He Said She Said (Chvrches song)
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| "He Said She Said" | ||||
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| Single by Chvrches | ||||
| from the album Screen Violence | ||||
| Released | 19 April 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Glassnote | |||
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| Producer | Chvrches | |||
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| "He Said She Said" on YouTube | ||||
"He Said She Said" is a song recorded, written and produced by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches. The song was released on 19 April 2021, as the lead single of their fourth studio album, Screen Violence.[3]
During an interview with DIY, vocalist Lauren Mayberry revealed that the band started working on their fourth studio album in February 2020.[4] About the song writing theme of the album, Mayberry said that it was about "the marriage between the stuff that's purely personal, and the stuff that’s more imagery, and narrative."[5] The group worked on the track during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. Iain Cook worked on it from Glasgow while Mayberry and Martin Doherty worked on it from Los Angeles.[6] Mayberry noted that the song was the first track that the band wrote in the project.[7]
The track was inspired by Mayberry's experiences of sexism.[8] Mayberry described the track as her "way of reckoning with things she had accepted that she knew she shouldn't have". "Being a woman is fucking exhausting and it felt better to scream it into a pop song than scream it into the void. After the past year, I think we can all relate to feeling like we're losing our minds," she continued.[6]
Release
The band teased new music with multiple cryptic and video diary posts on Instagram throughout the previous week of the track release.[9] The track premiered on BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds with Annie Mac.[10]
Critical reception
Jem Aswad of Variety described the track as "anti-mansplaining". He further commended the synth-heavy sound also noted the solid hooks and "keening" keyboards.[11] Margaret Farrell of Flood described the song as a "perfect concoction of shimmery melodies and thorny aggravation."[1] Tina Benitez-Eves of American Songwriter called it as an "empowerment" track and stated that the track "prods some of the voices that can make a women questions her part in it all", especially in the refrain: "Feel like I'm losing my mind".[2]
