Английская Википедия:Earned It

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"Earned It", alternatively titled "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)", is a song by the Canadian singer the Weeknd. The song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2015 film Fifty Shades of Grey and was included on the Weeknd's second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015).

"Earned It" was lauded by critics upon release, and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the Weeknd's first top five single. The song's popularity made Fifty Shades of Grey the latest soundtrack to generate concurrent top-ten singles with Ellie Goulding's "Love Me like You Do", which also peaked at number three. Its music video was directed by the film's director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, features the film's lead actress, Dakota Johnson, and has the same BDSM theme. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 88th Academy Awards and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. On February 16, 2023, it was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling more than ten million copies in the United States.

Background

The Weeknd was involved in the project very early on. Tom Mackay, a manager at Republic Records, explained: "He worked on a number of songs for a number of scenes. Some were working and some weren't, but he just kept at it, and kept at it, and kept at it. In the end, he wrote 'Earned It' and it's the biggest song of his career to date. It's the only song that's in the movie twice". Director Sam Taylor-Johnson said the Weeknd's voice is instantly seductive, which fit the film perfectly. The singer agreed saying the film and his music is like "a match made in heaven". An alternative version of the single, with a new slightly long intro, was later included in the Weeknd's album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015).

Composition

"Earned It" is a chamber pop and R&B song. It is written in the key of D minor with a slow tempo of 40 beats per minute (Largo) in [[Time signature|Шаблон:Music time]]. There is an alternation between the chords GmШаблон:Small and DmШаблон:Small, and Tesfaye's vocals span two octaves from D₃ to D₅.

Critical reception

Critcs praised "Earned It" upon release, with Mitchell Bozzetto of Renowned for Sound writing, "Tesfaye definitely has one of the best modern day R&B voices and it certainly shows in this track, his pitch and tone are spot on which makes this a soothing listen." Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote, "With its streaking, soundtracky strings, "Earned It" almost sounds like it could come from one of the '80s erotic thrillers that clearly inspired Fifty Shades. It's not a great Weeknd song, but it's a pretty interesting career move.

Andrew Ryce of Pitchfork praised the Weeknd's vocals but said that the song is "kind of icky". Kitty Empire of The Guardian called the song "a genre curveball that nevertheless sat comfortably with the Weeknd’s depraved brand identity, cultivated over three mixtapes."

Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 39 on its "50 best songs of 2015" list: "The 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack proved Abel Tesfaye's ideal entree into the pop mainstream, though here he eschewed S&M to instead focus on the bottom line, lending his liquid falsetto to the role of affectionate sugar daddy."

Accolades

The song won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, while also being nominated for Best R&B Song, and Best Song Written for Visual Media. The song also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 88th Academy Awards. Шаблон:Wikinews

Chart performance

In the Weeknd's native Canada, "Earned It" peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100. "Earned It" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, the second single from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack to enter the top 10, after Ellie GouldingШаблон:'s "Love Me like You Do", which also peaked at number three. It became the Weeknd's second top-ten hit, after his collaboration with Ariana Grande on the number seven peaking hit, "Love Me Harder" and his highest-selling song on the chart at the time. The song has also been a commercial success overseas, reaching the top ten in 10 other countries, including the United Kingdom and New Zealand, while attaining a top twenty position in countries that include Australia, Germany, and Ireland.

Music video

The music video, directed by the film's director Sam Taylor-Johnson, was shot at the Palace Theater in Los Angeles. It was released on Vevo and YouTube on January 21, 2015. It includes the BDSM theme as seen in the film. The video shows The Weeknd performing on stage as a group of topless women with black tape over their breasts perform a BDSM-themed burlesque routine behind him. Dakota Johnson makes a cameo appearance in the video.

Track listing

• Republic – 06025 4730000 3

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2015–2021)	Peak position
Iceland (RÚV)	2
Italy (FIMI)	25
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)	13
Poland (Polish Airplay New)	3
South Korea International (Gaon)	55

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	66
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	49
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	29
Denmark (Tracklisten)	14
France (SNEP)	19
Germany (Official German Charts)	89
Hungary (Stream Top 40)	48
Italy (FIMI)	85
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	23
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	28
UK Singles (OCC)	26
US Billboard Hot 100	9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	31
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)	38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	6
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	20
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)	6

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	45

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	December 23, 2014	Digital download	Republic
	January 13, 2015	Rhythmic contemporary radio
	February 24, 2015	Contemporary hit radio
Austria, Germany, Switzerland	April 10, 2015	CD