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Album: Goddess (2014)
Charted: 116
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Songfacts®:

  • The fourth single from Banks' debut Goddess album, the songstress told MTV News that she penned the tune when, "I was my feeling my most unhinged and broken."
  • Banks performed this song along with "Waiting Game" when she made her TV debut on the August 7, 2014 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
  • The song's black-and-white music video is a collaboration with director Barnaby Roper, who was also the man behind Banks' "Brain" clip.

Comments: 1

  • Robert from Ottawa, OnBanks target demographic is probably not a 46yr old guy, but the lyrics of this song are really interesting, good word play, and so appropriate for some life experiences. I will explore more of her works, especially the stuff she has been involved in the writing.
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