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People (The 1975 song)

January 01, 1970

"People" is a song by English band the 1975 from their fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form (2020). The song was released on 22 August 2019, through Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the lead single from the album. It was written by band members Matty Healy, George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald. Production of the song was handled by Daniel and Healy alongside Jonathan Gilmore. An anarcho-punk and screamo song, it features an intense, heavy rock instrumentation consisting of desert-rock guitar riffs, straightforward chords, breakneck drums and "renegade" percussion. Lyrically, it is a protest song that calls for change and rebellion to deal with global, political and environmental turmoil, and deals with themes of desperation, urgency and anxiety.

"People"
Single by the 1975
from the album Notes on a Conditional Form
Released22 August 2019 (2019-08-22)
Genre
Length2:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The 1975 singles chronology
Music video
"People" on YouTube

Upon release, "People" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, although fan reaction was generally mixed. Reviewers praised the heavier rock-indebted sound, Healy's vocal delivery and the sonic departure from the band's third studio album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018). Commercially, the song achieved moderate success on worldwide music charts. In the 1975's native United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart, number 59 in Scotland and topped the UK Rock & Metal chart. Internationally, the song reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, number 36 in New Zealand and number 68 in Ireland. A music video for the song was released on 22 August 2019. It features the band performing inside of a cube composed of LED screens and was compared to Marilyn Manson and the Joker.

Background and recording edit

"'People' is about young voices of progression being drowned out by old regressive ideals. It sounds and feels like anger and momentum, like falling forward."

—Healy, on the meaning behind "People".[1]

Healy told Dan Stubbs of NME that "People" was influenced by Converge, Minor Threat and Gorilla Biscuits—bands he grew up listening to. He wrote the song with the goal of performing it at Reading. The singer revealed the song's origins stemmed from an experience in June 2019 at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. At the festival, Healy spoke about Alabama's controversial ban on abortions, saying:

"The reason I'm so angry is I don't believe it's about the preservation of life, it's about controlling women [...] It's not about that – you can hide behind that as much as you want and push your Christian narrative that sex is something to be ashamed of and therefore forcing women to have birth is some kind of – I don't know – some good punishment for their moral indiscretion. You are a disgrace! You are not men of god! You are simply misogynistic wankers."[2]

Several audience members in the crowd became visibly upset during his speech, booing and throwing objects at the 1975. Healy responded to the hecklers by saying: "Boo me? Fucking shoot me, I don't give a fuck". The 1975 were advised to consider quickly leaving Alabama, having been notified of a higher threat level due to it being an open carry state. Healy was furious and wrote "People" immediately after the event on their tour bus while travelling through Texas.[2] On 24 July 2019, the band released the opening song on Notes on a Conditional Form, "The 1975". Featuring a speech from Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg, the track calls for civil disobedience and rebellion to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.[3][4][5] Nearly one month later, the 1975 released "People" as the first official single from Notes on a Conditional Form on 22 August 2019.[6]

Music and lyrics edit

 
"People"
A 16-second sample of "People", with Healy singing in an aggressive screaming tone.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

Musically, "People" is an anarcho-punk and screamo song with a length of two minutes and 40 seconds (2:40).[7][8][9] The track incorporates elements of industrial music,[10] alternative rock,[11] industrial rock and punk rock subgenres such as dance-punk and glam punk.[12][6][13] It has an intense, heavy rock instrumentation built upon desert-rock guitar riffs,[14][15] straightforward chords, breakneck drums and "renegade" percussion.[16][17][18] Chris DeVille of Stereogum compared the song's aggressive, "serrated noise-punk onslaught" to Liars, LCD Soundsystem, Death from Above and Metz.[19] Thomas Smith of NME called it the band's "heaviest" and most confrontational song released to date, commenting that its use of punk-rock was evocative of Queens of the Stone Age and saying the song's use of "pop sensibilities" were similar to Elastica.[20] Sarah Jamieson of DIY called the track "deliciously divisive ... dirty and deranged", and viewed it as a melting pot of musical influences from Death from Above, Refused and Primal Scream.[16]

