Bachelor (song)

"Bachelor"
Single by D'banj
from the album D'Kings Men
Released	November 10, 2012
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012
Genre	Afrobeat, Afropop
Length	3:59
Label	DB Records, Sony Music
Writer(s)	D'banj
D'Kings Men singles chronology
"Oyato" (2012) "Bachelor" (2012) "Top of the World" (2012)

"Bachelor" is a song by Nigerian Afrobeat artist D'banj. The song serves as the fourth single from the album D'Kings Men (2013), a collaboration between members of D'banj's label DB Records.^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sesan in Atlanta, Georgia.^[2] It tells the story of a bachelor's life—fast cars, big mansions, lots of girls, etc.^[2] D’banj opens the video as a young man who argues with his somewhat possessive girlfriend in a white mansion.^[3]

Critical reception

Ayomide Tayo of Nigerian Entertainment Today said that "Bachelor is another concrete pop concoction with its hard hitting bassline. The beats don’t do all the work."^[4]

Charles Mgbolu of Vanguard added that "the beats of the approximately two and a half minutes song are in mid-tempo and almost immediately, "slowly" gets your head nodding. There is emphasis on "slowly" here because, just like Oyato, this song didn’t quite pick up pace, making it’s [sic] climax weak. You listen to it and just when you are expecting more, something that would leap you off your feet…it's over."^[3]

Track listing

Digital single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bachelor"			3:59

References

1. "BN Video Premiere: D'Banj – Bachelor". BellaNaija. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. "Video: D'banj 'Bachelor'". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
3. Mgbolu, Charles (12 November 2012). ""Bachelor" by D'banj – a review". Vanguard. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
4. Tayo, Ayomide (1 July 2013). "ALBUM REVIEW: D'Banj Is Still King". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 27 August 2014.