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The 1975 – About You
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“About You” is the penultimate song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is a musical continuation of the band’s 2013 single “
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The 1975 – You
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“You” appears on The 1975’s Sex EP.
This song details Matty’s frustration with a lover for whom he’s had for one year. They both go out of their way to annoy the other and there
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The 1975 – Me & You Together Song
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“Me & You Together Song” features Matty singing about being infatuated with a friend who doesn’t feel the same way that he does about her, as well as the dreams and fantasies that
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The 1975 – Give Yourself a Try
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“Give Yourself a Try” is The 1975’s first single after their year-long hiatus. The song aired on Annie Mac’s show on BBC Radio 1 as Hottest Record on 31st May.
The song is
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The 1975 – Robbers
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This is a love song about a toxic relationship. They are too focused on each other to notice the destruction they cause each other.
The title “Robbers” refers to how the lovers
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The 1975 – I’m in Love With You
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“I’m in Love With You” is the third single and sixth song included in The 1975’s fifth album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’.
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The 1975 – Roadkill
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Matthew Healy described ‘Roadkill’ as one of the funniest songs he ever wrote while he utilizes his ability of expressing the biggest ideas in the fewest words:
If the album isn’t
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The 1975 – If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
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“If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” is an uptempo, guitar and horn-heavy track released as the seventh single of Notes on a Conditional Form. Matty sings about his infatuation with a
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The 1975 – When We Are Together
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“When We Are Together” is the final song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’.
It is an acoustic, melancholy folk song that is themed
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The 1975 – Love It If We Made It
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“Love It If We Made It” is a social anthem, observing the volatile aspects of modern society, responding with a sentiment of hope and positivity with its upbeat sound. It was the
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The 1975 – Sincerity Is Scary
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“Sincerity Is Scary” is a feel-good song that addresses one’s tendencies to put up a facade out of insecurity and anxiety, with the realization that this type of illusory behavior
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The 1975 – Oh Caroline
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“Oh Caroline” is the fifth song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The track has been described as a “deceivingly dark melodic pop anthem
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The 1975 – Sex
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“Sex” tells the story of what seems to be an innocent encounter at first, which then escalates into, well, sex. It appears on The 1975’s debut album. It was originally released on
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The 1975 – The City
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“The City” is a track from The 1975’s self-titled debut album. It was originally released on their Facedown EP.
Lead singer, Matty, has said the following regarding the song:
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The 1975 – All I Need to Hear
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“All I Need to Hear” is the fourth single from The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
Matty Healy confirmed in a cover story for Pitchfork that the goal
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The 1975 – Be My Mistake
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“Be My Mistake” is about an insignificant hookup after, or perhaps even during, a relationship.
The band’s frontman, Matty Healy, told Pitchfork:
“Be My Mistake” is just about
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The 1975 – Looking for Somebody (To Love)
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“Looking for Somebody (To Love)” is the third song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is an 80s synth-pop record that features
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The 1975 – 102
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“102” is an acoustic song that features in The 1975’s third album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, as a Japan Bonus Track for the record.
A fake quote has floated
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The 1975 – A Change of Heart
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“A Change of Heart” details the stages of falling out of love with someone. When the infatuation fades, you see them for who they truly are, and not who you thought they were.
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The 1975 – Part of the Band
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“Part of the Band” is the lead single from The 1975’s studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is a playful folk-rock piece that contains themes of self-
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The 1975 – If I Believe You
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This song is a cry to Jesus. The artist struggles mentally, questioning if his lack of belief is preventing him from finding purpose. The song’s instrumental organisation is
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The 1975 – I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)
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“I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)” goes as cinematic ending for the record that summarises life in 2018 – a truly online age. The chorus witnesses a strong falsetto from Matty as the
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The 1975 – It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)
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“It’s Not Living (If It’s Not with You)” is an upbeat song that depicts Matty Healy’s struggle with heroin addiction. It is similar to how “UGH!” from The 1975’s second album
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The 1975 – I Couldn't Be More In Love
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“I Couldn’t Be More In Love” is the fourteenth track from The 1975’s third studio album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. According to Matty, the song is not a love song
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The 1975 – Don't Worry
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“Don’t Worry” is a song by The 1975 that appeared on their fourth studio album Notes On A Conditional Form.
It was written and performed by Matty Healy’s father, Tim Healy
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The 1975 – Somebody Else
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“Somebody Else” explores the complicated feelings stirred by a past lover taking up with someone new.
The official music video depicts heartbroken frontman Matty Healy’s
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The 1975 – Me
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As the closing track to The 1975’s Music for Cars EP, “Me” moves back and forth from different perspectives. These viewpoints reflect Matty’s father in addition to certain bits
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The 1975 – She's American
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“She’s American”, the fifth track from their second album, compares cultural differences between The 1975 and their female American fans. It puts Matty’s life into perspective as a
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The 1975 – Medicine
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On the YouTube post, Matty explained that this song was written specifically for Zane Lowe’s Drive re-score:
After we stole him we made our way from Los Angeles through the
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The 1975 – Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied
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Struck by the extrospective feeling that life isn’t what it seems, Healy turns this indictment inwards, described by NME as seemingly “bent on deconstructing the entire artifice of
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The 1975 – Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)
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The Temptations-sampling track “Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)” is a light, Jamaican-pop-esque track off of The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The song
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The 1975 – The 1975 (BFIAFL)
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For the intro to Being Funny in a Foreign Language, The 1975 is once again labelling the first track as “The 1975”.
In the past, the opening track on the band’s albums has been a
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The 1975 – UGH!
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Jamming with pop-rock and heavily electronic flutters, “UGH!” darkly hues as the third track on I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, depicting
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The 1975 – The Birthday Party
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“The Birthday Party” is the fifth single from The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes On A Conditional Form. Released on February 19, 2020, the song was premiered on Zane Lowe’s
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The 1975 – Paris
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If Matty has a subject he’s best at writing about, it’s the fucked up individuals he meets and observes. ‘Paris’ is a masterclass in that. Its main focus is a coked up girl he
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The 1975 – Chocolate
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Peaking at #19 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming certified 2x Platinum in the United States, “Chocolate” is arguably The 1975’s most well-known song. The song’s popularity gave
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The 1975 – I Think There's Something You Should Know
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“I Think There’s Something You Should Know” is a mellow house track that discusses a certain discomfort in one’s self. According to frontman Matthew Healy himself, the song is “
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The 1975 – Happiness
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“Happiness” is the second single from The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The track, which is full of horns and jazzy percussion, returns to a sound
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The 1975 – Menswear
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The first half of “Menswear” is completely comprised of instrumentals with synthesized vocals popping in and out. The lyrics that follow are not organized into a particular pattern
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The 1975 – Milk
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A hidden track from The 1975’s five-track EP Sex released in November of 2012, “Milk” tells a tale of a girl who’s accumulated an addiction to cocaine in the process of trying to
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The 1975 – TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME
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“TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME” is an upbeat and fun song about unfaithful relationships in the digital age. It was the third early-release from the album A Brief Inquiry Into Online
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The 1975 – Wintering
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“Wintering” is the eighth song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
It was written as a Christmas song, inspired by the band’s self-titled
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