{{Infobox song | name = 16B | cover = 16B_single.jpg | border = yes | type = single | artist = James Reid | album = Careless Mixtape | released = {{Start date|2018|05|05|df=yes}} | recorded = 2018 | genre = {{Flat list| * R&B * soul }} | length = 03:46 | label = {{hlist|Careless Music Manila|Flip Music PH}} | writer = Reid | producer = {{Flat list| * Mat Olavides<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BibYzlFAsB4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BibYzlFAsB4 |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=Producer of song "16B"|website=Instagram|date=May 6, 2018|accessdate=May 10, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * Reid }} | chronology = | prev_title = Caught in Your Feelings | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = Right There | next_year = 2018 | misc = }}
"'''16B'''" is a song by Filipino-Australian singer-actor James Reid. The song was released on May 5, 2018 as the lead single off the collaborative mixtape from his own label Careless Music Manila.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/16b/1381040765?i=1381040766|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085142/https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/16b/1381040765?i=1381040766|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2018|title="16B" (2018) – Single by James Reid|publisher=Careless Music Manila and iTunes|website=iTunes|accessdate=May 10, 2018}}</ref>
==Background== According to "Push",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2018/5/7/fresh-scoops/listen-to-this-james-reid-releases-new-single-16-183438|title=James Reid releases new single "16B"|author=Manhit, Stephanie|time=09:01 AM|date=May 7, 2018|website=PUSH|publisher=ABS-CBN|access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> Reid explained in his Instagram post that the lyrics were inspired by a close friend. He also stated that "16B is a place, a place where even the most fiery of souls can get lost in the pretty lights."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BibRtj8jnEr |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BibRtj8jnEr |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=About and release of song "16B"|website=Instagram|date=May 6, 2018|accessdate=May 10, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Music video== An accompany music video for the song was released on Reid's birthday on May 11, 2018 via Careless Music Manila's YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icBVScZUNo|title=16B - James Reid > Music Videos|publisher=Careless Music Manila|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamesreid.ph/2018/05/12/watch-official-music-video-of-16b-by-james-reid|title=WATCH: OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OF 16B BY JAMES REID|website=James Reid PH|date=May 12, 2018|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception== "16B" received positive reviews from music critics, but was also criticized for its provocative lyrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insideshowbiz.onemega.com/james-reid-on-his-latest-single|title=JAMES REID ON HIS LATEST SINGLE 16B: "THE SONG IS NOT ABOUT ME"|author=INSIDESHOWBIZ.PH Team|date=May 7, 2018|website=Inside Showbiz|accessdate=May 10, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511012841/http://insideshowbiz.onemega.com/james-reid-on-his-latest-single/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Category:2018 songs Category:2018 singles Category:James Reid (actor) songs Category:English-language Filipino songs