars and Florent Dechard directed the song's music video, in which Mars and Cardi B meet after a party, perform suggestive dance moves and ride around Los Angeles. Cardi B performed the song live at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on March 1, 2019.[1] "Please Me" was nominated for several awards, including Best Collaboration and Video of the Year at the BET Awards 2019, Best Pop Video at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Collaboration Performance at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards.

Background and production edit

On February 10, 2019, Cardi B won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018) at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. On the same date, after receiving criticism on social media due to her win at the ceremony, the rapper deactivated her Instagram account due to the frustration this caused. Cardi B returned to the platform on February 13 to announce a new song she recorded with American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars would be released on the following Friday.[2][3][4] "Please Me" is their second collaboration after Cardi B's remix of Mars's single "Finesse" (2018).[3][4] Cardi B shared the song's cover art on her Instagram account.[5]

Atlantic Records released "Please Me" for digital download and streaming on February 15, 2019,[6] and issued the song to American contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary stations the same day.[7] On the same date, Warner Music Group (WMG) issued the track for radio airplay in Italy.[8] BBC Radio 1Xtra began adding the song onto their playlists on February 15, 2019.[9] On February 19, 2019, the single was re-released to contemporary hit radio.[10]

"Please Me" was written by Cardi B, Bruno Mars, James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes—collectively Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II, who with Mars co-produced and programmed the song. Mars and Christopher Brody Brown played guitar and guitar synthesizer, and Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers provided additional background vocals. "Please Me" was engineered by Charles Moniz, mixed by Serban Ghenea and mastered by Randy Merrill.[11]

Composition edit

 
"Please Me"
A 20-second sample of the chorus where Mars sings the R&B hook begging for sexual pleasure as Cardi B shouts "Let me hear you say"
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"Please Me" is an R&B, hip hop and soul ballad[12][13][14] that has a "mid-tempo retro groove" with a "burbling synthesizer bass" in its instrumentation.[6][15] The song is composed in the key of F minor at a tempo of 68 beats per minute. Mars and Cardi B's vocals range between the notes of E♯3 and E♯5.[16] The song has a chord progression of Bm7–C♯7(♯5b9)–E/F♯–F♯7(b9).[17] "Please Me" is a "silky, flirty slow jam" that resembles "steamy 90s' RnB".[13][18] NME's Rhian Daly stated it is "a mix of modern and classic – a smooth slow jam with trap stylings". Mars's vocals are described as "silky and begging" while Cardi B's show "confident rapping".[19]

"Please Me" starts with two "pulsing bass notes" and Cardi B saying "Uh" and "C'mon". It leads to "a disco-style bassline" before beginning the "chord loop" that is present during the song. At this point, Mars's "backward-processed" vocals create "a ramp effect" to start the duet. It is followed by the chorus and its "four-chord loop", which is influenced by pop, trap and R&B/soul. The "jazzier chord extensions" are similar to those used by the "romantic 90s artists".[17] The first half of the chorus features a hi-hat, a handclap, a saw-wave synth, a soft pad sound and an echo effect on the keyboard. The chorus starts slowly and increases in intensity when Mars's vocals are accompanied by the bassline and back-up harmony. For the most part, Cardi B's rap follows the song's tempo, except on the second and third lines, where "her intense rhythmic style" appears. At this point, the tenor background vocals disappear, enhancing the drum programming. The hi-hats give "motion" to Cardi B's rapping and there is a "plink" sound that "repeats on the beat".[17]

The pre-chorus has Cardi B and Mars explain their intentions. The bass again disappears in the first half of the second chorus and a synth with echoes continues through the rest of the chorus as the backup vocals harmonize. The previous bassline is present in Cardi B's second section but the vocal harmonies are absent. During the rap portions, the overdubs "overlap with the main vocal".[17] On the pre-chorus, Cardi B's vocals are split into harmonies and Mars's vocals on the background are foregrounded. Afterwards, Cardi B raps a single bar over an 1980s-style synth chord "before the drums and backing vocals" emerge, increasing "the energy levels" on the bridge.[17] The latter features new harmonic rhythm and chords with "tension-building" as Mars's reaches his "highest pitched notes". Then, Cardi B performs a rap breakdown that features only a "synth line and lo-fi drums".[17] The last chorus begins with a bassline and "finger-clicks", after which the full instrumental comes back and Mars reaches a "high note".[17]

