The 1975

Released: May 22, 2020

Songwriter: Ross MacDonald Adam Hann George Daniel Matthew Healy

Producer: George Daniel Matthew Healy

[Verse 1]
They're calling out your name
Must have been something you were saying
They're calling out your name
What should I say?
(Tell 'em the things that you told me)
They're calling out your name
Must have been something you changed
They're calling out your name
What should I say? What should I say?

[Chorus]
(Tell 'em the things that you told me)
What should I say?
(Tell 'em the things that you told me)

[Bridge]
What did you say?
Tell 'em that all the people made me
What did you say?
Tell 'em that Ambien makes me crazy
What did you say?
Tell 'em again, tell 'em that thing that you told me
What should I say? What should I say?
What should I say? What should I say?

[Chorus]
(Tell 'em the things that you told me)
What should I say?

[Verse 2]
They're calling out your name (Out your name)
Must have been something you were saying
(Must have been something you were saying)
They're calling out your name (Out your name)
What should I say? (What should I say?)
(Tell 'em the things that you told me)
Disorder, hate, and fame (And fame)
Making sure that people won't change
Disorder, hate, and fame
What should I say? What should I say?

[Chorus]
What should I say?
(Tell 'em the things that you told me)
What should I say?

[Outro]
What should I say?
What should I say?

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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