"Who?" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, and released on 15 April 2013 as the B-side her debut single "Sleeping in Waking",[1] which was physically released as a 7" vinyl on 22 April 2013 through Make Mine.[2] The song was written by Sawayama, and produced by Hoost.
Composition and production[]
Musically, the song is set in the key of A Minor with a tempo of 169 beats per minute.[3]
Compared to "Sleeping in Waking", Sawayama said she wanted to capture the bittersweetness of it all, "so I stripped it back, production wise." She added, "I wanted it to be dreamy and a little bit tongue-in-cheek. It's not as sexy-sounding or as complex as ["Sleeping in Waking"], so I think it was a perfect B-side in that sense."[4]
It's about this time at a pizza restaurant where I had to sit opposite the guy I really liked flirt with his new girlfriend. We’d had some history but I hadn’t been straight with how I felt, so I played it cool even though I was dying inside. To be fair I had a boyfriend at the time so it all was a bit messed up. The song goes dreamy => bittersweet => pissed off in 2 minutes. It’s a lullaby for the crazy bitch.[4]
The song was mixed on 4 March 2013.[5]
Lyrics[]
You stay there, you can't
You do 'cause you know you're beautiful
Slicing one arm, girl in the other
Oh, I wish I were your lover (Oh)
Paysage I dream in
Alcohol stealing
Terrible conversation
Wanna make you laugh
Paysage I dream in
Alcohol stealing
Terrible conversation
Wanna make you laugh
You said that you'd give me a sign
When I needed a warning
You said that you had a lover
And you needed a friend
Said you could have no other
But for me you might change your mind
Well, who do you?
Who?
Well, who do you?
Do you think you are?
Credits and personnel[]
- Rina Sawayama – lead vocals, songwriting
- Justin Tailor – production, recording
- Ben Roulston – mixing (at Dean St Studios)
References[]
- ↑ "Who? by Rina Sawayama". SoundCloud (15 April 2013). Retrieved on April 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Sleeping In Waking". Make Mine. Retrieved on April 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Key & BPM for Who? by Rina Sawayama". Tunebat. Retrieved on April 26, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Barretto, Clyde (16 April 2013). "Rising Japanese London-based Artist Rina Sawayma Discusses Her Song Writing Influences". Retrieved on April 26, 2021.
- ↑ "RINA SAWAYAMA on Twitter". Twitter (4 March 2013). Retrieved on June 3, 2021. “Photoshoot for dazed, b-side mixed in the same day I'm buzzinnnn! Tomorrow = sleeping in waking video <3”
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