Signals (Regard and Kwabs song)

"Signals"
Single by Regard and Kwabs
Released29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
Genre
Length2:47
LabelMinistry of Sound
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Regard
Regard singles chronology
"You"
(2021) 		"Signals"
(2021) 		"Hallucination"
(2022)
Kwabs singles chronology
"My Own"
(2015) 		"Signals"
(2021)
Alternative covers
Acoustic version of "Signals"
Music video
"Signals" on YouTube

"Signals" is a song by Kosovo-Albanian disc jockey Regard and English singer and songwriter Kwabs. It was produced by Regard, who served as a co-writer with Kwabs, Alexander Shuckburgh and Ben Drew. The song was released as a single for digital download and streaming by Ministry of Sound on 29 October 2021. It is an English-language dance and deep house song with EDM elements. The song received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the music as well as Regard's production and Kwabs' vocal delivery. It reached the top 10 in Bulgaria and the US Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay ranking. An accompanying music video was uploaded to Regard's YouTube channel on 12 November 2021, which tells the story of someone who keep the protagonist from leaving a party.

Background and composition

Ministry of Sound released "Signals" as a single for digital download and streaming in various countries on 29 October 2021.[1] The song was produced by Regard, who wrote it with Kwabs alongside Alexander Shuckburgh and Ben Drew.[2] Musically, "Signals" is an English-language EDM-inspired dance and deep house song, fusing deep basslines, syncopated piano chords and synth riffs.[3][4][5] Talking about their collaboration, Kwabs elaborated:

"I recorded the vocal for 'Signals' so long ago that it was crazy to think I'd ever be hearing it on the radio. It just goes to show that sometimes you can't keep a good song down. Huge kudos goes to Regard; he really transformed it into something new. And now it's this whole mad, amazing, emotional dance record. I can't wait for people to hear it."[6]

Reception

Upon release, "Signals" was met with critical acclaim from music critics. Philip Logan for CelebMix complimented Kwabs' "powerful and soulful" vocal delivery and the song's music, describing it "an infectious and energising [...] anthem" that according to him "looks set to go down a storm and parties and in clubs".[3] On a similar note, Sywen Hartwig from Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) also praised the singer's "emotional" vocals as well as the song's "energetic" music.[4] Writing for Radio FG, Antony Harari further declared the song as a "new quality production" in Regard's discography, containing "captivating deep house [elements] that characterises him".[7] Commercially, "Signals" reached number two on the US Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay ranking as well as the top 10 in Bulgaria.[8][9]

Promotion

To accompany the release, a lyric video for "Signals" was uploaded to Regard's YouTube channel on 29 October 2021.[10] The official music video for the song followed on the aforementioned platform on 12 November.[11] Regarding the concept, its director Stephen Agnew stated: "The story [of the music video] is simple: dead-eyed gorgeous people keep the protagonist from ever leaving a party [...] crashing an inward-looking indie concept into the side of a massive dance video, balancing the two worlds, without leaning too hard on either."[12] Edited to appear as one continuous shot, the video begins with Kwabs in front of a brightly illuminated window next to a group of females in a dark, lighted bedroom.[11] It then moves into a scene of the singer from above, walking to another room until he falls down on a bed.[11] The latter shot is followed by the camera further traversing to a different room filled with television monitors, which display Kwabs from his room.[11] Scenes interspersed throughout the main plot portray Regard performing in a dark surrounding and Kwabs along his fellow female companions, who lay and dance next to him.[11]

Track listing

  • Digital download and streaming[1]
  1. "Signals" – 2:47
  • Digital download and streaming – Acoustic[13]
  1. "Signals" (Acoustic) – 3:18

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Signals"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various 29 October 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Ministry of Sound
[1]
Italy Radio airplay Sony
[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Citations regarding the release of "Signals" by Regard and Kwabs in various selected countries:
    • "Signals – Single by Regard and Kwabs". Apple Music (Australia). 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
    • "Signals – Single by Regard and Kwabs". Apple Music (Kosovo). 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
    • "Signals – Single by Regard and Kwabs". Apple Music (Kosovo). 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
    • "Signals – Single by Regard and Kwabs" (in Portuguese). Apple Music (Portugal). 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Signals – Single by Regard and Kwabs". Spotify. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022. Note: Click on the three dots on the right of the track to display the credits.
  3. ^ a b Logan, Philip (30 October 2021). "Regard & Kwabs Team Up On New Single 'Signals'". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b Hartwig, Sywen (28 January 2022). "Regard x Kwabs – 'Signals'" (in German). Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Regard, Kwabs – Signals  – Νeo Single" (in Greek). Radio Melodia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (29 October 2021). "Kwabs makes his comeback on Regard's 'Signals' single". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ Harari, Antony (23 November 2021). "Regards De Retour Avec Le Titre Signals" (in French). Radio FG. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "DJ Regard Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Charts: 25/02/2022". PROPHON. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Regard and Kwabs – Signals | Official Lyric Video". Regard. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Regard and Kwabs – Signals | Official Music Video". Regard. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Ulitski, Rob (19 November 2021). "Regard, Kwabs 'Signals' by Stephen Agnew". Promonews. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  13. ^ Citations regarding the release of "Signals" Acoustic by Regard and Kwabs in various selected countries:
  14. ^ "Dance/Mix Show Airplay Songs – Year-End Charts 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Regard and Kwabs – You | (Radio Date: 29/10/2021)" (in Italian). Radiomonitor. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.