The song impacted rhythmic radios in mid-January and has peaked in the top 40 of the rhythmic radio charts. The second single, " Distraction", was released on July 23, 2016, and also peaked at number eighty-five on the Hot 100. Kehlani performed the single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the album's release. " Crzy" was released as the lead single from SweetSexySavage on July 15, 2016, and peaked at number eighty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100. She stated that it was "more fun and aggressive" than her earlier work. Kehlani also cited Natasha Bedingfield, Colbie Caillat, Gwen Stefani, and Pink as the biggest inspirations for the album.
The album was inspired by TLC's album, CrazySex圜ool. The bulk of the album's production was handled by Pop & Oak, with Kehlani also working with many others, including her musical director and producer Jahaan Sweet, who she worked with on her mixtapes.
Work continued into 2016 where Kehlani finished and since has passed it onto her label. The album was announced to be arriving "soon" in mid 2016 by Kehlani on Twitter. To promote the album, Kehlani embarked on the SweetSexySavage Tour.Īfter wrapping up the North American leg of the You Should Be Here Tour, new recording sessions for the album started in Philadelphia around Halloween 2015. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 58,000 album-equivalent units in its first tracking week. The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, generating a Metacritic score of 76, which ranks as Kehlani's third-highest score after her mixtape You Should Be Here from 2015, and before her mixtape While We Wait from 2019. Production on the project was handled by Pop & Oak, Jahaan Sweet, Charlie Heat, among others, who worked to incorporate a variety of different sounds on the album. Kehlani was the lead writer on all tracks aside from "Intro", which was written by Reyna Biddy. Kehlani described the album as having three elements Sweet, Sexy and Savage, which are intended to be reflected in the album's lyrical content and production. Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of her mixtape You Should Be Here, with work proceeding into 2016. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records. SweetSexySavage is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Kehlani.
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