It was first thought "Please Me" samples Jodeci's "Freek'n You" (1995)[15][20][21] but Time magazine later confirmed it does not sample that song.[15] Cardi B, however, references the 1990s R&B artist Jodeci in her verses.[22] Bethy Squires from Vulture said "Please Me" is reminiscent of "the R&B fuck jams of the mid-90s" and compared it to an upbeat version of "Red Light Special" (1995) by TLC.[23] Some publications compared the song's style to that of Mars's and Cardi B's previous collaboration "Finesse" (2018).[15][24] Other publications, however, said the songs are quite different, and that "Please Me" has a slower tempo and is more "sexy".[19][25][26] MTV News' Trey Alston called the track a "sexy spiritual sequel" of "Finesse" that deals in terms of lust.[21] Maeve McDermott writing for USA Today said its R&B style is closer to "Mars' brand of smooth love songs than Cardi's bawdier anthems".[22]

The lyrics of "Please Me" concern sexual pleasure and desire.[27][25] Cardi B and Mars flirt with each other; Mars is "pleading for some loving" and Cardi B answers with the desire of "getting down on the dancefloor before taking it to another level".[18] Sesali Bowen of Nylon said Cardi B slows "her flow as Bruno taps into the classic R&B tradition of 'begging for pussy' ".[28] First, Cardi B teases Mars "with her moves and figure", leaving him "on the receiving end of this sexual punishment", driving him crazy with anticipation of intimacy. Cardi B describes her next move, which starts with "twerkin' in some J's on the dancefloor" and deciding if he will "sample what's on the chef's menu" as "Mars pleads for carnal activity".[19][21] During her second verse, Cardi B "honors her Hispanic roots" and shows her sexual dominance, saying; "Your pussy basura / My pussy horchata", using the Spanish words for "trash and the sweet", respectively.[19] In the end of the song, Mars is begging and "Cardi is more than willing to oblige".[25][24]

Critical reception edit

"Please Me" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Claire Rowden of MTV praised the collaboration; she called Mars's vocals "sweet and charming" and Cardi B's verses "heated and fiery".[29] Mike Nied writing for Idolator called the song "a sensual bop" and said Mars "shows off his velvety vocals on the seductive chorus" while Cardi B's verses are "self-assured and smooth".[30] Time's Andrew Chow said "Please Me" shows "Cardi's elasticity in style and form" and her "unfettered, bombastic joy". Chow added while everyone expects "everything Cardi does to be a confrontation", she flirts on the track.[15] Consequence of Sound's Lake Schatz praised Cardi B's rap verses, such as "Do my back like I do these records, break that shit".[27] According to Colin Joyce of Vice and Liz Calvario of Entertainment Tonight the song is "perfect" for Valentine's Day. Joyce added "horny, performative..."[31][32] Tara Martinez from Elite Daily said "Please Me" is "extremely suggestive" and "unapologetically sexy".[26] Lucas Villa writing for AXS said "Cardi and Mars aim to please once again with this R&B throwback-styled romp".[20] XXL's Tony Centeno called the track a "bedroom banger" and Cardi B's rap verses "extra raunchy".[33]

Although Rhian Daly from NME did not consider "Please Me" to be Cardi B's best song because "she's far better when she's got some fire beneath her", Daly praised it by saying Cardi B "dominates" the track because most songs have "the man calling the shots". Daly also said Cardi B calls the shots "while making sure she's getting what she wants too". Daly said Mars's vocals show "sensual R&B" and that Cardi B's rapping is "something far more x-rated".[19] Pitchfork's Michelle Kim criticized "Please Me", saying Mars "attempts to make his own bump 'n' grind anthem" but that "his request feels painfully safe and vanilla, like if a bot was programmed to write sexts". Kim also said the song has an "awkward tempo" and is "definitely not sexy enough to be played in the bedroom".[34]

