She initially expected that the record would contain 15 "extremely exciting" songs. She began to record songs for the album in December 2014, revealing collaborations with producers Dreamlab and Ruffian and production team Stargate. Gomez first hinted at a collaboration with Australian singer Sia Furler through a November 2014 Instagram post, and Furler later stated that she had composed some material for her. You haven’t been through this.' It’s like, you’ve all grown up with me at this point!" People can’t say, 'You don’t know what you’re talking about. They’re going to be like, 'Great, what are you singing about?' Because of how much my life was exposed, I almost had to utilize that for this record. She further commented on her life in the media: "Now, I’m in the place of my life where I released an album at 16-nobody’s going to relate. She commented that her main influence for the record was Christina Aguilera, (specifically her 2002 album, "Stripped") which she cites as an exemplar of a "complete" album and inspired her own decision to tell a story through the album. In an interview to Entertainment Weekly, Gomez stated that she was influenced by a wide range of artists growing up, from Janet Jackson to Britney Spears and NSYNC. This whole record is extremely intimate."
And I’m an actress-I love being able to translate everything I’m feeling inside through my voice and through the songs.
I know that I’m not the world’s greatest singer, but I do know that I have a unique tone. For me, I had to discover what was going to separate me. Gomez states that Revival offers insight into her perception of various experiences, further elaborating on its themes of kindness, having faith, heartbreak, the "passion of a relationship" as well as "being own person".Īs the album's executive producer, she "wanted to know that every single song meant the world to me, whether I wrote it or not. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest in June, Gomez stated, it is about her "new-found confidence." Her voice coach also commented that the album was going to be "more adult, more feminine and more about Selena’s experiences." Gomez discussed that her new material would reflect upon the "journey", she experienced since 2013, with Christina Garibaldi from MTV News assuming her comments were referencing her former relationship with Justin Bieber, and a period spent in rehab in 2014, among other subjects. On February 23, 2015, a collaboration between Gomez and Zedd, "I Want You to Know" was released. So I’m excited to kind of put more of my heart and soul into the next chapter of music."ĭuring that same month, Gomez commented that she had been recording new music, and suggested a possible partnership with producer and disc jockey Zedd. Even if it’s things that people may not necessarily know about. And then start leading into writing about all the other things that are going on in my life and have gone on in the past year or so. She cited the single as a reference point, stating: "It’s exciting for me to start off with something like. Gomez later released her compilation album "For You" representing her final project with Hollywood Records as Gomez officially announced her change in labels the following month.Īfter performing its lead single "The Heart Wants What it Wants" at the 2014 American Music Awards, she revealed that she had begun work on her next studio album. In November 2014, Gomez captioned an Instagram post with: "As I have a last listen, I thought a lot about my year. Later reports published in September suggested that she had secured a new recording contract with Interscope chairman John Janick.Īt that time, Gomez had already sold around 2.8 million albums and 18.1 million singles in the United States (including three studio albums with her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene). Publications began to speculate Gomez's intent in fulfilling contractual obligations by releasing a final compilation album for her longtime label, Hollywood Records. Gomez entered a rehab treatment facility for her lupus diagnosis in May 2014. Gomez embarked on the Stars Dance Tour later that year, which was set to cross several continents, including dates in Asia and Oceania however, these concerts wouldn't materialize as she cancelled the remainder of the tour in late 2013, citing personal reasons, saying: "It has become clear to me and those close to me that after many years of putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be the best person I can be." The album was well received commercially, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. In July 2013, Selena Gomez released her debut solo album, "Stars Dance". Good For You (featuring ASAP Rocky)ē:41.