High Off My Love

"High Off My Love"
Single by Paris Hilton featuring Birdman
Released May 15, 2015
Format Digital download
Genre
Label
Writer(s)
  • Corte "The Author" Ellis
  • Charles Anderson
  • Frederick "Diji D" Allen IV
  • Rondell "Mr. Beatz" Cobbs II
  • Bryan "Birdman" Williams
Producer(s)
  • Mr. Beatz
Paris Hilton singles chronology
"Come Alive"
(2014)		 "High Off My Love"
(2015)

"High Off My Love" is a song by American recording artist Paris Hilton featuring the rapper Birdman. It is scheduled to be released as the third single from her upcoming second studio album on May 15, 2015 by Cash Money Records. The song was written by Corte "The Author" Ellis, Charles Anderson, Frederick "Diji D" Allen IV, Rondell "Mr. Beatz" Cobbs II and Bryan "Birdman" Williams, and produced by Mr. Beatz. Musically a departure from Hilton's earlier pop-driven material, "High Off My Love" draws influence from EDM and trap music.

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis. Mostly shot in black-and-white, it depicts Hilton in various bondage-themed outfits. Fifty Shades of Grey and Madonna's music video for "Justify My Love" served as the main inspiration.

Background and release

Hilton first announced "High Off My Love" as her next single in June 2014 when she was shooting a music video for her song "Come Alive". She was seen leaving the set of the music video for "High Off My Love" a few days later.[1] In January 2015, it was announced that the single would be released in February 2015; Hilton later confirmed this on her Twitter account.[2] On February 8, 2015, she spoke about the single in a red carpet interview at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards and said it would be released in March 2015.[3] On March 18, while promoting her 18th fragrance, Hilton said the single's release date had been delayed and that it will now be released either in April or May 2015 instead.[4] Later that same month, during an interview with AllAccess at Miami Music Week, Hilton confirmed the song was produced by Mr. Beatz and that it would be released on April 28, 2015.[5][6] On April 8, however, Hilton stated the single had been delayed and that the new release date was May 5, 2015.[7] On April 15, Hilton posted a preview of the music video on her Instagram.[8][9] Perez Hilton posted an exclusive 14-second preview of the music video along with the artwork for the single on April 16.[10]

Hilton also announced a contest via her Instagram where people could design the cover for the single.[11] On April 19, Hilton tweeted that the song would be released earlier and set the new release date to May 4.[12] On April 23, she posted another preview of the music video on her Instagram.[13][14] On April 29, an extended forty-two minute snippet of the song leaked onto the Internet.[15] On April 30, Hilton announced via her Twitter that the single had been delayed again and would be released on May 15. She explained she wanted it to be released during her stay in the United Kingdom, so she could promote the single.[16]

Composition

"High Off My Love" is a dance-pop song which blends elements of EDM and trap music.

Music video

Background and concept

Hilton in the music video wearing a bondage-themed outfit.

The music video for "High Off My Love" was directed by Hannah Lux Davis who had previously worked with Hilton on music videos for her singles "Good Time" and "Come Alive". It was shot on June 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.[1] Hilton had previously announced an open casting call on her Twitter looking for models to be in the video.[17] Styled by stylist duo Sammy & Judy, the main theme of Hilton's wardrobe was dominatrix as she appears in various bondage-themed outfits. Hilton also dons several blonde wigs coiffed by hair stylist Clyde Haygood.[1]

The video is actually inspired by Madonna's "Justify My Love" because the song is very sexy and sexual. It's about love and how it makes me feel high. I wanted the video to be really sexy and fun, and it's completely the opposite of the "Come Alive" video. I wanted to do two separate kinds of videos.
—Hilton on the inspiration behind the music video[18]

Hilton also cited Fifty Shades of Grey as an inspiration for the music video.[19][20]

Track listing

  1. "High Off My Love" –

Credits

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide May 15, 2015 Digital download Cash Money Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carpenter, Cassie (June 26, 2014). "Paris Hilton dons FIVE bondage costumes and several wigs". Daily Mail Online. Retrieved on February 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Peterson, Jacques (January 3, 2015). "Paris Hilton’s New Single ‘High Off My Love’ Comes Out Next Month". Popdust. Retrieved on February 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Shaun (February 8, 2015). "Paris Hilton Teases New Single & Music Video 'High Off My Love'". Access Hollywood. Retrieved on February 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Douglas, Joanna (March 18, 2015). "Paris Hilton Adds 18th Scent to Her $2 Billion Fragrance Empire". Yahoo!. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Werner, Pete (March 31, 2015). "Paris Hilton". AllAccess. Retrieved on April 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ Baxter, Richard (April 7, 2015). "You Guys, Paris Hilton Is Releasing Her New Single ‘High Off My Love’ In February.,.JK It’s Acutally Coming Out On April 28th!". Popology Now. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Baxter, Richard (April 8, 2015). "You Guys, Paris Hilton Is Releasing Her New Single ‘High Off My Love’ In February.,.JK It’s Acutally Coming Out On May 5th!". Popology Now. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Wass, Mike (April 15, 2015). "Paris Hilton Promotes New Single “High Off My Love” With Nude Pic And Video Preview". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ Stern, Bradley (April 15, 2015). "Paris Hilton Just Teased Her New Song “High Off My Love,” And It’s Already Everything". MuuMuse. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hilton, Perez (April 16, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE! Paris Hilton Wants You To Get High Off My Love! Check Out The Sexy Teaser Clip HERE!". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ Hope, Clover (April 16, 2015). "Hear a Snippet of Naked DJ/Musician Paris Hilton's New Single". The Muse. Retrieved on April 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ Staff (April 19, 2015). "Get High Off Paris' Love EARLIER!". Oh No They Didn't. Retrieved on April 19, 2015.
  13. ↑ Wass, Mike (April 23, 2015). "Paris Hilton Straddles A Motorbike In Second “High Off My Love” Video Teaser: Watch". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved on April 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ Stern, Bradley (April 23, 2015). "Paris Hilton Teases A Second Preview Of “High Off My Love” To An Increasingly Unprepared World". MuuMuse. Retrieved on April 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ Staff (April 30, 2015). "Let's Get Cloudy!". Oh No They Didn't. Retrieved on April 30, 2015.
  16. ↑ Baxter, Richard (April 30, 2015). "You Guys, Paris Hilton Is Releasing Her New Single ‘High Off My Love’ In February.,.JK It’s Actually Coming Out On May 15th!". Popology Now. Retrieved on May 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ Wass, Mike (June 24, 2014). "Paris Hilton Hasn’t Given Up On Pop Music, Announces New Single “High Off My Love”". Idolator. Retrieved on February 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ Thompson, Eliza (July 9, 2014). "Q&A: Paris Hilton Sings Her Own Song at Karaoke". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved on February 9, 2015.
  19. ↑ Taylor, Jade (April 22, 2015). "Catching Up With Paris Hilton". Nylon. Nylon Media. Retrieved on April 24, 2015.
  20. ↑ FOX News Magazine (April 29, 2015). "The Breakfast Wrap: FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World, Paris Hilton's Mini-Mansion for Dogs, and More". Fox News Magazine. Retrieved on April 29, 2015.