Accolades edit

In 2019, "Please Me" was nominated for Best Collaboration at the BET Awards 2019;[35] Best Collab, Duo or Group at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards;[36] and Best Collaboration Performance at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards.[37] In 2020, "Please Me" received two awards from ASCAP—one from the Pop Music Awards because it was one of the winners of Most Performed Song and another from the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards as one of the receivers of Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[38][39] The track also won a BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at the BMI Awards.[40]

Commercial performance edit

In the United States, "Please Me" debuted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 51,000 downloads and debuted at number-one on Digital Songs chart with 27.9 million streams and 39 million radio impressions in its first full tracking week. It became Cardi B's seventh and Mars's sixteenth top ten on the Hot 100 chart.[41] On its third week on the chart, following the release of its official music video on March 1, 2019, the single reached its peak of number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold 20,000 copies with 52.9 million radio impressions and 45.3 million streams.[42] "Please Me" also peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts, becoming Cardi B's and Mars's second collaboration to do so after the remix of Mars's song "Finesse" (2018). It became Cardi B's fourth and sixth number one on the former and latter chart, respectively; it also became Mars's third and eleventh number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song and Rhythmic chart, respectively.[43][44] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song three times platinum.[45] In Canada, "Please Me" peaked at number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified platinum by Music Canada (MC).[46][47]

In the United Kingdom, "Please Me" debuted at its peak of number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on February 22, 2019.[48] The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the track gold for sales and streams over 400,000 certified units.[49] The single peaked at number 15 in Croatia and reached number 14 on its second week on the IFPI Greece chart.[50][51] It also debuted at its peak of number 12 in the Lithuanian Top 100.[52] "Please Me" reached number one on the Chile General Monitor Latino chart and peaked at number two on the Peru Anglo Monitor Latino.[53][54] The song entered at number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number 12, spending eight weeks on the chart.[55] It also peaked at number 18 on the Lebanese Top 20 chart.[56]

Music video edit

Background edit

After releasing "Please Me" on February 15, 2019, Cardi B promised her fans a music video would be released soon.[57] On March 1 that year, Cardi B made a video announcement, stating "she really loved what they did for this video" and "I really just wanted to do a video because I'm really feelin' myself".[12] The accompanying music video was filmed in Los Angeles and premiered at 10 a.m. EST on March 1. It was directed by Florent Dechard and Mars, and was choreographed by Mars, Tanisha Scott and Phil Tayag.[12][58] In the music video, Cardi B wears a purple leather jacket with fringe and a bustier; the look was inspired by Selena's during her 1993 performance at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas, the cover of the album Selena Live! (1993) and her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood.[59][60]

Synopsis edit

The music video starts with a message that sets the location at Los Angeles, California, after a party at a taco restaurant.[12][26][61] In the "neon-lit" music video Mars, wearing a pencil-thin mustache, is sitting with his friends eating tacos when Cardi B, holding a lollipop, enters the restaurant with her friends.[57][62][63] Cardi B says she "should've slapped that bitch", who was talking "wild crazy", referencing an earlier incident.[28][57] At this point, Cardi B and Mars exchange glances while the socialize with their respective groups of friends; nothing moves and "then the beat drops".[12][28][61] Then, Cardi B and her four friends dance to draw the attention of Mars and his friends.[12] Afterwards, Mars and Cardi B approach one another and perform several "suggestive dances and scenarios"; Cardi B is "twerking on the store counter, grinding on Mars, and sitting atop a slushy machine".[12][57][61] Mars and his friends also dance to impress Cardi B and her friends.[12][64] They leave the restaurant and enter an abandoned warehouse, where Cardi B and Mars kiss passionately on the hood of Cardi B's car before they get into different classic cars.[31][58][61] In the final scene, the two groups socialize together as Cardi B and Mars sing to each other on their respective cars while driving through a tunnel.[12][58]

