Don't kill my vibe

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Don't kill my vibe
Sigrid
publication February 10, 2017
length 3:04
Genre (s) Electropop , pop
Author (s) Sigrid Raabe, Martin Sjølie
Producer (s) Martin Sjølie
Label Island Records
album Don't Kill My Vibe (EP) / Sucker Punch

Don't Kill My Vibe is the title of a song by the Norwegian singer Sigrid . It was released in February 2017. An EP of the same name with four songs followed in May .

To the song

The main theme of the song is the feeling of not being respected as a person. Sigrid commented on the genesis of the song in several interviews:

“I was in my first writing session with Martin Sjølie. We had two days together and the first hour he asked me what I'd been thinking about, just to get to know me. I told him about a previous songwriting session that was pretty difficult. [...] Some people that made me feel very small, like my opinion wasn't important. [...] It's quite difficult when you're going to write a song with someone else, and when you're writing a song it's about chemistry. I find it quite hard to write when you feel like it'd almost be better if you weren't in the room. The thing that was discouraging the most was the comments. I don't know if it was my gender or my age or what it was, but I was made to feel that my opinion wasn't as important. I got pissed off at myself for not speaking up in that session, [...] just because I was afraid of overreacting. So it felt terrific to finally get it all out in this tune. "

“I was in my first songwriting session with Martin Sjølie. We spent two days together and at first he asked me what I was thinking just to get to know me. I told him about a previous session that was very difficult. There were people who made me feel that my opinion was worthless. It's generally difficult to write songs with other people, and it's mostly about a certain chemistry that has to be right. I find it pretty hard when you are made to feel like it would be better if you weren't in the room at all. What discouraged me the most were the comments - I don't know if it was my age or because I'm a woman, but I felt like my opinion didn't matter. I was very upset with myself that I didn't fight back because I was afraid to overreact. So it felt great to bring it all up in Don't Kill My Vibe . "

With Don't Kill My Vibe , a 3-minute pop song was created within the two days, which follows the classic form stanza-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus. The text is written in English, freely translated the title "Don't ruin my mood" means:

"You speak to me like I'm a child.
Try to hold it down, I know the answer.
I can't shake it off and you feel threatened by me.
[...]
You think you're so important to me, don't you?
But I wanted you to know that you don't belong here. "

- Lyrics, original excerpt

“You talk to me like I am a child.
I try to hold it back but I know the answer.
I can't get rid of the feeling that you feel threatened by me.
[...]
You think you are so important to me, don't you?
But you should know that you don't really belong here. "

- Lyrics, translation

The song is composed in the key of B flat major at 74 beats per minute . Sigrid's voice can be heard on an instrumental that was created with piano and synthesizers. Producer Sjølie played together with Tommy Kristiansen, a piano, the mix of the song was performed by Martin Skalnes while Alex Wharton for the mastering is responsible.

Music video

The music video for Don't Kill My Vibe was directed by JACK and released on March 31, 2017. The music video, which critics described as minimalist, shows the singer in front of several different colored backgrounds as she sings and dances to the song. To date, over 11 million users have clicked on the video on YouTube (as of September 2019).

publication

Don't Kill My Vibe was published on February 10, 2017 on the popular download portals. The artwork shows the singer, dressed in red trousers and a white t-shirt with the title of the song as an inscription, standing in front of a red wall. Furthermore, acoustic versions of the song as well as various remixes were released , among others by Gryffin and Jack Garratt . To promote the song on, Sigrid entered into international formats, including at Later ... With Jools Holland , in the Late Late Show by James Corden and in Inas night on.

reception

Criticism

The reviews of Don't Kill My Vibe have been positive without exception. Particularly the song's chorus was highlighted, which critics described as "majestic". Jason Liphutz, who interviewed Sigrid for Billboard , called the song "one of the year's catchiest singles" and compared it to Robyn's "pop euphoria" . Brittany Spanos, who wrote an article for Rolling Stone in the “10 Artists To Know” series in March, said the song shows how much bite Sigrid has in her voice as soon as the chorus begins. (English: "shows how much bite she has in her voice by the time the chorus hits"). Andrew Hannah, who wrote an article about Sigrid for The Line Of Best Fit , wrote: “This track is incredible and you're not going to escape it.” (Eng .: “This song is incredible and you will not escape it.” can.")

Commercial win

In Sigrid's homeland, Norway, the song rose to number 28 in the single charts there, and in the United Kingdom, the song made it to number 62 in the charts for a week. The song was streamed over 15 million times on Spotify (as of June 2017).

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Norway (Nielsen) Norway (Nielsen) 28 (6 weeks) 6th
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 62 (7 weeks) 7th

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ilana Kaplan: Sigrid: Don't Kill Her Vibe. Nylon , May 13, 2017. From nylonmag.de, accessed September 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Aimee Cliff: Scandi-Pop's Bright New Hope Sigrid Has A Blast In Her “Don't Kill My Vibe” Video. The Fader , March 31, 2017. From TheFader.com, accessed September 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ahmed Tufayel: Meet Sigrid, The Norwegian Pop Star Whose Vibe You Definitely Can't Kill. Newsweek , May 5, 2017. From Newsweek.com, accessed September 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Brittany Spanos: Sigrid. In: 10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2017. Rolling Stone , March 15, 2017. From RollingStone.com, accessed September 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Don't Kill My Vibe. By Sigrid - Digital Sheet Music. From Musicnotes.com, accessed September 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe. From Genius.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Hilton Dresden: Scandinavian Pop Star Sigrid Drops Colorful 'Don't Kill My Vibe' Video. Out Magazine , March 31, 2017. From Out.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  8. ^ Sigrid: Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe (Official Video). March 31, 2017. Video on YouTube.com (3 minutes), accessed September 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ Youtube: Sigrid: Don't Kill My Vibe , Later ... With Jools Holland , May 9, 2017
  10. ↑ Youtube: Sigrid: Don't Kill My Vibe , The Late Late Show With James Corden , May 25, 2017
  11. ↑ Smith, Thomas: New Music Of The Day: Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe , New Musical Express, nme.com (February 10, 2017)
  12. ↑ Liphutz, Jason: Sigrid Is Making Essential Pop Music , billboard.com (May 9, 2017)
  13. ^ Spanos, Brittany: Sigrid | 10 New Artists To Know March 2017 , Rolling Stone , rollingstone.com (March 15, 2017)
  14. ↑ Hannah, Andrew: Sigrid Confirms Her Superstar Status, And Discusses Explosive Major Label Debut “Don't Kill My Vibe” , The Line Of Best Fit (February 10, 2017)
  15. ^ Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe (song). norwegiancharts.com, accessed March 16, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Sigrid. officialcharts.com, accessed March 16, 2019 .