Rocket

"Rocket" is a song by American recording group En Vogue. It was written by singer-songwriter Ne-Yo and recorded for their seventh studio album Electric Café (2018), while production was handled by Curtis "Sauce" Wilson. The R&B song served as the album's lead single and was released on December 1, 2017 through En Vogue Records and eOne Music. In the United States, the song peaked at number eight on Billboards Adult R&B Songs chart, becoming En Vogue's first top 10 hit in twenty years. Background "Rocket" was written by R&B singer Ne-Yo and produced by his frequent collaborator Curtis "Sauce" Wilson. While En Vogue reteamed with their founders Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy to work on the majority of their seventh studio album Electric Café (2018), the duo suggested them to record additional tracks. Band member Terry Ellis commented in a 2018 interview: "While sourcing music for our record, they heard that particular track and thought it would be great for us and he called us and said 'Hey, I found this great track for you guys. You’ve got to record it.' And we heard it and we were like 'Oh my gosh! Let’s get in there!" On their decision to release the song as the album's first single, she further elaborated: "It was so different yet it was still giving you those En Vogue signature harmonies. And simply because it was a great song. A really a great song and you know, we've never really released a ballad before as a first single. So, we just thought it would be different." Critical reception The song earned generally positive reviews from music critics.