Reception edit

Matt Miller from Esquire said the video is an homage to the artists' Latin "heritage and late nights in the '90s", and concluded they "have struck gold in the '90s".[63] NPR's, Joshua Bote said Cardi B and Mars "bask in the early '90s glow of the time when Jodeci, low-riders and pencil 'staches reigned supreme. It's Saved by the Bell with a dash of Chicano-charmed spice."[65] Bowen of Nylon praised the video, saying "the visuals are colorful and playful, but still very sexy".[28] Vibe's J'na Jefferson called the music video "sexy", and said "Cardi B and Bruno Mars get up close and personal".[12] Dave Quinn writing for People said "it's an electrifying video, with Cardi and Mars's chemistry off the charts".[61] Christian Holub of Entertainment Weekly compared the music video of "Please Me" to that of "Finesse" due to its "colorful and action-packed" set.[66] Idolator's Nied called the it vibrant and lively affair.[58] Martinez from Elite Daily called the video "unapologetically sexy" and said it was "the sexiest video I've seen in a long time".[26]

Lake Schatz of Consequence of Sound, Evan Minsker of Pitchfork and Elizabeth Aubrey of NME all found the video to be "stylish".[67][68][69] According to Ron Diker writing for HuffPost, "things get spicy in a hurry" in the music video and the lyrics, along with the "twerking and suggestive moves", are anything but subtle.[70] Elyse Dupre from E! Online called the video "steamy".[71] Colin Joyce of Vice said the video highlights the song's attributes and said it is "like watching two theater kids dance up on each other. It's maybe just a little too sincere in its horniness."[31] In 2019, the music video received a nomination for Best Pop Video at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and Video of the Year at the BET Awards 2019.[72][36]

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Please Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[47] Platinum 80,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[120] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[45] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Please Me"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 15, 2019
Atlantic [6]
Italy Radio airplay Warner [8]
United States Rhythmic contemporary Atlantic [7]
February 19, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [10]