Lyrically, "People" is a protest song that calls for change and rebellion. It describes the emotions of the millennial generation living through global, political and environmental upheaval—including desperation, urgency and anxiety.[6] Healy's vocal delivery on the track was described by Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork as "barking, shrieking, and snarling".[14] The song begins with a screaming call in which he demands people wake up: "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! It's Monday morning!"[16] Healy condemns both personal and systemic inaction ("Stop fucking with the kids"),[6] appeals for the younger generation to create change ("We are appalling and we need to stop just watching shit in bed / And I know it sounds boring and we like things that are funny / But we need to get this in our fucking heads") and highlights the imminent danger of the global climate crisis ("It's Monday morning and we've only got a thousand of them left").[21][20] Lindsey Smith of iHeartRadio commented that "People" embraces the angst and political themes common in punk music,[22] while Samantha Small of Consequence of Sound felt the song's purpose is to: "[tell] listeners to pay attention to the debilitating stasis of the world".[23]

Reception edit

"People" was met with positive reviews from contemporary music critics, although the response from the 1975's fanbase was more mixed.[24] Andrew Magnotta of iHeartRadio deemed the song a musical departure from the band's regular sound, saying Healy sounds like "he's screaming himself hoarse with a diatribe against willful ignorance, laziness and the anxiety that comes with it".[25] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called the song a sonic departure and noted a continuation of the political undertones present in "The 1975".[26] Dylan Haas of Euphoria saw the former as a radical departure from the 1975's typical music, but thematically connected it to "The 1975", saying: "'People' is hardcore. It's angry. It's the kind of tune you want to shout at the top of your lungs whilst moshing or breaking a skateboard."[27] Similarly, Marissa Lorusso of NPR felt the song shares the same political sentiment of "The 1975" and said it has an "unmatched level of gut-churning urgency".[6]

Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx praised the use of rock music in "People", highlighting its instrumentation and Healy's passionate vocal performance.[28] In his review of the song for Pitchfork, Moreland lauded the track for Healy's vocal performance and themes, saying: "If there's still any question about whether or not the 1975 is a rock band, rather than an '80s-indebted pop act, 'People' will put that debate to rest."[14] Shahlin Graves of Coup de Main deemed the song a "must-listen".[29] Cerys Kenneally from The Line of Best Fit called the song "punchy" and "definitely a heavier listen compared to their previous album".[30] Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan called the song "pretty awesome".[31] In his review of the song for NME, Smith said it is, "A push-back to the naysayers and the critics who dismiss them throwaway pop music, and an act of self-vandalisation to rip it up and start again. They want to start a revolution, man."[20]

In the 1975's native country of the United Kingdom, the song topped the UK Rock & Metal chart while also reaching number 54 on the UK Singles Chart and number 59 in Scotland.[32][33][34] Commercially, "People" performed modestly on worldwide music charts. Internationally, the song peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, number 36 in New Zealand and number 68 in Ireland.[35][36]

Music video edit

 
Healy's appearance in the song's music video was compared to that of Marilyn Manson (pictured).

A music video for "People" was released on 22 August 2019. The video was directed by Healy, Warren Fu and Ben Ditto.[37] Stylist Patricia Villirillo drew inspiration from Frankenstein's monster, punk comic books and anime. The band's suits were meant to reference the music video for "Give Yourself a Try" (2018). Yusuke Morioka, the hairstylist for the video, designed the 1975's hair using a mixture of metal, hardcore, punk and heavy rock influences. To make Healy look real and "a bit toxic", Morioka added a wet texture to his hair, while makeup artist Anne Sophie Costa used gray eye shadow and blue lip gloss. Jon Emmony and Aaron Jablonski of Exit Simulation created several AR filters that are used in the video, with them being meant to represent different aspects of surveillance systems. The first filter has glowing yellow data points, while the second is shown scanning the band members in a "ghostly" way, and the third moved their eyes and mouth to different locations in an effort to avoid recognition. The filters were later made available to download on Instagram.[38]

