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Specific praise was given to the production, lyrics and the 1975's embrace of pop music, drawing comparisons to M83, Daft Punk, MGMT, and Passion Pit. "The Sound" appeared on numerous year-end and decade-end lists, including NME, Pitchfork and Time.
"The 1975" is the opening song on the 1975's fourth album, Notes on a Conditional Form. [8] Healy initially said that the band were choosing between three songs to release on 31 May 2019 as the lead single of the album. [25] However, "The 1975" was the first song to be released, on 24 July 2019, and the lead single "People" debuted on 22 August.
Paolo Ragusa of Consequence said that "I'm in Love with You" is an album highlight; the reviewer commended the "undeniably catchy" chorus and repetitive hook "that begs you not to smile", calling it "one of the most pure and radiantly cheerful songs [that the 1975 has] ever released" and comparing it to "The Sound" (2016). [29]
There were no words in the syllables used in the finalised stem, but phonetically the sample sounded like the phrase "loving someone", so the 1975 developed the lyrics around that. [1] Speaking with Dork ' s Ali Shutler, Healy revealed that "Loving Someone" was inspired by the line "Hey kids, we’re all just the same. What a shame", from ...
Reviewers praised its 1980s-style production and embodiment of the 1975's signature sound, favourably comparing the song to the music of Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, and the Cure. In her review of Notes on a Conditional Form, Samantha Small of Consequence of Sound deemed "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" an "Essential Track". [33]
Healy said "All I Need to Hear" was specifically written so that it did not require him to sing it, with the 1975 striving to make the song sound like a cover. [1] The singer struggled with the track's development and the messaging behind it, saying it is "one of those songs where it's like I've stepped out of the Mattyness of everything". [ 3 ]
In 2019, Taylor Swift released the upbeat pop song “London Boy.” Five years later, she’s saying “so long” to the city with her new song “So Long London.”
Prior to their formation as the 1975, the band recorded a music video featuring an acoustic rendition of "Sex" in late 2009. The visual was released under the 1975's former moniker Drive Like I Do. [38] A black and white music video, directed by James Booth, was released on 5 October 2012. [39]