The 1975

Released: December 15, 2017

Songwriter: Ross MacDonald Adam Hann George Daniel Matthew Healy

Producer: Matthew Healy George Daniel Mike Crossey

[Spoken: Matthew Healy]
Let's fucking have it!

And this is how it starts
You take your shoes off in the back of my van
Yeah, my shirt looks so good
When it's just hanging off your back

Said use your hands and my spare time
We've got one thing in common, it's this tongue of mine
She said, what?
She's got a boyfriend anyway

Only minutes before I drop you off
All we seem to do is talk about sex
She's got a boyfriend anyway
Got a boyfriend anyway

I loved your friend when I saw his film
He's got a funny face, but I like that cause he still looks cool
She's got a boyfriend anyway
Got a boyfriend anyway

Now we're on the bed in my room
And I'm about to fill his shoes
But you say no
You say no
Does he take care of you?
Could I easily fill his shoes?
But you say no
You say no

[Spoken: Matthew Healy]
Alright London, let's fuck it up! One! Two! One, two, three!

[Instrumental]

Now we're just outside of town
And you're making your way down
She's got a boyfriend anyway
Got a boyfriend anyway

And I'm not trying to stop you, love
If we're gonna do anything, we might as well just fuck
She's got a boyfriend anyway
Got a boyfriend anyway

You've got your tongue pierced anyway
You in your high tops any day
You in your skinny jeans anyway
You and your fit friends anyway
I'd take them all out any day
They've all got back combs anyway
You all got boyfriends anyway

[Ambience]

The 1975 consists of Matthew Healy (vocals/guitar), Adam Hann (lead guitar), George Daniel (drums), and Ross MacDonald (bass), all of whom are from Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. The four band members, now based in Manchester, met in Secondary School and began playing together as teenagers.

The eclectic four-piece band have amorphous drifts between brooding art rock, crisp electronica, dancefloor R&B, and 80’s gloss pop, as well as lead singer Matthew “Matty” Healy’s stories of lust, intoxication, and the unabashed grittiness of modern youth. Common themes in their lyrics range anywhere from dysfunctional relationships, to the failure of modernity.

Throughout 2012, The 1975 released multiple EPs, which sparked the start of their careers. The following year, 2013, their self-titled debut album took the world by storm. From 2014 until 2015 the band’s focus was on touring, though they did reveal through photos on social media that their next sound would reflect a departure from their previously black-and-white aesthetic.

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