"He shot the 'One Less Lonely Girl' video, and I thought he did a great job he shot the 'You Belong With Me' video with Taylor Swift, and he had a lot of great experience and a lot of great work." A teaser of the video was released on October 11, 2011. On recruiting White to shoot the video, Bieber explained, "Roman can tell a story really well, so we wanted to use him," Bieber explained. It was also shot in Franklin, Tennessee, where the previous video was filmed. The video marked the second time Bieber had worked with White on a music video, the first being "One Less Lonely Girl" (2009). The music video for "Mistletoe" was directed by Roman White. According to many reviewers, the song's production and Bieber's delivery bears much similarity to Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours." Bill Lamb of went as far as to call the song "'I'm Yours' goes Christmas." A Rolling Stone writer commented that "The song basically sounds like a laid-back Jack Johnson number with a bit of overdubbed sleigh bells." The song presents the maturation of Bieber's voice, with RJ Cubarrubia of Billboard writing that he sounded "smooth and intimate." Lamb said "This track marks a distinct move toward a more adult sound on the part of 17 year old Justin Bieber." The song, which includes subtle "Christmas flourishes" in the background arrangement, opens up with jingle bells before an instrumental of guitar and bongos come in. It is composed in the key of A major with Bieber's vocal range spanning from the low-note of E 3 to the high-note of E 5.
According to the sheet music published at by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Mistletoe" is set in common time with a "bounce" tempo of 80 beats per minute. It is a Christmas song that is sonically derived from the pop and R&B genres, while making use of reggae elements. "Mistletoe" was written and produced by Nasri, and Adam Messinger. It's something that I feel like they're going to be singing every Christmas." In an interview with MTV News, Bieber said, "I'm really excited. During the performance, Bieber confirmed that the song would be released on iTunes worldwide on October 17, 2011. It features the singer singing on a snowy, lit-up street.īieber first premiered the song live on the My World Tour on October 6, 2011, at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White. The song reached the top ten in Canada, Denmark and Norway, and slightly missed the top 10 in the US, peaking at 11, while also reaching the top forty in nine other countries. "Mistletoe" received generally positive reviews from most music critics.
"Mistletoe" is a pop and R&B song, that has reggae influences. The song was released on October 17, 2011, as the lead single from his second studio album and first Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe (2011). The song was written by Bieber and his producers, Nasri and Adam Messinger. "Mistletoe" is a Christmas song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber.
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