The Sound (song)

For the James song, see Sound (song).
"The Sound"
Single by The 1975
from the album I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
Released 19 February 2016
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 4:08
Label
Writer(s)
  • Matthew Healy
  • George Daniel
  • Adam Hann
  • Ross MacDonald
Producer(s)
The 1975 singles chronology
"Somebody Else"
(2016)		 "The Sound"
(2016)		 "A Change of Heart"
(2016)

"The Sound" is a song by English alternative rock band The 1975. It was released as a radio single on 19 February 2016.[3] It is currently the band's highest charting single in the UK, peaking at number 15. Rolling Stone named "The Sound" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016.[4]

Music video

The music video for the single was released on 25 February 2016 on the band's YouTube channel. The group are shown dressed in black and playing in a large glass cube in a dark room throughout. The cube's lighting intersects between black and white to pink as they play, and at one point fills with smoke. They are observed from outside and spoken about by well-groomed strangers all dressed in white, with pink cards showing negative comments from real-life critics about the band as they play (such as Terrible high-pitched vocals over soulless robo beats, Totally lacking the wow factor, and Pompous arena synth-pop.) Lead singer Matty Healy writes 'HELP ME' on the glass, and the video ends with the band sitting and observing the critical audience inside the box.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[5] 10
Australia (ARIA)[6] 53
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 28
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 84
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 91
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 25
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[11] 42
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[12] 1
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 15
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 3
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[17] 32
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[18] 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 24
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 34

References

  1. ↑ Britton, Luke (15 January 2016). "Listen to The 1975's new synth-pop track 'The Sound'". NME. NME. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (2016-01-15). "Hear the 1975's Funky New Song 'The Sound'". Rolling Stone. New York: Rolling Stone Music. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ↑ The Sound (Sleeve). The 1975. Dirty Hit/Polydor. 2016. none.
  4. ↑ "30 Best Songs of 2016 So Far". Rolling Stone. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Argentina Top 20 General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' Is Australia's No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The 1975 – The Sound" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "1975, The: The Sound" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for The 1975. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 13, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for The 1975. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas". Billboard Japan. Billboard Japan. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 28 January 2016". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "January 2016/ Archive Chart: 28 January 2016" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for The 1975. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Billboard Digital Songs for The 1975. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for The 1975. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for The 1975. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "The 1975 – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for The 1975. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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