Are You Bored Yet?

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"Are You Bored Yet?"
Are You Bored Yet%3F (Remixes) cover.jpg
Remixes single cover
Single by Wallows featuring Clairo
from the album Nothing Happens
Written2019
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2019
Genre Indie rock
Length2:58
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) John Congleton
Wallows featuring Clairo singles chronology
"Drunk on Halloween"
(2018)
"Are You Bored Yet?"
(2019)
"Scrawny"
(2019)
Music video
"Are You Bored Yet?" on YouTube

"Are You Bored Yet?" is a song by American alternative rock band Wallows featuring singer Clairo, released through Atlantic Records on February 1, 2019, as the lead single from their debut album Nothing Happens. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard American Alternative Airplay chart and has since reached double-platinum certification by the RIAA. [1]

Contents

Background

Wallows began to work on their debut studio album, Nothing Happens, following the release of their EP Spring.

The band were inspired to include a female feature on the track after completing a demo version of the single, which used pitched-up vocals from member Braeden Lemasters, and knew Clairo through mutual friends at the time. [2]

Composition

Dylan Minnette, the group's frontman, described the track as being from "the perspective of someone in a relationship who can see that it's coming to a definite end", whereas the verse performed by Clairo is from the perspective of "the other side of the relationship" and is more optimistic. Band member Cole Preston described the track as "nice, digestible, [and] easy-to-listen-to" in comparison to the other songs from the album. [3]

Musically, "Are You Bored Yet?" is an indie rock song with elements of bedroom pop, [4] with "chiming piano and delicate guitar riffs." [5] Carrine Hen of Melodic Magazine wrote that the song "has a very soft, upbeat sound driven by light synth and piano that will make you feel nostalgic." [6]

Remixes

On June 14, 2019, Wallows released two remixes of "Are You Bored Yet?" in collaboration with Sachi of indie-rock band Joy Again and Big Data. A third remix, produced by British musician Mura Masa, was released on August 28, 2020. Austin Evanson of Dancing Astronaut described the new electronic arrangement as a "different, yet altogether mellow new environment" when compared to the original. [7]

Music video

The official music video, directed by Drew Kirsch, premiered alongside the release of the single on February 1, 2019. The video depicts the band members and Clairo performing at a karaoke bar, with members of the audience lip-syncing along to the lyrics of the song and features a cameo from actor Noah Centineo as a bartender. [8] [9]

Personnel

Adapted from Spotify. [10]

Wallows

Claire Cottrill - vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Are You Bored Yet?"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [11] 37
Ireland (IRMA) [12] 59
Lithuania (AGATA) [13] 82
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 65
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [15] 12
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 7
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [17] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Are You Bored Yet?"
Chart (2020)Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [18] 15
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [19] 39

Certifications

Certifications for "Are You Bored Yet?"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Platinum70,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [21] Gold15,000
Canada (Music Canada) [22] 3× Platinum240,000
Poland (ZPAV) [23] Gold10,000
Portugal (AFP) [24] Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [26] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Are You Bored Yet?"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousFebruary 1, 2019 Atlantic [10]
April 13, 2019 [27]

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