Beginning with an epilepsy trigger warning, the music video features the 1975 performing inside of a cube with LED walls and musical instruments.[39] The inside of the cube is filled with bright lights, while the screens display internet images and lyrics from the song, mimicking the sensory overload of the online experience.[19][37] Healy is shown with pale white skin, red-stained lips and long black hair, while several AR filters are superimposed over his face.[38] Throughout the video, he is shown hanging upside down and twitching in irritation.[39] The remaining band members are dressed in matching black and yellow suits; Kirsten Sprunch of Billboard said the band went "full goth".[15] DeVille compared Healy's look to the Joker and Marilyn Manson,[19] with the latter sentiment being shared by Samuel Turner of Dazed.[40] Koltan Greenwood of Alternative Press called the video futuristic.[24] Moreland compared Healy's look in the video to Manson and Gerard Way, saying the visual "has absorbed all the danger and turned it into an anthem".[14]

Credits and personnel edit

Credits adapted from Notes on a Conditional Form album liner notes.[21]

Charts edit

Chart performance for "People"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[35] 68
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[36] 36
Scotland (OCC)[32] 59
UK Singles (OCC)[33] 54
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[34] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[41] 15

See also edit

References edit

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  12. ^ Gross, Kiku (27 August 2019). "The 1975 Wake Up and Get Mad in Their Latest Single, 'People'". Soundigest. from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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  17. ^ Kozlowski, Anthony (23 August 2019). "'People,' Meet Your New Favorite Hardcore Band: The 1975". Atwood Magazine. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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External links edit

