Bonnie & Clyde (Loredana and Mozzik song)

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This article is about the Loredana and Mozzik song. For other songs with the same title, see Bonnie & Clyde.
"Bonnie & Clyde"
Single by Loredana and Mozzik
LanguageAlbanian, German
Released14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)
Genre
Length2:55
LabelIndependent
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Macloud
  • Miksu
Loredana singles chronology
"Sonnenbrille"
(2018) 		"Bonnie & Clyde"
(2018) 		"Milliondollar$mile"
(2018)
Mozzik singles chronology
"Pa Pa"
(2018) 		"Bonnie & Clyde"
(2018) 		"Para Siempre"
(2018)
Music video
"Bonnie & Clyde" on YouTube

"Bonnie & Clyde" is a song by Swiss rapper Loredana and Kosovo-Albanian rapper Mozzik. The song was written by Loredana and Mozzik along with German producers Macloud and Miksu, who also handled the production. It was independently released as a single for digital download and streaming on 14 September 2018. An Albanian and German-language uptempo hip hop and R&B song, it contains Balkan elements. Inspired by Bonnie and Clyde, the song is lyrically about both rappers confessing that they only are after the money. The accompanying music video was uploaded to YouTube in September 2018. Music critics generally received "Bonnie & Clyde" with favorable reviews, complimenting the music and lyrics as well as the rappers' collaboration. The song was a commercial success, reaching number two in both Austria and Switzerland, as well as number three in Germany. It has been also awarded gold certifications by the Austrian International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI Austria) and German Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).

Background and composition[edit]

Prior to the release of "Bonnie & Clyde", Loredana signed a contract with the German subsidiary of Sony Music in September 2018 and announced the release of an upcoming single.[1] Then, "Bonnie & Clyde" was made available for digital download and streaming on 14 September 2018.[2] The single, with its title alluding to the American criminal couple Bonnie and Clyde, marked the first collaboration between the couple Loredana and Mozzik.[3][4] The song was written by Loredana, Mozzik, Macloud (Laurin Auth) and Miksu (Joshua Allery), with the production handled by the latter two.[5] Musically, "Bonnie & Clyde" is an uptempo hip hop and R&B-described song, which incorporates Balkan elements.[6][7] Performed in German with some lyrics by Mozzik in Albanian, both rappers lyrically confess that they only are after the money.[8]

Reception and promotion[edit]

"Bonnie & Clyde" received mainly positive reviews upon its release. Martin Seebacher from Red Bull complimented the song's Balkan and uptempo sounds, stating that it is a "perfect" symbiosis of "classic and hip hop".[7] Mira Weingart from the same website praised Mozzik's Albanian-language lyrics, labelling them as "smooth", and wrote that "even if you do not understand it, you want to bounce and party to it".[9] Yma Nowak from Hiphop De found Loredana's rhyming techniques to be "catchy", while the staff of laut.de further described them as "simple".[3][8] "Bonnie & Clyde" reached number two in both Austria and Switzerland, having since received a gold certification in the former country from the Austrian International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI Austria).[10][11][12] In Germany, the single experienced similar success, peaking at number three on the Official German Charts, and received a gold certification there from the German Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[10][13] Loredana uploaded the music video for "Bonnie & Clyde" to her YouTube channel on 14 September 2018.[14] Produced by Bilal Hadzic and Mohamed Elbouhlali, the video received 11 million YouTube views in less than a week.[14][15]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Spotify.[5]

  • Loredana – songwriting, vocals
  • Mozzik (Gramoz Aliu) – songwriting, vocals
  • Macloud (Laurin Auth) – songwriting, producing
  • Miksu (Joshua Allery) – songwriting, producing

Track listing[edit]

  • Digital download and streaming[2]
  1. "Bonnie & Clyde" – 2:55

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Bonnie & Clyde"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 3
Germany Digital (Germany Songs)[16] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 2
Switzerland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17] 3

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Bonnie & Clyde"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Gold 15,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Bonnie & Clyde"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 14 September 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Independent
[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kiß, Jonas (7 September 2018). "Loredana vertraut in Verlagsangelegenheiten auf Sony/ATV" (in German). Musik Woche. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Citations regarding the digital release of "Bonnie & Clyde" by Loredana and Mozzik in various selected countries:
  3. ^ a b Nowak, Yma (15 September 2018). "Loredana & Mozzik – Bonnie & Clyde Video" (in German). Hiphop De. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Mozziku dhe Loredana u inspiruan nga çifti kriminel 'Bonnie & Clyde' për të cilët bënë këngë edhe Jay Z dhe Beyonce". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bonnie & Clyde – Loredana, Mozzik" (in German). Spotify. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Mozzik dhe Loredana këtë të premte vijnë me bashkëpunim". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Seebacher, Martin (23 December 2021). "Track by Track: Red Bull Symphonic mit Loredana" (in German). Red Bull. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "'Bonnie & Clyde' jagen das Geld" (in German). laut.de. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. ^ Weingart, Mira (1 November 2021). "Es lebe die King! Wie Loredana das Deutschrap Game eroberte" (in German). Red Bull. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b Kiß, Jonas (17 September 2019). "Zweimal Gold für Loredana von Groove Attack und Believe" (in German). Musik Woche. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Loredana x Mozzik – Bonnie & Clyde" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Loredana x Mozzik – Bonnie & Clyde". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Loredana x Mozzik – Bonnie & Clyde" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b Loredana & Mozzik – Bonnie & Clyde | Official Music Video. YouTube. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022. Note: Open description for credits.
  15. ^ "Janë super çift, Mozzik dhe Loredana 11 milionë për një javë me 'Bonnie & Clyde'". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Germany Songs". Billboard. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Switzerland Digital Song Sales". Billboard. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Loredana & Mozzik – Bonnie & Clyde" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Loredana & Mozzik; 'Bonnie & Clyde')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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