# The Perfect Pair > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Perfect_Pair > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Perfect_Pair.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Pair > Source revision: 1333874164 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|2022 song by Beabadoobee}} {{distinguish|The Perfect Pear}} {{Use dmy dates|date= December 2024}} {{Infobox single | name = The Perfect Pair | type = single | cover = | artist = [Beabadoobee](/source/Beabadoobee) | album = [Beatopia](/source/Beatopia) | released = 26 September 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases|title=Triple A Future Releases|website=All Access|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915160130/https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases|archive-date=15 September 2022}} | recorded = | genre = * [Bossa nova](/source/Bossa_nova) * [guitar pop](/source/guitar_pop) | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=58}} | label = [Dirty Hit](/source/Dirty_Hit) | writer = {{hlist|[Beatrice Laus](/source/Beatrice_Laus)|Jacob Bugden}} | producer = {{hlist|Beatrice Laus|Jacob Bugden|Iain Berryman}} | prev_title = 10:36 | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = [Glue Song](/source/Glue_Song) | next_year = 2023 | misc = }} "'''The Perfect Pair'''" is a song by Filipino-British singer [Beabadoobee](/source/Beabadoobee). It was written by Jacob Bugden and Beabadoobee, and became available as the fifth track from her second studio album ''[Beatopia](/source/Beatopia)'' (2022) on 15 July 2022. It was later sent to [adult alternative](/source/Adult_album_alternative) radio on 26 September 2022 as a single by [Dirty Hit](/source/Dirty_Hit). Sonically, "The Perfect Pair" is a [bossa nova](/source/bossa_nova) song backed by '90s-style [guitar pop](/source/guitar_pop). The lyrics detail two lovers' romantic distrust and uncertainty at the end of a relationship. ==Release and composition== "The Perfect Pair" was sent to adult alternative radio on 26 September 2022.{{cite web |title=Triple A Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915160130/https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases |archive-date=15 September 2022|website=All Access}} The song is 2 minutes and 58 seconds at a tempo of 146 BPM.{{Cite web |title=Tunebat - the perfect pair - Beabadoobee |url=https://tunebat.com/Info/the-perfect-pair-beabadoobee/41P6Tnd8KIHqON0QIydx6a}} The song went viral on the video sharing platform [TikTok](/source/TikTok) upon its release.{{Cite web |title=Concert Review: beabadoobee Charms Boston at MGM Music Hall {{!}} Arts {{!}} The Harvard Crimson |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/9/24/beabadoobee-boston-mgm-death-bed-coffee-for-your-head/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.thecrimson.com}} The song was described by ''[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)'' as a swingy guitar and bossa nova song that addresses romantic distrust and uncertainty.{{Cite web |title=Beabadoobee hones and expands her aesthetic with Beatopia |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/beabadoobee-beatopia-album-review |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} == Critical reception == ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'''s Arielle Gordon described the song as "shimmying bossa nova" and compared it to the likes of [Corinne Bailey Rae](/source/Corinne_Bailey_Rae).{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Arielle |title=Beabadoobee: Beatopia |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/beabadoobee-beatopia/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} Steffanie Wang of ''[Nylon](/source/Nylon_(magazine))'' described it as "at once familiar and a sonic mesh of new ideas".{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Soundcheck: The 10 Best Music Releases The Week of July 18, 2022 |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/soundcheck-07-18-2022-lizzo-everybodys-gay-itzy |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Nylon |language=en}} ==Live performances== Beabadoobee performed the album version of the song at a [''Tiny Desk Concert''](/source/List_of_Tiny_Desk_Concerts) on 29 November 2022.{{Cite web |title=beabadoobee shares unreleased song during Tiny Desk Concert {{!}} Kerrang! |url=https://www.kerrang.com/beabadoobee-shares-unreleased-song-during-tiny-desk-concert |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.kerrang.com}} Beabadoobee performed an acoustic rendition of the song on ''[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](/source/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon)'' on 5 December 2022.{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=2022-12-06 |title=beabadoobee just performed 'The Perfect Pair' on US television |url=https://readdork.com/news/beabadoobee-has-performed-the-perfect-pair-on-us-television/#:~:text=The%20track%20is%20a%20cut,sophomore%20album,%20'Beatopia'.&text=beabadoobee%20performed%20'The%20Perfect%20Pair,is%20disabled%20in%20your%20browser. |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Dork |language=en-US}} Wearing an oversized coat, short skirt, and knee-high white boots, she was accompanied by guitarists, violinists, cellists, and drummers.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=beabadoobee lights up Fallon performing "The Perfect Pair": Watch |url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/beabadoobee-fallon-the-perfect-pair-watch/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Consequence |language=en}} The performance was met with positive reception. Alex Gonzales of ''[Uproxx](/source/Uproxx)'' noted her vocals as "soft and silky",{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Beabadoobee Performed 'The Perfect Pair' On 'Fallon' |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/beabadoobee-perfect-pair-tonight-show-fallon/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}} and [''Hypebeast''](/source/Hypebeast_(company))'s Sarah Kearns said she "delivered the soft lyrics with effortless, breathy ease".{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=beabadobee Performs Live Acoustic Rendition of “the perfect pair” on 'Fallon' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/12/beabadobee-acoustic-the-perfect-pair-fallon-watch |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Hypebeast}} ==Credits and personnel== Credits are adapted from the [liner notes](/source/liner_notes) of ''Beatopia''.{{cite AV media notes|title=Beatopia|others=[Beatopia](/source/Beatopia)|year=2024|author=[Dirty Hit](/source/Dirty_Hit)}} {{div col}} *Jacob Bugden  – producer, engineer, songwriter *Beabadoobee – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter, vocal producer *Iain Berryman – songwriter, producer *Drew Dungate-Smith – engineer, *Joe LaPorta – [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio)) *Ben Baptie – [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) *Sophie Ellis – assistant mixing {{div col end}} == Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "The Perfect Pair" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024–2025) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- {{single chart|UK|89|date=20250110|rowheader=true|access-date=10 January 2025}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|19|artist=Beabadoobee|rowheader=true|access-date=17 December 2024}} |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Beabadoobee|title=The Perfect Pair|award=Platinum|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|accessdate=26 September 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Beabadoobee|title=The Perfect Pair|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|accessdate=26 September 2025|id=20307-6784-1}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Beabadoobee|title=The Perfect Pair|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}} == References == {{Reflist}}{{Beabadoobee}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfect Pair}} Category:2022 singles Category:2022 songs Category:Beabadoobee songs Category:Dirty Hit singles Category:Bossa nova songs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Perfect Pair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Pair) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Pair?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.