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please, beatles, song, released, 1963, please, song, song, american, rapper, cardi, american, singer, songwriter, bruno, mars, released, single, atlantic, records, february, 2019, song, written, artists, alongside, james, fauntleroy, stereotypes, collectively,. For the Beatles song released in 1963 see Please Please Me song Please Me is a song by American rapper Cardi B and American singer songwriter Bruno Mars released as a single by Atlantic Records on February 15 2019 The song was written by the artists alongside James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes collectively Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II who also produced the song with Mars Please Me is an R amp B hip hop and soul ballad that is reminiscent of the 1990s R amp B with trap stylings its lyrics are about two lovers flirting with each other and the way their night will proceed before they go into a bedroom Please Me Single by Cardi B and Bruno MarsReleasedFebruary 15 2019 2019 02 15 GenreR amp B hip hop soulLength3 20LabelAtlanticSongwriter s Belcalis Almanzar Bruno Mars James Fauntleroy Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves Ray McCullough IIProducer s Bruno Mars The StereotypesCardi B singles chronology Twerk 2019 Please Me 2019 Clout 2019 Bruno Mars singles chronology Wake Up in the Sky 2018 Please Me 2019 Blow 2019 Music video Please Me on YouTube Music critics gave Please Me mostly positive reviews and praised Cardi B s presence and verses on the track as well as Mars vocals They also said the song is ideal for Valentine s Day Please Me peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA It peaked at number one on the US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts and on the Chile General Monitor Latino chart It also entered the top 20 in Canada Greece New Zealand and the United Kingdom Mars and Florent Dechard directed the song s music video in which Mars and Cardi B meet after a party perform suggestive dance moves and ride around Los Angeles Cardi B performed the song live at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on March 1 2019 1 Please Me was nominated for several awards including Best Collaboration and Video of the Year at the BET Awards 2019 Best Pop Video at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Collaboration Performance at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards Contents 1 Background and production 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 3 1 Accolades 4 Commercial performance 5 Music video 5 1 Background 5 2 Synopsis 5 3 Reception 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 References 11 External linksBackground and production editOn February 10 2019 Cardi B won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy 2018 at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards On the same date after receiving criticism on social media due to her win at the ceremony the rapper deactivated her Instagram account due to the frustration this caused Cardi B returned to the platform on February 13 to announce a new song she recorded with American singer songwriter Bruno Mars would be released on the following Friday 2 3 4 Please Me is their second collaboration after Cardi B s remix of Mars s single Finesse 2018 3 4 Cardi B shared the song s cover art on her Instagram account 5 Atlantic Records released Please Me for digital download and streaming on February 15 2019 6 and issued the song to American contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary stations the same day 7 On the same date Warner Music Group WMG issued the track for radio airplay in Italy 8 BBC Radio 1Xtra began adding the song onto their playlists on February 15 2019 9 On February 19 2019 the single was re released to contemporary hit radio 10 Please Me was written by Cardi B Bruno Mars James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes collectively Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II who with Mars co produced and programmed the song Mars and Christopher Brody Brown played guitar and guitar synthesizer and Byron Mr Talkbox Chambers provided additional background vocals Please Me was engineered by Charles Moniz mixed by Serban Ghenea and mastered by Randy Merrill 11 Composition edit nbsp Please Me source source A 20 second sample of the chorus where Mars sings the R amp B hook begging for sexual pleasure as Cardi B shouts Let me hear you say Problems playing this file See media help Please Me is an R amp B hip hop and soul ballad 12 13 14 that has a mid tempo retro groove with a burbling synthesizer bass in its instrumentation 6 15 The song is composed in the key of F minor at a tempo of 68 beats per minute Mars and Cardi B s vocals range between the notes of E 3 and E 5 16 The song has a chord progression of Bm7 C 7 5b9 E F F 7 b9 17 Please Me is a silky flirty slow jam that resembles steamy 90s RnB 13 18 NME s Rhian Daly stated it is a mix of modern and classic a smooth slow jam with trap stylings Mars s vocals are described as silky and begging while Cardi B s show confident rapping 19 Please Me starts with two pulsing bass notes