Frail State of Mind
"Frail State of Mind" | ||||
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Single by The 1975 | ||||
from the album Notes on a Conditional Form | ||||
Released | 24 October 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:55 | |||
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"Frail State of Mind" on YouTube |
"Frail State of Mind" is a song by British pop rock band, The 1975. The song is the second single off of the band's fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The single was released on 24 October 2019.[5]
Composition and lyrics
In an interview with Zane Lowe of Beats 1 prior to the track's premiere, Matty Healy described the song about anxiety in general and said that we as a society are having a global anxiety attack.[6][7] The song's lyrics focus on how humans deal with introverted behaviour, social situations, and modern day communication. The song also interpolates stylistic elements from the song "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime" from the band's previous studio album.[8]
Critical reception
Trey Alston, writing for MTV said that "Frail State of Mind" is "what anxiety sounds like", describing the song as a pacy track with a "foggy whirl of thick drums". Alston further said that the song "sounds like a racket. Drums crawl around and constantly smash into each other as elastic synths unfurl and roll back up".[9]
Chris DeVille of Stereogum described the song as a "soft-rock ballad that matches drizzly autumnal textures with a brisk programmed beat informed by Burial-style dubstep." DeVille further said that "Frail State of Mind"'s sound is "a tender, hyper-modern lullaby about depression."[3]
Herman Mamo of Billboard called "Frail State of Mind" a "UK garage single [that] sounds sad in subject but feels consoling in context", and that the percussion feels like "pins and needles" in context.[1]
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 69 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] | 28 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 54 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] | 17 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Various | 24 October 2019 | [14] | ||
United Kingdom | 25 October 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [15] |
References
- ^ a b "The 1975 Expose Their 'Frail State of Mind' in Antsy New Single". Billboard. 24 October 2019.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (2019-10-24). "The 1975 enter a "Frail State of Mind" on new song: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Chicago: Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ a b DeVille, Chris (24 October 2019). "The 1975 – "Frail State Of Mind"". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (2020-01-14). "The 1975 return to their roots on the devastatingly sincere 'Me and You Together Song'". NME.
- ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (24 October 2019). "The 1975 Share New Song "Frail State of Mind": Listen". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Lowe, Zane. "Watch: The 1975's Matthew Healy on "Frail State of Mind"". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (24 October 2019). "The 1975 Explore Their 'Frail State of Mind' on New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "The 1975's disorientating 'Frail State Of Mind' sounds like pranging out on the nightbus home". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Alston, Trey (24 October 2019). "The 1975 Explain Anxiety in Easy Terms on the Mysterious 'frail State of Mind'". MTV. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "The 1975 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "The 1975 Share New "Frail State of Mind" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Radio 1 Playlist". BBC. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.