Get Your Wish

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"Get Your Wish"
GetYourWishSingleCover.jpeg
Single by Porter Robinson
from the album Nurture
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2020
RecordedOctober 15, 2018–December 17, 2019 [1]
Genre
Length3:38
Label Mom + Pop
Songwriter(s) Porter Robinson
Producer(s) Porter Robinson
Porter Robinson singles chronology
"Shelter"
(2016)
"Get Your Wish"
(2020)
"Something Comforting"
(2020)
Music video
"Get Your Wish" on YouTube

"Get Your Wish" is a song recorded by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson. It was released on January 29, 2020, as the first single from his second studio album Nurture. Robinson wrote, produced, and provided vocals for the track. The song contains elements of 2000s era Japanese animation soundtracks.

Contents

An official music video was released alongside the single and features Robinson singing on a wet platform.

Composition

"I realized I shouldn't write music with the expectation that the productivity or achievement will fix my problems, but instead with the hope that my honest expression will move people the way music moves me...'Get Your Wish' is about that breakthrough, which was one of many that helped me through those years. Music started making me happy again."

 — Robinson in a letter to his fans. [4]

"Get Your Wish" features Porter Robinson on vocals, effected to make himself sound higher pitched and more feminine. He stated that he felt that it was "easier to talk about painful subjects directly", and subsequently became fond of the effected voice. [5] The lyrics of the song reflect Robinson's views on depression and ego death. [6]

The song is synth-based. Robinson has stated he is a fan of Japanese culture, animation, and video games, and it has inspired his music. This is exemplified by the production of the "Shelter" music video which was written by Robinson and animated by A-1 Pictures, a Japanese animation studio. [7] [8]

Music video

"Get Your Wish" and its music video were released simultaneously, with the video immediately available on Robinson's YouTube channel.

In the official music video, Robinson is seen on a platform covered in water. He pulls a microphone out of the water and begins to sing. The video cuts between Robinson singing and sitting and looking forlorn. [5] During the climax, a background behind the platform displays fireworks, intercut with Robinson singing underwater.

Track listing

"Get Your Wish" track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Get Your Wish"3:38
Get Your Wish (Remixes) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Get Your Wish" (DJ Not Porter Robinson Remix)3:40
2."Get Your Wish" (Anamanaguchi Remix)3:13
Total length:6:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Charts

Release history

VersionRegionDateFormat(s)Label
OriginalVariousJanuary 29, 2020 Mom + Pop
Anamanaguchi RemixJuly 15, 2020
DJ Not Porter Robinson RemixJuly 22, 2020

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