One of Your Girls
| "One of Your Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Troye Sivan | ||||
| from the album Something to Give Each Other | ||||
| Released | 13 October 2023 | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Oscar Görres | |||
| Troye Sivan singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "One of Your Girls" on YouTube | ||||
"One of Your Girls" is a song by Australian singer Troye Sivan. It was released through EMI and Capitol as the third single from his third studio album, Something to Give Each Other, both released on 13 October 2023.
Background
The music video for the song was teased at a listening party for the album, hosted by Spotify at the Manhattan nightclub Outer Heaven.[1][2]
Lyrics and composition
The song was written about Sivan's sexual encounters with men who previously considered themselves straight but were questioning and "wanted to experiment".[1][2][3] Sivan was inspired by the conflicting feelings these experiences brought, particularly emptiness and vulnerability after the encounters.[1] At the listening party, Sivan elaborated on how he believed his internalized homophobia led him to these men, describing "the sort of fantasy of it all, the attraction of it all, me bending myself to be what I think you might want".[1]
Sivan wrote the song with Leland and Oscar Görres, the latter who produced it. Sivan liked the idea of an "apathetic sad robot voice" singing the chorus with him to reflect the feeling of emptiness after the relationships that are the direct inspirations for the song.[4] Sivan's voice in the chorus is colored by a vocoder.[3]
Sivan stated that Max Martin came in the studio and they played songs for him. When he heard "One of Your Girls", he stood up, asked them to play it again, gave the song a glowing review and then walked up to the keyboards and started playing a synth line though he asked to be uncredited for his contribution.[4]
Music video
The song's music video, directed by Gordon von Steiner, was released concurrently with the single on 13 October. The video begins fully in black and white, with clips of Sivan singing to the camera. Beginning at the first chorus, Sivan appears in a drag persona, dancing sensually in various lingerie looks, and the video is predominantly in color. The video notably features a shirtless Ross Lynch as the love interest, receiving a lap dance from Sivan.[5][6]
The video was the first time Sivan performed in drag.[2] James Factora of Them disputed the label of "drag" for the performance, claiming that the term "implies a campiness or element of parody that isn’t present in the video".[1] Sivan described how he wanted to create a conventionally attractive "fantasy version" of himself.[2] Dara Allen, the stylist for the video, confirmed in an Instagram post that Sivan's look was a homage to Britney Spears and her work with costume designers Kurt and Bart.[7][8] Regarding Lynch's appearance, Sivan commented, "The song is written so adoringly about these guys that everyone is obsessed with — and everyone's obsessed with Ross."[2]
Reception
Shaad D'Souza of The Guardian described the song as "starry-eyed, sexy and forlorn".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Factora, James (13 October 2023). "Troye Sivan's "One of Your Girls" Was Inspired By Sleeping With Questioning Guys". them. Condé Nast. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Irvin, Jack (13 October 2023). "Troye Sivan Gets Into Drag for 'One of Your Girls' Video and Says Ross Lynch Was a 'Perfect' Costar (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ a b c D'Souza, Shaad (2023-10-10). "Troye Sivan on growth, gay clubs and 'going ballistic': 'I'm just not as afraid as I was before'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ a b "Troye Sivan: sex, censorship & self-acceptance". Behind the Hits (Podcast). LiSTNR. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Sim, Bernardo (13 October 2023). "Here's All the Hot Guys Featured in Troye Sivan's 'One of Your Girls' Video". Out.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (13 October 2023). "Troye Sivan is unrecognizable as he transforms into full drag for his sensual 'One of Your Girls' video". EW.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Hannah (13 October 2023). "Troye Sivan Is the Ultimate Pop Girl in the "One Of Your Girls" Video". Vogue. Condé Nast. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.