Conceited

Album: This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway (2023)
Charted: 63
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Songfacts®:

  • "Conceited" is a takedown of a self-absorbed lover. Lola Young delivers a critical and anthemic take on being in a relationship with a narcissistic partner before calling out the conceit head-on with the hook:

    I don't wanna know
    I don't wanna hear it
    Let yourself out
    You're so conceited
  • There's a delicious little twist to all this venom. Young plays her own hand at the game, admitting that, for once, she's enjoying the power dynamics.

    It's fun playin' with a man's mind for once

    It's a sly reversal, flipping the script on the usual tug-of-war in relationships where one partner always seems to hold the cards. Here, Young's got all the aces and she's having fun playing them.
  • "Conceited" doesn't stem from any single romantic drama; it's more of a commentary on the toxic dynamics Young has observed and experienced. As she told Atwood magazine, the song was about her return to music with a sound that felt fresh - something "uplifting" on the surface, yet with a hint of "spite" underneath, a unique mix unlike anything she's done before.
  • Young wrote the song with producer Solomonophonic (known for working with Dominic Fike and Brockhampton), alongside her guitarist Conor Dickinson and her keyboard player Will "Manuka" Brown. The track emerged from a period of sonic experimentation. The funky, offbeat bassline wasn't a deliberate, premeditated move, but something that emerged naturally during those creative sessions.
  • Released on September 29, 2023, just months after her debut album, My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely, "Conceited" offered listeners a glimpse of the sound Young was honing for the next project, This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway. Around the time she was experimenting with the song's funky, offbeat bassline and playful energy, she also cut her hair, symbolizing a newfound creative freedom. As Young told Capital Buzz, the haircut had a "domino effect," giving her the confidence to push her music - and her image - into more daring, experimental directions. "Conceited" was a statement - both sonically and visually - that she was ready to evolve on her own terms.

Comments: 1

  • Luís G from Porto, PortugalThis song is a rip-off of David Bowie's New KillerStar.
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