# Come & Get It (Selena Gomez song)
**"Come & Get It"** is a pop song recorded by American singer [Selena Gomez](https://www.edgepedia.org/selena-gomez), released on April 8, 2013, as the lead single from her debut solo album *Stars Dance*. It was written by [Ester Dean](https://www.edgepedia.org/ester-dean), M.S. Eriksen, and T.E. Hermansen and produced by the Norwegian production duo Stargate for 45th & 3rd Music LLC, and it became Gomez's first top-ten entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 6.[1](https://www.universalmusic.ca/2013/03/27/selena-gomez-to-launch-new-single-come-summer-album-to-follow/) • [2](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/selena-gomez-come-and-get-it/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | iTunes exclusive April 8, 2013; all other outlets April 9, through Hollywood Records[1](https://www.universalmusic.ca/2013/03/27/selena-gomez-to-launch-new-single-come-summer-album-to-follow/) • [3](https://music.apple.com/us/album/come-get-it-single/1444865503) |
| Writers and producer | Ester Dean, M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen; produced by Stargate[1](https://www.universalmusic.ca/2013/03/27/selena-gomez-to-launch-new-single-come-summer-album-to-follow/) |
| Album | Lead single from *Stars Dance* (2013), Gomez's first album without her band the Scene[4](https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/selena-gomez-stars-dance/) |
| US peak | No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, her first top-ten single[2](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/selena-gomez-come-and-get-it/) |
| UK peak | No. 8 on the Official Singles Chart; 8 weeks on the chart from 27 July 2013[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/selena-gomez-come-get-it/) |
| Length | 3:51[6](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/40090-come-get-it/) |
| Music video | Premiered May 7, 2013; the official video has over 845 million YouTube views[7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-D1EB74Ckg) |
## Release and background
The single was announced on March 27, 2013, with a plan to debut exclusively on iTunes on April 8 and reach all other outlets on April 9. [Universal Music Canada](https://www.edgepedia.org/universal-music-canada) described it as the first single from an album due that summer, and as a "beautiful and simmering love song" showcasing Gomez's vocals.[1](https://www.universalmusic.ca/2013/03/27/selena-gomez-to-launch-new-single-come-summer-album-to-follow/) The song leaked online early on Saturday, April 6, ahead of its planned premiere that Monday morning on [Ryan Seacrest](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-seacrest)'s KIIS-FM show; Gomez responded by posting a cellphone video directing her 14 million Twitter followers to Seacrest's website, which crashed under the traffic.[8](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-apr-06-la-et-ms-new-selena-gomez-single-appears-online-20130406-story.html)
*Stars Dance* was Gomez's first album credited to her alone rather than to her band [Selena Gomez & the Scene](https://www.edgepedia.org/selena-gomez-and-the-scene), and she said she wanted to experiment with a "more mature" sound on it.[4](https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/selena-gomez-stars-dance/) Gomez described "Come & Get It" as a perfect introduction to the album and "a totally different vibe" for her, with choreography unlike anything she had done before.[9](https://selenagomez.ph/meet-the-producers-and-song-writers-of-selenas-new-album-stars-dance/)
## Sound and origins
The Los Angeles Times described the song as a harder-edged proposition than Gomez's earlier work, with fuzzed-out synth licks over a vaguely Indian-accented groove.[8](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-apr-06-la-et-ms-new-selena-gomez-single-appears-online-20130406-story.html) Slant Magazine called the single tabla-infused and criticized it for treating its Indian influences as "mere sonic decoration."[10](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/selena-gomez-stars-dance/)
According to [The Irish Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-irish-times), the song was originally penned for Rihanna, and The Washington Post reported that, like [Miley Cyrus](https://www.edgepedia.org/miley-cyrus)'s "We Can't Stop," it was reportedly intended for and rejected by Rihanna before reaching Gomez.[11](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/selena-gomez-stars-dance-1.1473569) • [12](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/selena-gomez-and-the-summer-of-the-rihannabes/2013/07/22/085a4a44-f0b7-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html) Asked on Seacrest's radio program whether the song was about a specific person, Gomez said it was not, and that she chose it as the first single because it "exudes confidence and strength."[2](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/selena-gomez-come-and-get-it/)
## Chart performance
The song debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 with 115,000 first-week copies sold, then entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 45 the following week.[13](https://lyricsweb.com/song/selena-gomez/selena-gomez-come-and-get-it) In May 2013 it jumped from number 14 to number 6, becoming Gomez's first Hot 100 top-ten single; that week it also rose to number 4 on Streaming Songs with 5.7 million US views after the music video's May 7 premiere, and to number 6 on Digital Songs with 143,000 sales that week.[14](https://selenagomez.com.br/selena-conquista-seu-1o-top-10-no-hot-100-certificado-de-ouro-com-come-get-it) In the United Kingdom it peaked at number 8 on the Official Singles Chart, spending eight weeks on the chart between 27 July and 14 September 2013.[5](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/selena-gomez-come-get-it/)
