JUSTIN BIEBER RECORDING INTENTIONS 🤣 #shorts

Justin Bieber recording intentions

"Intentions" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, featuring vocals from American rapper Quavo from the hip-hop trio Migos. The song was released as the second single from Justin Bieber's fifth studio album, Changes, on February 7, 2020.[1][2] This is their third collaboration since they both featured alongside American rapper Chance the Rapper on both DJ Khaled's "I'm the One", with an extra feature from American rapper Lil Wayne in 2017 and "No Brainer" in 2018. On March 19, 2020, Bieber released an acoustic version of the song, a solo version without Quavo.[3]

The single received positive reviews from music critics, reached number one in Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Wallonia (Belgium), and reached the top forty in twenty-two additional countries. The music video for "Intentions" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award.

The title of the song was first revealed In the episode titled "Bieber Is Back" of the YouTube docu-series Justin Bieber: Seasons that was released on 27 January 2020 where "Intentions" was written down on a note on a board containing candidate tracks for Changes.[4]

On 5 February 2020 Bieber posted a tweet stating "Big announcement tomorrow".[5] He teased the song and the music video by posting a short trailer on twitter on the following day.[6] The single was released along with the music video on the next day.[7]

When asked why he named the song "Intentions" during an MTV interview, Bieber said "I think a lot of us forget to set intentions. As humans, we get caught up in our everyday worries and struggles. What we set our intentions on makes a difference on the outcome of our life and the quality of life that we live".[8]
Bieber published a lyric video to his channel on February 10, 2020.[9] Later a dance video for "Intentions" was published as a part of the project CHANGES:The Movement.[10]

Bieber debuted the song with Quavo during Saturday Night Live on February 8, 2020.[11] He and Quavo also performed "Intentions" on February 14, 2020, the day the album released, during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[12] He and Quavo also performed "Intentions" on 4 March 2020 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[13] He and Quavo also performed an acoustic version of "Intentions" at Global Goal: Unite for Our Future which was organized by Global Citizen on June 27, 2020.[14]

Composition and lyrics

Music critics complimented on Bieber's vocal performance and the catchiness of the song while some praised the positive messages depicted in the music video.[17][18][19][20]

"Intentions" was named the 32nd best songs of 2020 by Billboard and the 45th by Uproxx.[21][22] "Intentions" was also named as one of the best summer songs of 2020 by Marie Claire.[23] "Intentions" was nominated for "Best Pop Video" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.[24] In Australia, the single topped the charts 12 weeks after its debut giving Bieber his eighth chart-topper making Bieber the second most successful act in the history of the TMN Hot 100 overall behind P!NK joining Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and Delta Goodrem to reach the milestone[26] while the single peaked at number two in the ARIA Singles Chart.[27] "Intentions" also topped the charts in countries including Belgium,[28] Singapore,[29] Malaysia[30] and New Zealand.[31]

In the US, "Intentions" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 22 February 2020 making it the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week. The following week the song entered the top-ten by rising up-to number nine giving Bieber his 18th top-ten entry and Quavo's sixth. This is also Quavo's third top-ten single via a collaboration with Bieber.[32] 16 weeks later, "Intentions" peaked at number five[33] giving Bieber his 16th top-five hit and Quavo's third – of which all are from collaborations with Bieber. Bieber tied Drake as the artist with most top-five hits since 2010 with both having 16 each surpassing Bruno Mars and Rihanna who have scored 15 each.[34] As of July 2020, the song has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks inside the top-ten and is one of the longest-running top-ten singles released in 2020.

It also debuted at number one on the Hot R&B Songs chart, marking Bieber's third number-one on the said chart, following "Yummy", which "Intentions" dethroned. Bieber becomes the fourth artist to replace himself from the No. 1 spot on Hot R&B Songs chart joining the likes of Drake, The Weeknd and Khalid. The single also debuted simultaneously atop both the R&B Streaming Songs chart as well as the R&B Digital Song Sales chart marking Bieber's third topper(Quavo's second followed by "No Brainer" which also featured Bieber) on the former chart while marking Bieber's seventh topper(Quavo's second followed by "No Brainer") on the latter chart where Bieber breaks from a tie with Drake and Rihanna for the second-most leaders on the latter chart overall behind The Weeknd.[35][36]