and Cardi B saying Uh and C mon It leads to a disco style bassline before beginning the chord loop that is present during the song At this point Mars s backward processed vocals create a ramp effect to start the duet It is followed by the chorus and its four chord loop which is influenced by pop trap and R amp B soul The jazzier chord extensions are similar to those used by the romantic 90s artists 17 The first half of the chorus features a hi hat a handclap a saw wave synth a soft pad sound and an echo effect on the keyboard The chorus starts slowly and increases in intensity when Mars s vocals are accompanied by the bassline and back up harmony For the most part Cardi B s rap follows the song s tempo except on the second and third lines where her intense rhythmic style appears At this point the tenor background vocals disappear enhancing the drum programming The hi hats give motion to Cardi B s rapping and there is a plink sound that repeats on the beat 17 The pre chorus has Cardi B and Mars explain their intentions The bass again disappears in the first half of the second chorus and a synth with echoes continues through the rest of the chorus as the backup vocals harmonize The previous bassline is present in Cardi B s second section but the vocal harmonies are absent During the rap portions the overdubs overlap with the main vocal 17 On the pre chorus Cardi B s vocals are split into harmonies and Mars s vocals on the background are foregrounded Afterwards Cardi B raps a single bar over an 1980s style synth chord before the drums and backing vocals emerge increasing the energy levels on the bridge 17 The latter features new harmonic rhythm and chords with tension building as Mars s reaches his highest pitched notes Then Cardi B performs a rap breakdown that features only a synth line and lo fi drums 17 The last chorus begins with a bassline and finger clicks after which the full instrumental comes back and Mars reaches a high note 17 It was first thought Please Me samples Jodeci s Freek n You 1995 15 20 21 but Time magazine later confirmed it does not sample that song 15 Cardi B however references the 1990s R amp B artist Jodeci in her verses 22 Bethy Squires from Vulture said Please Me is reminiscent of the R amp B fuck jams of the mid 90s and compared it to an upbeat version of Red Light Special 1995 by TLC 23 Some publications compared the song s style to that of Mars s and Cardi B s previous collaboration Finesse 2018 15 24 Other publications however said the songs are quite different and that Please Me has a slower tempo and is more sexy 19 25 26 MTV News Trey Alston called the track a sexy spiritual sequel of Finesse that deals in terms of lust 21 Maeve McDermott writing for USA Today said its R amp B style is closer to Mars brand of smooth love songs than Cardi s bawdier anthems 22 The lyrics of Please Me concern sexual pleasure and desire 27 25 Cardi B and Mars flirt with each other Mars is pleading for some loving and Cardi B answers with the desire of getting down on the dancefloor before taking it to another level 18 Sesali Bowen of Nylon said Cardi B slows her flow as Bruno taps into the classic R amp B tradition of begging for pussy 28 First Cardi B teases Mars with her moves and figure leaving him on the receiving end of this sexual punishment driving him crazy with anticipation of intimacy Cardi B describes her next move which starts with twerkin in some J s on the dancefloor and deciding if he will sample what s on the chef s menu as Mars pleads for carnal activity 19 21 During her second verse Cardi B honors her Hispanic roots and shows her sexual dominance saying Your pussy basura My pussy horchata using the Spanish words for trash and the sweet respectively 19 In the end of the song Mars is begging and Cardi is more than willing to oblige 25 24 Critical reception edit Please Me received mostly positive reviews from music critics Claire Rowden of MTV praised the collaboration she called Mars s vocals sweet and charming and Cardi B s verses heated and fiery 29 Mike Nied writing for Idolator called the song a sensual bop and said Mars shows off his velvety vocals on the seductive chorus while Cardi B s verses are self assured and smooth 30 Time s Andrew Chow said Please Me shows Cardi s elasticity in style and form and her unfettered bombastic joy Chow added while everyone expects everything Cardi does to be a confrontation she flirts on the track 15 Consequence of Sound s Lake Schatz praised Cardi B s rap verses such as Do my back like I do these records break that shit 27 According to Colin Joyce of Vice and Liz Calvario of Entertainment Tonight the song is perfect for Valentine s Day Joyce added horny performative 31 32 Tara Martinez from Elite Daily said Please Me is extremely suggestive and unapologetically sexy 26 Lucas Villa writing for AXS said Cardi and Mars aim to please once again with this R amp B throwback styled romp 20 XXL s Tony Centeno called the track a bedroom banger and Cardi B s rap verses extra raunchy 33 Although Rhian Daly from NME did not consider Please Me to be Cardi B s best song because she s far better when she s got some fire beneath her Daly praised it