Love You Back

Album: Art of Doubt (2018)
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Songfacts®:

  • In "Love You Back," Metric frontwoman Emily Haines is breaking out of her doldrums and getting back to living. The song is full of defiance as she rises against the forces that have been holding her down.
  • In a 2018 Forbes interview, Haines says the song is "really fun to play live." She confesses that the vocals are challenging to pull off, but she likes that because she likes pushing her limits. She also names the lyric "I've been held in place with wire and lace and waltzed around the drain" as one of her favorite to sing.
  • The official music video features clips of fans singing the song. Talking to Rolling Stone, Haines said, "It's addictive to watch, like a version of Instagram in an alternate reality where people are way less concerned about crafting the perfect image of happiness."

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