Drowning (Banks song)

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"Drowning"
Banks - drowning.jpg
Single by Banks
from the album Goddess
ReleasedJune 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
Genre Pop [1]
Length4:09
Label Harvest
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Banks singles chronology
"Brain"
(2014)		"Drowning"
(2014)		"Beggin for Thread"
(2014)
Music video
"Drowning" on YouTube

"Drowning" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Banks for her debut studio album, Goddess (2014). It was released on June 9, 2014 by Harvest Records as the album's third single. [2] The song was written by Banks and Alexander Shuckburgh, and produced by Tim Anderson and Alexander Shuckburgh.

Contents

Composition

During an interview with Noisey , Banks stated that the lyrics of "Drowning" were inspired by her best friend. [3] Chris DeVille from Stereogum described the song as "an angry fist-wave from a woman scorned." [4] Robin Murray from Clash defined the song's production and the singer's vocals as "a sultry, smoky effort from the singer, with BANKS delivering one of her most seductive vocal performances to date." [5]

Music video

The music video for "Drowning" was directed by Mike Piscitelli. It was released on Banks's Vevo channel on June 5, 2014. [6] The video features Banks slinking through a room full of mirrors and lightbulbs. [7] In the video Banks wears the same outfit in signature colors of black, red, and white respectively. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Drowning"
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 35
US Rock Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 48

References

  1. ↑ Faubel, Alex (September 10, 2014). "THE DROP: FOUR ALBUMS YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO NOW". 303 Magazine. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Drowning: Banks: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Meet BANKS: She Knows How to Turn Heartbreak into Greatness". Noisey . Vice. 3 July 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ DeVille, Chris (May 19, 2014). "BANKS – 'Drowning'". Stereogum . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Murray, Robin (May 20, 2014). "Listen: BANKS - Drowning". Clash Music . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Banks - Drowning". Vevo . June 5, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Breihan, Tom (June 2, 2014). "BANKS – 'Drowning' Video". Stereogum . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Styling of BANKS' Video for 'Drowning'". Noisey . Vice. June 2, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Banks – Drowning" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Banks – Chart history: Rock Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2016.


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