by saying Cardi B dominates the track because most songs have the man calling the shots Daly also said Cardi B calls the shots while making sure she s getting what she wants too Daly said Mars s vocals show sensual R amp B and that Cardi B s rapping is something far more x rated 19 Pitchfork s Michelle Kim criticized Please Me saying Mars attempts to make his own bump n grind anthem but that his request feels painfully safe and vanilla like if a bot was programmed to write sexts Kim also said the song has an awkward tempo and is definitely not sexy enough to be played in the bedroom 34 Accolades edit In 2019 Please Me was nominated for Best Collaboration at the BET Awards 2019 35 Best Collab Duo or Group at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards 36 and Best Collaboration Performance at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards 37 In 2020 Please Me received two awards from ASCAP one from the Pop Music Awards because it was one of the winners of Most Performed Song and another from the Rhythm amp Soul Music Awards as one of the receivers of Winning R amp B Hip Hop Songs 38 39 The track also won a BMI R amp B Hip Hop Awards at the BMI Awards 40 Commercial performance editIn the United States Please Me debuted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 51 000 downloads and debuted at number one on Digital Songs chart with 27 9 million streams and 39 million radio impressions in its first full tracking week It became Cardi B s seventh and Mars s sixteenth top ten on the Hot 100 chart 41 On its third week on the chart following the release of its official music video on March 1 2019 the single reached its peak of number three on the Billboard Hot 100 It sold 20 000 copies with 52 9 million radio impressions and 45 3 million streams 42 Please Me also peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts becoming Cardi B s and Mars s second collaboration to do so after the remix of Mars s song Finesse 2018 It became Cardi B s fourth and sixth number one on the former and latter chart respectively it also became Mars s third and eleventh number one on the Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Song and Rhythmic chart respectively 43 44 The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA certified the song three times platinum 45 In Canada Please Me peaked at number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified platinum by Music Canada MC 46 47 In the United Kingdom Please Me debuted at its peak of number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on February 22 2019 48 The British Phonographic Industry BPI certified the track gold for sales and streams over 400 000 certified units 49 The single peaked at number 15 in Croatia and reached number 14 on its second week on the IFPI Greece chart 50 51 It also debuted at its peak of number 12 in the Lithuanian Top 100 52 Please Me reached number one on the Chile General Monitor Latino chart and peaked at number two on the Peru Anglo Monitor Latino 53 54 The song entered at number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number 12 spending eight weeks on the chart 55 It also peaked at number 18 on the Lebanese Top 20 chart 56 Music video editBackground edit After releasing Please Me on February 15 2019 Cardi B promised her fans a music video would be released soon 57 On March 1 that year Cardi B made a video announcement stating she really loved what they did for this video and I really just wanted to do a video because I m really feelin myself 12 The accompanying music video was filmed in Los Angeles and premiered at 10 a m EST on March 1 It was directed by Florent Dechard and Mars and was choreographed by Mars Tanisha Scott and Phil Tayag 12 58 In the music video Cardi B wears a purple leather jacket with fringe and a bustier the look was inspired by Selena s during her 1993 performance at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi Texas the cover of the album Selena Live 1993 and her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood 59 60 Synopsis edit The music video starts with a message that sets the location at Los Angeles California after a party at a taco restaurant 12 26 61 In the neon lit music video Mars wearing a pencil thin mustache is sitting with his friends eating tacos when Cardi B holding a lollipop enters the restaurant with her friends 57 62 63 Cardi B says she should ve slapped that bitch who was talking wild crazy referencing an earlier incident 28 57 At this point Cardi B and Mars exchange glances while the socialize with their respective groups of friends nothing moves and then the beat drops 12 28 61 Then Cardi B and her four friends dance to draw the attention of Mars and his friends 12 Afterwards Mars and Cardi B approach one another and perform several suggestive dances and scenarios Cardi B is twerking on the store counter grinding on Mars and sitting atop a slushy machine 12 57 61 Mars and his friends also dance to impress Cardi B and her friends 12 64 They leave the restaurant and enter an abandoned warehouse where Cardi B and Mars kiss passionately on the hood of Cardi B s car before they get into different classic cars 31 