Background
Mike Skinner has described the song as “a woozy account of taking drugs in a nightclub.” The lyrics follow the protagonist through the stages of an ecstasy high, capturing anxiety, confusion, paranoia, and the sense of disconnection that comes with overstimulation in a club environment. [2] The lyrics portray feelings of anxiety, jealousy, and paranoia as the narrator loses control of the situation, with moments such as “Swear Simone’s kissing Dan” reflecting mistrust and social unease. [3]
Critical reception
Clare Considine of Red Bull described it as a rare song that has “distilled UK rave culture" and none have done it "with quite such honesty as Skinner.” [4] HeadStuff similarly emphasized the track’s narrative of panic and disorientation caused by “dodgy ecstasy.” [5]
Leonie Cooper of NME called the best part of the song the, "massive wobbly synth line." [6] Decca Aitkenhead of The Guardian said that, "nothing has ever evoked the atmosphere of clubbing on ecstasy in the 90s more perfectly." [7] Ethan Brown of New York called the song, "a panicky haze of impure pills, paranoia, and social isolation." [8] Andy Battaglia of The A.V. Club called the song, "a sparse, moody track that gets washed in whoosh as his second dose of ecstasy kicks in." [9]
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