"Capital Letters" is a song by American singer Hailee Steinfeld and American record producer BloodPop. It was written by Steinfeld, BloodPop, Raye, Andrew Jackson, Ellie Goulding and Ely Weisfeld, with production handled by BloodPop and Benjamin Rice. The song was released via Universal Studios and Republic Records on January 12, 2018, as the second single from the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades Freed (2018).
"Capital Letters" | ||||
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SinglebyHailee Steinfeld and BloodPop | ||||
from the album Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
Released | January 12, 2018 (2018-01-12) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
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Hailee Steinfeld singles chronology | ||||
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Fifty Shades soundtrack singles chronology | ||||
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"Capital Letters"onYouTube | ||||
The song was first revealed when the track list of the soundtrack was released.[1] On January 10, 2018, Steinfeld teased the song via Twitter with an audio preview.[2]
Madeline Roth of MTV News wrote that the song features a "synthy dance beat" and felt it "lacks in raunchiness" and instead "makes up for with pure, high-flying emotion".[3] Sam Damshenas of Gay Times opined that the song is "very romantic", calling it "a total banger".[4] Monica Sisavat of PopSugar wrote that the song is "extremely sexy" and "will have you on your feet in a matter of seconds".[5] Shaun Kitchener of Daily Express was disappointed as "it's not the much-hyped sing-song from Jamie Dornan", but still regarded the song as "a great pop nugget".[6] Mike Wass of Idolator described the first two songs from the soundtrack album as "plodding bedroom anthems", deeming this song "a raunchy, club-ready anthem".[7]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 32 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 24 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 27 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] | 4 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] | 69 |
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[14] | 50 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] | 11 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] | 34 |
France (SNEP)[17] | 21 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] | 32 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[19] | 9 |
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[20] | 19 |
Ireland (IRMA)[21] | 38 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] | 72 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[23] | 8 |
Norway (VG-lista)[24] | 17 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[25] | 6 |
Portugal (AFP)[26] | 31 |
Scotland (OCC)[27] | 33 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28] | 15 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] | 95 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] | 42 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 31 |
UK Singles (OCC)[32] | 39 |
USBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[33] | 12 |
USAdult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[34] | 45 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[35] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[36] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[37] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[38] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[39] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[40] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[41] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[42] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |