Shelter (Finneas song)
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| "Shelter" | ||||
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| Single by Finneas | ||||
| from the EP Blood Harmony | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | OYOY | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Finneas O'Connell | |||
| Producer(s) | Finneas | |||
| Finneas singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shelter" on YouTube | ||||
"Shelter" is a song by American singer-songwriter Finneas from his debut EP, Blood Harmony (2019). The song was released by OYOY as the third single from the EP on August 22, 2019. Finneas had heard that Avicii was looking for songs to produce. Afterwards, he wrote the song and sent it to Avicii's team. Lyrically, the song is about a lover that brings Finneas peace, but also trouble.
The song received mainly positive reviews from music critics, several of whom praised the music and lyrical content. A music video for "Shelter" was uploaded to Finneas' YouTube channel on September 30, 2019, and was directed by Sam Bennett. In it, Finneas stumbles as backup dancers shove and toss him roughly. Finneas toured the United States throughout October 2019 to support Blood Harmony, with the tour including performances of the song.
"Shelter" was first written back in 2016 by Finneas.[1][2] He had heard that Swedish musician Avicii was looking for songs to produce. Following on from this, Finneas wrote the track and sent it to Avicii's team.[2][3][4][5] Finneas has confessed that he doesn't know if Avicii ever heard it.[2] "Shelter" was released as the third single from Finneas' debut EP Blood Harmony for digital download and streaming, through his record label OYOY on August 22, 2019.[3] The track was written and produced by Finneas.[3]
Critical commentary described "Shelter" as a pop-based track.[3][6] The track features a tropical beat, electric guitar, Latin-based guitars, drum beats, gospel choir effect[s] that appear during the chorus, reverb'd handclaps, bluesy vocal embellishment, and rapid phrasing in the bridge.[3][7][8] Tosten Burks, writing for Spin magazine, noted the track sounds like an Ed Sheeran song.[7] He further commented that the track is built around some "urgent acoustic guitar strumming" and a "plucky melody" which is very similar to the marimba line in Sheeran's number one hit "Shape of You" (2017), and is set in a dance tempo.[7] Lyrically, the track is about a lover that brings Finneas peace but has an undercurrent of trouble. He represents the trouble with the lyrics, "They call us lucky/But I think we might be cursed/'Cause the way you love me/I could drink the river dry, still die of thirst".[9] The mood of the track becomes more urgent as it continues: "Give me, give me shelter/From the storm/Give me, give me shelter/ Keep me warm/I don't wanna think about a life without you/I don't wanna go to war but I'm about to".[9]