## Performances and video
Gomez debuted the song on television at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards on April 14, in a Bollywood dance-inspired rendition introduced by [Kim Kardashian](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-kardashian), followed by Ellen on April 16 and a performance at the [Radio Disney Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/radio-disney-music-awards) on April 27.[1](https://www.universalmusic.ca/2013/03/27/selena-gomez-to-launch-new-single-come-summer-album-to-follow/) • [15](https://mb.cision.com/Main/914/9400796/112842.pdf) A Billboard report credited a Dancing with the Stars performance on April 18 and the MTV Movie Awards premiere with driving her rise on the Social 50 chart.[16](https://manuals.plus/m/0fe804e3aa3ef49158453495dd7d218ba1b6cdd2181e8a66878a6237635fc571.pdf) The music video premiered on May 7, 2013.[7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-D1EB74Ckg)
Her use of a bindi, traditional Indian forehead art, during the MTV performance drew accusations of cultural appropriation.[17](https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/estudis/2022/254907/sonempwom_a2022.pdf)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. The Los Angeles Times judged that the song did not yet live up to Gomez's 2011 hit "Love You Like a Love Song," while noting her Rihanna-like stuttered vocals in the chorus.[8](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-apr-06-la-et-ms-new-selena-gomez-single-appears-online-20130406-story.html) The Guardian compared her vocal on the track to Miley Cyrus's.[18](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/18/selena-gomez-stars-dance-review) On the fan-rating site Album of the Year the song holds a user score of 83 based on 192 ratings.[6](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/40090-come-get-it/)
The single marked a turning point in Gomez's career: it was her first release positioned as a solo pop artist separate from both her [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) identity and the Scene, and it anchored *Stars Dance*, which became her first number-one album on the [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) 200.[19](https://wikihits.com/2010s/selena-gomez-come-get-it) • [20](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/a66b362e6413d4d6a32785ec599a7eba084a28cb-11.pdf)
## References
1. [Selena Gomez to Launch New Single "Come & Get It" April 8; Summer Album to Follow, Universal Music Canada (27 March 2013)](https://www.universalmusic.ca/2013/03/27/selena-gomez-to-launch-new-single-come-summer-album-to-follow/)
2. ["Come & Get It" track review, Plugged In](https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/selena-gomez-come-and-get-it/)
3. [Come & Get It - Single, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/come-get-it-single/1444865503)
4. [Stars Dance album review, Plugged In](https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/selena-gomez-stars-dance/)
5. [COME & GET IT - SELENA GOMEZ, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/selena-gomez-come-get-it/)
6. [Come & Get It song ratings, Album of the Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/40090-come-get-it/)
7. [Selena Gomez - Come & Get It, official YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-D1EB74Ckg)
8. [New Selena Gomez single 'Come & Get It' appears online, Los Angeles Times (6 April 2013)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-apr-06-la-et-ms-new-selena-gomez-single-appears-online-20130406-story.html)
9. [Meet the Producers and Song Writers of Selena's new album "Stars Dance", Selena Gomez Philippines](https://selenagomez.ph/meet-the-producers-and-song-writers-of-selenas-new-album-stars-dance/)
10. [Review: Selena Gomez, Stars Dance, Slant Magazine](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/selena-gomez-stars-dance/)
11. [Selena Gomez: Stars Dance - review, The Irish Times](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/selena-gomez-stars-dance-1.1473569)
12. [Selena Gomez and the summer of the Rihannabes, The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/selena-gomez-and-the-summer-of-the-rihannabes/2013/07/22/085a4a44-f0b7-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html)
13. [Come & Get It by Selena Gomez: Lyrics & Story Behind It, LyricsWeb](https://lyricsweb.com/song/selena-gomez/selena-gomez-come-and-get-it)
14. [Selena conquista seu 1º top 10 no Hot 100 & certificado de Ouro com "Come & Get It", Selena Gomez Brasil](https://selenagomez.com.br/selena-conquista-seu-1o-top-10-no-hot-100-certificado-de-ouro-com-come-get-it)
15. [2013 MTV Movie Awards press materials, Cision](https://mb.cision.com/Main/914/9400796/112842.pdf)
16. [Billboard Magazine, 4 May 2013 issue](https://manuals.plus/m/0fe804e3aa3ef49158453495dd7d218ba1b6cdd2181e8a66878a6237635fc571.pdf)
17. [Academic study of Selena Gomez's career and controversies, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2022)](https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/estudis/2022/254907/sonempwom_a2022.pdf)
18. [Selena Gomez: Stars Dance - review, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/18/selena-gomez-stars-dance-review)
19. [Come & Get It by Selena Gomez (2013) - Hot 100 Story, WikiHits](https://wikihits.com/2010s/selena-gomez-come-get-it)
20. [Selena Gomez biography booklet](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/a66b362e6413d4d6a32785ec599a7eba084a28cb-11.pdf)
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