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"Million Dollar Baby" is a song by American singer Ava Max, released on September 1, 2022, through Atlantic Records as the second single from her upcoming second studio album Diamonds & Dancefloors (2023). The song was written by Max, Jessica Agombar, Michael Pollack, Diane Warren, Casey Smith, and the producers David Stewart, Cirkut and Lostboy. "Million Dollar Baby" is a pop and eurodance song, with influences by music from the 2000s. It interpolates LeAnn Rimes' 2000 song "Can't Fight the Moonlight", with lyrics about empowerment. An accompanying music video was directed by Andrew Donoho and depicts Max witnessing herself perform at a nightclub.

"Million Dollar Baby"
Single by Ava Max
from the album Diamonds & Dancefloors
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
Genre
  • Pop
  • eurodance
Length3:04
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ava Max singles chronology
"Maybe You're the Problem"
(2022)		 "Million Dollar Baby"
(2022)
Music video
"Million Dollar Baby" on YouTube

Background and release


In August 2022, Max announced the title of "Million Dollar Baby" on TikTok and confirmed that an accompanying music video was filmed.[1] She stated that the song was recorded during a difficult time period, with the title and lyrics themed around "self-worth" and overcoming adversity.[2] On August 26, 2022, Max and American singer LeAnn Rimes appeared on several TikTok videos to promote "Million Dollar Baby" by re-enacting a tabletop dance scene from the 2000 musical film Coyote Ugly, and performing the film's soundtrack song "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (2000).[3][4] The cover art of "Million Dollar Baby" was revealed on Max's Instagram account on August 27, 2022.[5]

"Million Dollar Baby" was released as the second single from Max's second studio album Diamonds & Dancefloors on September 1, 2022.[2] The song was written by Max, Jessica Agombar, Michael Pollack, Diane Warren, Casey Smith, and the producers David Stewart, Cirkut and Lostboy.[6]


Composition


Musically, "Million Dollar Baby" is a pop[2][7][8] and eurodance song,[9] inspired by music from the 2000s.[8] It interpolates "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes,[3][9][10] which serves as the Coyote Ugly theme song. The song name-drops the 2004 film of the same name, while Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times noticed similarities with Lady Gaga's 2009 song "Bad Romance" in the bridge.[8] The lyrics are based on the theme of empowerment, which begins with grief and ends in emancipation.[10]


Critical reception


KIIS-FM writer Rebekah Gonzalez described "Million Dollar Baby" as "dancefloor-ready" and considered it to be a "song of the summer",[2] while Shaad D'Souza of Paper thought the song sounded "euphoric".[9] Writing for Los Angeles, Abigail Siatkowski opined that Max was inspired by Lady Gaga and developed "Million Dollar Baby" with her own "pop flare".[11] Zoladz complimented the song's "sleek [and] calisthenic" production, but believed Max was a pop "practitioner" without a "distinct persona".[8]


Music video


An accompanying music video for "Million Dollar Baby" was first teased by Max on her social media accounts.[1] The video was directed by Andrew Donoho, which was released alongside the song.[2][4] Max sports brunette hair as she enters a nightclub named Diamonds & Dancefloors, which references her second studio album title.[10] She witnesses a blonde version of herself perform onstage with a group of backup dancers.[2] Both versions eventually combine into a single dark-haired entity with a glittering dress after the former follows the latter backstage, where Max then performs onstage and vanishes.[10]

Gonzalez considered the music video to be "stunning",[2] while Uproxx staff writer Adrian Spinelli wrote that it was "opulent".[12]


Credits and personnel


Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]


Charts


Chart performance for "Million Dollar Baby"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 47
Bulgaria (PROPHON)[15] 10
Croatia (HRT)[16] 30
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[17] 25
Germany Download (Official German Charts)[18] 33
Hungary (Single Top 40)[19] 24
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[20] 29
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21] 40
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[22] 76
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[23] 54
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 67
South Korea Download (Circle)[25] 190

Release history


Release dates and formats for "Million Dollar Baby"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various September 1, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Atlantic [2]
Italy September 9, 2022 Airplay Warner [26]
United States October 31, 2022 Adult contemporary radio [27]

References


  1. "Music notes: Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Ava Max, Dove Cameron, Sara Bareilles, Madonna and more". WRMF. August 11, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. Gonzalez, Rebekah (September 1, 2022). "Ava Max Is A 'Million Dollar Baby' On Sultry New Pop Anthem". KIIS-FM. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. Atad, Corey (August 26, 2022). "LeAnn Rimes Gets Up On A Table To Recreate 'Coyote Ugly' Dance With Ava Max". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. "エイバ・マックス、2ndアルバムからのシングルとなる「ミリオン・ダラー・ベイビー」をリリース" [Ava Max Releases 'Million Dollar Baby', A Single from Her 2nd Album]. CD Journal (in Japanese). September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. Rossini, Matteo (August 27, 2022). "Ava Max, il nuovo singolo è Million Dollar Baby" [Ava Max, the new single is Million Dollar Baby] (in Italian). Sky TG24. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. "Million Dollar Baby - Credits". Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Tidal.
  7. Rowley, Glenn (September 2, 2022). "From Ari Lennox to Romeo Santos, What's Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week?". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  8. Zoladz, Lindsay (September 2, 2022). "Romeo Santos and Justin Timberlake's Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  9. D'Souza, Shaad (September 3, 2022). "Sound Off: 10 New Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  10. "Ava Max debuts 'Million Dollar Baby' single and video". WRMF. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  11. Siatkowski, Abigail (September 2, 2022). "Weekend Playlist: New Music From Kali Uchis, The 1975 and Arctic Monkeys". Los Angeles. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  12. Spinelli, Adrian (September 1, 2022). "Ava Max Drops The Opulent New Single 'Million Dollar Baby'". Uproxx. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  13. "Ava Max – Million Dollar Baby" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  14. "Ava Max – Million Dollar Baby" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  15. "PROPHON – Charts". PROPHON. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  16. "Airplay Radio Chart Top40 – 39. tjedan (26.09.2022.)" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Radiotelevizija. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  17. "Ava Max: Million Dollar Baby" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  18. "Offizielle Download Charts Single" (in German). Official German Charts. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022. Note: The archived chart is for the week ending September 19, 2022, in which 'Million Dollar Baby' descended to number 81.
  19. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  20. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  21. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  22. "Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-09-30." TopHit. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  23. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202238 into search. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  24. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  25. "Download Chart – Week 37 of 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  26. Mompellio, Gabriel (September 7, 2022). "Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby (Radio Date: 09-09-2022)". Earone (in Italian). Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  27. "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releses". All Access. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.


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