Envision

"Envision" (stylized in all lowercase) is the opening track and first promotional single from BJAYE's third studio album, Thought U, Were. It was released through Republic Records on November 17, 2028, along with a lyric video uploaded on BJAYE's YouTube channel.
==Background==
The song is about being a complete mess mentally and that the love he had before is “not the way he wants it to be". The track has been described to be the opposite of “thought u, were,” which has a central message of not forgiving, hatered for love & heartbroken while "Envision" has a central message of self-control & hope of the perfect love he desires.
The track was first teased in the music video of BJAYE's single, "Some Days" from his second album Dreamin, and then teased for a second time in the "Thought U, Were" music video. It was also teased for the final time in the "Breakup Dreams" music video.
On his Instagram story on October 18, 2028, BJAYE said "while "Thought U, Were" is about heartless & heartbroken, "Envision" is about inclination & need. On October 19, 2028, BJAYE tweeted the song lyrics "envision my life like that" and "all i what and all that i need". On November 14, BJAYE revealed on Instagram Live that the song is about "a want/crave, desire for love that is now (and forever) unbreakable".
On February 18, 2029, it was confirmed that "Envision" would be the opening track from the album Thought U, Were.
==Composition==
“Envision" is an R&B/pop ballad with a trap-inspired rhythm. It is written in the key of F minor, and has a tempo of 130 BPM. The song features multiple (6) whistle notes, and BJAYE's vocals span from D3 to D7.Lyrically, the song speaks about BJAYE's want and need of a perfect relationship, specifically after his failed relationship. BJAYE described the song as being about "a simple, beautiful love that is now (and forever) probably not accomplished yet."
==Commercial performance==
Following its release, the song debuted at number 1 on the worldwide iTunes Song chart. It also debuted at number 1 on the Spotify US chart with over 4.7 million streams and at number 1 at Spotify Global Chart with over 7.7m streams. In its first week it projected over 53.9m streams, sold over 92,000 units, which 48,000 were pure sales.
On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Envision" debuted at number 7, becoming the second highest peak for any of BJAYE's promotional singles following Good Things On Mind, which peaked at No. 2, earlier that year. The following week it jumped to 7, and on the seventh week it spent its last week on the Billboard Hot 100. Before Thought U, Were's release, the song re-entered and made a new peak on the week ending March 3, 2029, at number 4. In Canada, the song debuted at number 8, becoming his second highest promotional single in the country, but rose to 4, the week ending March 10, 2029
The song debuted at number 9 in the UK official singles charts, this becoming his tenth song to debut in the top 10 in the country, and debuted at number 1 in Ireland. The song reached number 10 in Belgium, Malaysia and Singapore.
Category:Promotional singles