  • "People" – Official Audio on YouTube

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HealyGeorge DanielJonathan GilmoreThe 1975 singles chronology It s Not Living If It s Not with You 2018 People 2019 Frail State of Mind 2019 Music video People on YouTube Upon release People received positive reviews from contemporary music critics although fan reaction was generally mixed Reviewers praised the heavier rock indebted sound Healy s vocal delivery and the sonic departure from the band s third studio album A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships 2018 Commercially the song achieved moderate success on worldwide music charts In the 1975 s native United Kingdom the song peaked at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart number 59 in Scotland and topped the UK Rock amp Metal chart Internationally the song reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs chart number 36 in New Zealand and number 68 in Ireland A music video for the song was released on 22 August 2019 It features the band performing inside of a cube composed of LED screens and was compared to Marilyn Manson and the Joker Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Music and lyrics 3 Reception 4 Music video 5 Credits and personnel 6 Charts 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBackground and recording edit People is about young voices of progression being drowned out by old regressive ideals It sounds and feels like anger and momentum like falling forward Healy on the meaning behind People 1 Healy told Dan Stubbs of NME that People was influenced by Converge Minor Threat and Gorilla Biscuits bands he grew up listening to He wrote the song with the goal of performing it at Reading The singer revealed the song s origins stemmed from an experience in June 2019 at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores Alabama At the festival Healy spoke about Alabama s controversial ban on abortions saying The reason I m so angry is I don t believe it s about the preservation of life it s about controlling women It s not about that you can hide behind that as much as you want and push your Christian narrative that sex is something to be ashamed of and therefore forcing women to have birth is some kind of I don t know some good punishment for their moral indiscretion You are a disgrace You are not men of god You are simply misogynistic wankers 2 Several audience members in the crowd became visibly upset during his speech booing and throwing objects at the 1975 Healy responded to the hecklers by saying Boo me Fucking shoot me I don t give a fuck The 1975 were advised to consider quickly leaving Alabama having been notified of a higher threat level due to it being an open carry state Healy was furious and wrote People immediately after the event on their tour bus while travelling through Texas 2 On 24 July 2019 the band released the opening song on Notes on a Conditional Form The 1975 Featuring a speech from Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg the track calls for civil disobedience and rebellion to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions 3 4 5 Nearly one month later the 1975 released People as the first official single from Notes on a Conditional Form on 22 August 2019 6 Music and lyrics edit nbsp People source source A 16 second sample of People with Healy singing in an aggressive screaming tone Problems playing this file See media help Musically People is an anarcho punk and screamo song with a length of two minutes and 40 seconds 2 40 7 8 9 The track incorporates elements of industrial music 10 alternative rock 11 industrial rock and punk rock subgenres such as dance punk and glam punk 12 6 13 It has an intense heavy rock instrumentation built upon desert rock guitar riffs 14 15 straightforward chords breakneck drums and renegade percussion 16 17 18 Chris DeVille of Stereogum compared the song s aggressive serrated noise punk onslaught to Liars LCD Soundsystem Death from Above and Metz 19 Thomas Smith of NME called it the band s heaviest and most confrontational song released to date commenting that its use of punk rock was evocative of Queens of the Stone Age and saying the song s use of pop sensibilities were similar to Elastica 20 Sarah Jamieson of DIY called the track deliciously divisive dirty and deranged and viewed it as a melting pot of musical influences from Death from Above Refused and Primal Scream 16 Lyrically People is a protest song that calls for change and rebellion It describes the emotions of the millennial generation living through global political and environmental upheaval including desperation urgency and anxiety 6 Healy s vocal delivery on the track was described by Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork as barking shrieking and snarling 14 The song begins with a screaming call in which he demands people wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up It s Monday morning 16 Healy condemns both personal and systemic inaction Stop fucking with the kids 6 appeals for the younger generation to create change We are appalling and we need to stop just watching shit in bed And I know it sounds boring and we like things that are funny But we need to get this in our fucking heads and highlights the imminent danger of the global climate crisis It s Monday morning and we ve only got a thousand of them left 21 20 Lindsey Smith of iHeartRadio commented that People embraces the angst and political themes common in punk music 22 while Samantha Small of Consequence of Sound felt the song s purpose is to tell listeners to pay attention to the debilitating stasis of the world 23 Reception edit People was met with positive reviews from contemporary music critics although the response from the 1975 s fanbase was more mixed 24 Andrew Magnotta of iHeartRadio deemed the song a musical departure from the band s regular sound saying Healy sounds like he s screaming himself hoarse with a diatribe against willful ignorance laziness and the anxiety that comes with it 25 Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called the song a sonic departure and noted a continuation