58 61 In the final scene the two groups socialize together as Cardi B and Mars sing to each other on their respective cars while driving through a tunnel 12 58 Reception edit Matt Miller from Esquire said the video is an homage to the artists Latin heritage and late nights in the 90s and concluded they have struck gold in the 90s 63 NPR s Joshua Bote said Cardi B and Mars bask in the early 90s glow of the time when Jodeci low riders and pencil staches reigned supreme It s Saved by the Bell with a dash of Chicano charmed spice 65 Bowen of Nylon praised the video saying the visuals are colorful and playful but still very sexy 28 Vibe s J na Jefferson called the music video sexy and said Cardi B and Bruno Mars get up close and personal 12 Dave Quinn writing for People said it s an electrifying video with Cardi and Mars s chemistry off the charts 61 Christian Holub of Entertainment Weekly compared the music video of Please Me to that of Finesse due to its colorful and action packed set 66 Idolator s Nied called the it vibrant and lively affair 58 Martinez from Elite Daily called the video unapologetically sexy and said it was the sexiest video I ve seen in a long time 26 Lake Schatz of Consequence of Sound Evan Minsker of Pitchfork and Elizabeth Aubrey of NME all found the video to be stylish 67 68 69 According to Ron Diker writing for HuffPost things get spicy in a hurry in the music video and the lyrics along with the twerking and suggestive moves are anything but subtle 70 Elyse Dupre from E Online called the video steamy 71 Colin Joyce of Vice said the video highlights the song s attributes and said it is like watching two theater kids dance up on each other It s maybe just a little too sincere in its horniness 31 In 2019 the music video received a nomination for Best Pop Video at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and Video of the Year at the BET Awards 2019 72 36 Personnel editCredits adapted from Tidal 11 Cardi B lead vocals songwriting Bruno Mars lead vocals songwriting production guitar guitar synthesizer programming The Stereotypes production programming songwriting James Fauntleroy songwriting Christopher Brody Brown guitar guitar synthesizer Byron Mr Talkbox Chambers additional background vocals Charles Moniz engineering Serban Ghenea mixing Randy Merrill masteringCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart performance for Please Me Chart 2019 Peakposition Argentina Anglo Monitor Latino 73 9 Australia ARIA 74 22 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 75 6 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 76 2 Bolivia Monitor Latino 77 16 Brazil Top 100 Brasil 78 80 Canada Canadian Hot 100 46 12 Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 79 19 Canada Hot AC Billboard 80 40 Chile General Monitor Latino 53 1 China Airplay FL Billboard 81 22 Colombia National Report 82 40 Croatia HRT 50 15 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 83 44 Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 84 56 Denmark Tracklisten 85 37 Euro Digital Song Sales Billboard 86 13 Estonia Eesti Ekspress 87 30 France SNEP 88 116 Germany Official German Charts 89 83 Greece IFPI 51 14 Hungary Single Top 40 90 22 Hungary Stream Top 40 91 25 Ireland IRMA 92 21 Japan Japan Hot 100 93 32 Latvia LAIPA 94 27 Lebanon Lebanese Top 20 56 18 Lithuania AGATA 52 12 Mexico Ingles Airplay Billboard 95 40 Netherlands Dutch Tipparade 96 3 Netherlands Single Top 100 97 73 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 55 12 Peru Anglo Monitor Latino 54 2 Portugal AFP 98 35 Romania Airplay 100 99 69 Scotland OCC 100 26 Singapore RIAS 101 23 Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 102 25 Spain PROMUSICAE 103 94 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 104 74 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 105 57 UK Singles OCC 48 12 UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 106 5 US Billboard Hot 100 107 3 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 108 37 US Dance Club Songs Billboard 109 42 US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 110 24 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 111 1 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 112 14 US Rhythmic Billboard 113 1 Year end charts edit 2019 year end chart performance for Please Me Chart 2019 Position El Salvador Monitor Latino 114 69 Honduras Monitor Latino 115 86 US Billboard Hot 100 116 37 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 117 17 US Rhythmic Billboard 118 23 US Rolling Stone Top 100 119 69Certifications editCertifications for Please Me Region Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 47 Platinum 80 000 Portugal AFP 120 Gold 5 000 United Kingdom BPI 49 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 45 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Please Me Region Date Format Label Ref Various February 15 2019 Digital downloadstreaming Atlantic 6 Italy Radio airplay Warner 8 United States Rhythmic contemporary Atlantic 7 February 19 2019 Contemporary hit radio 10 References edit Guerra Joey March 2 2019 Cardi B debut sets a 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