Off Guard (song)

"Off Guard" is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter Elvana Gjata featuring American rapper Ty Dolla Sign.[1][2] The song is a dance-pop recording incorporating electronic and R&B influences into its sound. It is entirely performed in the English language constituting simultaneously the singer's second single in a foreign language.

"Off Guard"
Single by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Released6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Elvana Gjata singles chronology
"Forever Is Over"
(2018)		 "Off Guard"
(2018)		 "Ku Vajti"
(2018)
Music video
"Off Guard" on YouTube

Background

Composition

Elvana Gjata wrote the song alongside Ty Dolla Sign, Dominic Jordan, Jimmy Giannos and Poo Bear. The production was handled by the latter and The Audibles.[3][4][5] Josh Gudwin and Chris G were additionally hired for the song's mixing and mastering process.[4][6][7] The song was released as a single through Sony Music under exclusive license from East Music Matters.[3] It was composed in 4
4 time and is performed in the key of F♭ major in common time with a tempo of 152 beats per minute.[8][9]

Promotion

The accompanying music video for the "Off Guard" was announced to be released on 1 April 2018 by a teaser uploaded on Gjata's Facebook profile though it was premiered onto Gjata's YouTube channel simultaneously with the song's release on 6 April 2018.[10][3] It was directed by the American film director Ethan Lader in the colourful Venice Beach of Los Angeles in California.[11]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Albania (The Top List)[12] 27

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 6 April 2018
[13][14][15][16]

References
  1. "Elvana Gjata publikon këngë të re me videoklip". klankosova.tv (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign nagrali hit lata? (nowy teledysk "Off Guard")". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Music Video". YouTube. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019. Note: Open description for credits.
  4. "Off Guard / Elvana Gjata TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Gorąca premiera! Elvana Gjata i Ty Dolla Sign z hitem lata". fakt.pl (in Polish). 10 April 2018.
  6. "Elvana Gjata sjell hitin e veres "Off Guard"". botapress.info/ (in Albanian). 5 April 2018.
  7. "Finally OUT NOW Off Guard feat. tydollasign is live On VEVO and all digital stores". instagram.com.
  8. "Off Guard BPM Key Elvana Gjata". chords.tv. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata featuring Ty Dolla Sign on Tunebat.com". tunebat.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. "Elvana Gjata - Off Guard ft. Ty Dolla $ign | Official Teaser". Facebook. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. "Videos". ethandirector.com.
  12. "THE TOP LIST–29/04/2018". topawards.top-channel.tv (in Albanian). Top Channel.
  13. "Elvana feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Off Guard. Zobacz teledysk do hitu tego lata!". sonymusic.pl (in Polish). Sony Music.
  14. "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla Sign on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Apple Music.
  15. "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla Sign on Deezer". deezer.com. Deezer.
  16. "Off Guard by Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla Sign on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Spotify.
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