Drowning (Mario song)


"Drowning" is a song recorded by American recording artist Mario for his fifth studio album Dancing Shadows and was released alongside its music video on July 20, 2018, through his own label New Citizen and Empire Distribution as the album's lead single. The song was written by Mario, xSDTRK, Daecolm Holland, Milton Adams II, and Jake Gosling. Lyrically, the song is about a man being torn between two women.

Background and release

Mario spoke with the FunX radio station during the Oh My! Music Festival in June 2018, he revealed that he would release the lead single off the album.

Critical reception

said the song, "showcases Mario’s vocal growth and eargasmic falsetto that takes hold and doesn’t let go over a simmering and stark production". The Musical Hype gave the song three in a half stars out of five.

Music video

The music video premiered along with the song on July 20, 2018.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal.

Release history