Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)

Laxed (Siren Beat) Jawsh 685 had originally posted the instrumental, titled "Laxed (Siren Beat)", to YouTube in 2019. Following its viral success via TikTok, "Laxed (Siren Beat)" was officially released to online platforms on 24 April 2020 and Jawsh 685 signed with Columbia Records in May 2020. Unauthorised usage by Derulo On 11 May 2020, Derulo teased "Savage Love" which was built off of a sample of "Laxed (Siren Beat)". However, Derulo did not credit Jawsh 685 nor did he obtain clearance for the sample. This sparked widespread backlash and calls for Derulo to properly clear the sample and credit Jawsh 685. It was reported that Jawsh 685 was in talks with multiple artists, including Derulo, to remix "Laxed (Siren Beat)", but Derulo "went 'rogue'" and released "Savage Love" without properly obtaining permission to do so. A source close to the situation stated that Derulo wanted the song for himself and to only have Jawsh 685 as the producer, but Jawsh 685 wanted more control over the work and did not want to be "bullied by a larger artist into putting [the song] out". == Official release ==

On 11 June 2020, Columbia Records announced that the two artists had "put aside their differences" with Jawsh 685 allowing Derulo to use the sample. Jawsh 685 is credited as an artist and co-writer, as well as the track's sole producer. Additionally, "(Laxed – Siren Beat)" was added to the title. Speaking to the Official Charts Company, Jawsh 685 stated that the track's early success took him entirely by surprise. "I created it one day after school last year", he said. "[I was] feeling relaxed so it made sense to call it 'Laxed'. The thought going into it took longer than the actual making of it – I think it only took me 4 hours to make." "Jason first hit me up on my IG and he told me about his plan on adding lyrics to my beat", Jawsh 685 explained. "We never really came to an official agreement as I had a great team helping me make the best decisions. His song was pretty catchy, so in the end we came to an official agreement." == Lyrics and composition ==

Jawsh 685 created the instrumental as a tribute to his Samoan and Cook Island heritage (685 is the country calling code for Samoa). It is an example of a siren jam, a New Zealand/Pasifika trend of creating beats to play through siren speakers, usually attached to cars or bikes. It also became a viral trend on TikTok, with users inspired to post "Culture Dance" videos in which they celebrate their heritage by dancing to the song while wearing traditional costumes. To distinguish the song from other earlier unauthorised releases, a vocalisation of Jason Derulo's name is heard before the song begins. ==Critical reception==

Stereogum panned the track: "Derulo makes an annoying track even worse. He tries to emote over that melody, and he just sounds silly. It's a TikTok stunt in song form." == Commercial performance ==

North America "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 27 June 2020. The song reached the top 10 in its seventh week on the chart on 8 August. With the ascension of the song to the top ten, "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" became Jawsh 685's first top 10 hit as well as Derulo's first top ten hit since "Want to Want Me" in 2015 and first top 40 hit since "Swalla" in 2017. A remixed version with the South Korean band BTS jumped from number eight to number one on the issue dated 17 October 2020, becoming the second number-one hits for both Jason Derulo (his first since "Whatcha Say" in 2009, the longest time in between number-one hits for male artists since Dr. Dre's reached number one in 2009 with "Crack a Bottle" after a 12-year hiatus) and BTS (after their previous single "Dynamite") as well as Jawsh 685's first chart-topper. "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" debuted at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. It later reached number one on the issue dated 15 August 2020, becoming Jawsh 685's first and Jason Derulo's first number-one single in the country. Europe, Oceania and Latin America In the United Kingdom, "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" debuted at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart on 19 June 2020 – for the week ending date 25 June 2020. It eventually peaked at the top of the chart on 3 July 2020 – for the week ending date 9 July 2020 – becoming Derulo's fifth number-one song in Britain. Overall, the single spent three consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland, the song debuted at number 23 in the charts before climbing to number one five weeks later, becoming Derulo's first number-one single in the Republic of Ireland. The song also reached number one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland, as well as the top-ten in Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Slovakia. In Australia, it topped the ARIA Charts for six non-consecutive weeks. The song also reached number one in New Zealand. In Latin America, "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" reached the top-ten in Panama and El Salvador, peaking at numbers 8 and 10, respectively. It also reached the top-twenty in Argentina, peaking at number 13. == Track listings ==

• Original version • "Laxed (Siren Beat)" – 3:21 • Jason Derulo version • "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" – 2:51 • BTS remix • "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" (BTS remix) – 3:04 • "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" (BTS remix; instrumental) – 3:04 == Personnel ==

Credits adapted from Tidal. • Jawsh 685 – production, songwriting, drum machine, keyboard, recording engineering • Jason Derulo – songwriting, co-production, drum machine, lyrics • Phil Greiss – songwriting, miscellaneous production, guitar • Jacob Kasher – songwriting, lyrics • Chris Quock – assistant engineering • Robert Soukiasyan – mixing engineering • Matthew Spatola - guitar, bass == Charts ==

Weekly charts Monthly charts Year-end charts == Awards and nominations ==

}} Background and composition A remix of "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" with South Korean boy band BTS was released for digital download and streaming in various countries on 2 October 2020 through Columbia Records. An accompanying animated lyric video was uploaded to BTS' YouTube channel on the same day. Speaking about how the collaboration with BTS happened, Jawsh 685 said: The remix has identical credits to the original "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" with the addition of BTS band members Suga and J-Hope as songwriters. Jungkook sings mostly on the chorus while Suga and J-Hope perform rap-inspired vocals on a new verse in Korean. Commercial performance Following the release of the remix, the song rose to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 crediting the remix on the issue dated 17 October 2020, becoming the second number-one hits for both Jason Derulo (his first since "Whatcha Say" in 2009, the longest time in between number-one hits for male artists since Dr. Dre's "Crack a Bottle" reached number one after a 12-year hiatus in 2009) and BTS (after their previous single "Dynamite") as well as Jawsh 685's first chart topper. BTS became the first group to simultaneously hold the top two spots on the Hot 100 in a decade since Black Eyed Peas in 2009 and fifth overall group to do so. The remix earned 16 million US streams, 70.6 million radio airplay audio impressions and sold 76,000 copies, becoming the second top-selling song of the week. It also peaked at number six on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and number nine on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. • BTS – vocals • Jason Derulo – vocals, co-producer, composer, songwriter, drum machine • J-Hope – songwriter • Suga – songwriter • Jawsh 685 – producer, composer, recording engineer, drum machine, keyboards • Jacob Kasher Hindlin – composer, songwriter • Phil Greiss – composer, guitar, miscellaneous producer • Pdogg – engineer • Chris Quock – assistant engineer • Juan "Saucy" Peña – vocal engineer • Jenna Andrews – vocal producer • Robbie Soukiasyan – mixing engineer Charts Accolades Certifications Release history == See also ==