of the political undertones present in The 1975 26 Dylan Haas of Euphoria saw the former as a radical departure from the 1975 s typical music but thematically connected it to The 1975 saying People is hardcore It s angry It s the kind of tune you want to shout at the top of your lungs whilst moshing or breaking a skateboard 27 Similarly Marissa Lorusso of NPR felt the song shares the same political sentiment of The 1975 and said it has an unmatched level of gut churning urgency 6 Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx praised the use of rock music in People highlighting its instrumentation and Healy s passionate vocal performance 28 In his review of the song for Pitchfork Moreland lauded the track for Healy s vocal performance and themes saying If there s still any question about whether or not the 1975 is a rock band rather than an 80s indebted pop act People will put that debate to rest 14 Shahlin Graves of Coup de Main deemed the song a must listen 29 Cerys Kenneally from The Line of Best Fit called the song punchy and definitely a heavier listen compared to their previous album 30 Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan called the song pretty awesome 31 In his review of the song for NME Smith said it is A push back to the naysayers and the critics who dismiss them throwaway pop music and an act of self vandalisation to rip it up and start again They want to start a revolution man 20 In the 1975 s native country of the United Kingdom the song topped the UK Rock amp Metal chart while also reaching number 54 on the UK Singles Chart and number 59 in Scotland 32 33 34 Commercially People performed modestly on worldwide music charts Internationally the song peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs number 36 in New Zealand and number 68 in Ireland 35 36 Music video edit nbsp Healy s appearance in the song s music video was compared to that of Marilyn Manson pictured A music video for People was released on 22 August 2019 The video was directed by Healy Warren Fu and Ben Ditto 37 Stylist Patricia Villirillo drew inspiration from Frankenstein s monster punk comic books and anime The band s suits were meant to reference the music video for Give Yourself a Try 2018 Yusuke Morioka the hairstylist for the video designed the 1975 s hair using a mixture of metal hardcore punk and heavy rock influences To make Healy look real and a bit toxic Morioka added a wet texture to his hair while makeup artist Anne Sophie Costa used gray eye shadow and blue lip gloss Jon Emmony and Aaron Jablonski of Exit Simulation created several AR filters that are used in the video with them being meant to represent different aspects of surveillance systems The first filter has glowing yellow data points while the second is shown scanning the band members in a ghostly way and the third moved their eyes and mouth to different locations in an effort to avoid recognition The filters were later made available to download on Instagram 38 Beginning with an epilepsy trigger warning the music video features the 1975 performing inside of a cube with LED walls and musical instruments 39 The inside of the cube is filled with bright lights while the screens display internet images and lyrics from the song mimicking the sensory overload of the online experience 19 37 Healy is shown with pale white skin red stained lips and long black hair while several AR filters are superimposed over his face 38 Throughout the video he is shown hanging upside down and twitching in irritation 39 The remaining band members are dressed in matching black and yellow suits Kirsten Sprunch of Billboard said the band went full goth 15 DeVille compared Healy s look to the Joker and Marilyn Manson 19 with the latter sentiment being shared by Samuel Turner of Dazed 40 Koltan Greenwood of Alternative Press called the video futuristic 24 Moreland compared Healy s look in the video to Manson and Gerard Way saying the visual has absorbed all the danger and turned it into an anthem 14 Credits and personnel editCredits adapted from Notes on a Conditional Form album liner notes 21 Matthew Healy composer producer guitar vocals George Daniel composer producer programming drums keyboards synthesizer Adam Hann composer guitar Ross MacDonald composer bass Jonathan Gilmore producer recording engineer Robin Schmidt mastering engineer Mike Crossey mixerCharts editChart performance for People Chart 2019 Peakposition Ireland IRMA 35 68 New Zealand Hot Singles RMNZ 36 36 Scotland OCC 32 59 UK Singles OCC 33 54 UK Rock amp Metal OCC 34 1 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 41 15See also editThe 1975 discography List of songs by Matty HealyReferences edit People is about young voices of progression being drowned out by old regressive ideals It sounds and feels like anger and momentum like falling forward Matty Twitter 22 May 2020 Archived from the original on 22 May 2020 Retrieved 20 January 2021 a b Stubbs Dan 23 August 2020 The Big Read The 1975 I feel more like I m in a punk band than ever before NME Archived from the original on 16 January 2021 Retrieved 20 January 2021 The 1975 Greta Thunberg writes climate essay for new album BBC 25 July 2019 Archived from the original on 28 July 2019 Retrieved 28 July 2019 Guy Jack 25 July 2019 Greta Thunberg has recorded a song with The 1975 calling for a climate change rebellion CNN Archived from the original on 28 July 2019 Retrieved 28 July 2019 Strauss Matthew 24 July 2019 The 1975 Share New Song With Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Listen Pitchfork Archived from the original on 26 July 2019 Retrieved 28 July 2019 a b c d e Lorusso Marissa 22 August 2019 The 1975 s People Thrashes With Millennial Anxiety NPR Archived from the original on 22 August 2019 Retrieved 22 August 2019 Stubbs Dan 1 May 2020 The 1975 Notes On A Conditional Form review NME Archived from the original on 24 May 2020 Retrieved 23 May 2020 Hunt El 19 February 2020 The 1975 s The Birthday Party is foot scuffin country twang for the internet age NME Archived from the original on 19 February 2020 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