Adventure Is Out There

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"Adventure Is Out There"
Song by AJR
from the album OK Orchestra
ReleasedMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
Recorded2018, 2021
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s) Ryan Met
Audio
"Adventure Is Out There" on YouTube

"Adventure Is Out There" is a song by American pop band AJR. It appears as the sixth track on the trio's fourth studio album, OK Orchestra . Originally being written for Neotheater , it was officially released on March 26, 2021. It uses an uptempo folk-pop instrumental while describing jealousy of an object's metaphorical freedom.

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Background

While AJR wrote their third studio album, the band created "Socks", finishing the song on July 24, 2018. [2] It was intended to be included on Neotheater , but was scrapped from the album. [3] During the late development of OK Orchestra , the band wanted to add a "free-flowing" track to the then-12-song tracklist. AJR decided to finish "Socks", re-writing the track's chorus with the new title "Adventure Is Out There" and making band member Ryan Met the song's lead vocalist. [4]

Composition and lyrics

"Adventure Is Out There" is an upbeat folk-pop song, [5] primarily featuring a Southern-style guitar over the band's signature pop sound. [6] The Globe described this composition as being driven by a "shuffling drum beat", [7] while Iowa State Daily compared it to the band's debut studio album, Living Room (2015). [8] The track lyrically uses losing socks behind as a metaphor for freedom, [9] seeking an optimistic break in routine [10] with inspiration from the album's central theme of holding onto childhood. [11] "Adventure Is Out There" had various inspirations, with the chorus instrumentation taking from First Aid Kit, [4] the verses interpolating a melody pattern from Perry Como's "Seattle", and the song's slide guitar taking from Patches' "Mary Todd". [12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [13]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Adventure Is Out There"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Spain Top 100 Songs [14] 76

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