Hit Like a Girl

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"Hit Like a Girl"
Single by Meet Me at the Altar
ReleasedMarch 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
Genre Pop punk [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Length3:59
Label Fueled by Ramen
Meet Me at the Altar singles chronology
"Garden"
(2020)		"Hit Like a Girl"
(2021)		"Feel a Thing"
(2021)

"Hit Like a Girl" is a song by American pop punk band Meet Me at the Altar. It was a non-album single released in March 2021.

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Background

The song was released on March 22, 2021, as the band's second official single release since signing to record label Fueled by Ramen, after the re-release of their first single, "Garden". [6] [3] The band partnered with Facebook for the track's release in celebration of Women's History Month. [7] A lyric video and a "behind-the-scenes" making of the song video were released alongside the track as well. [5] [8] The track, upon release, was a non-album single, with no mention on whether or not it would appear on future EPs or albums by the band. [9]

Themes and composition

The song's lyrics center around a theme of female empowerment. [10] Specifically, the song was written after bandmembers collaborated with the Facebook group "Women X Women" in a campaign of requesting fans submit uplifting stories related to being a woman; the resulting stories inspired the lyrics of the song. [10] The song was written to inspire women that they can "do anything they set their mind to". [4]

Musically, the song was commonly described by music publications as pop punk. [1] [4] [2] [3] [5] The song was described as having a high energy vocals and sound with large, melodic pop punk choruses and breakdown instrumental interludes. [4] [3] The song was described as a more guitar riff-heavy version of the music released by bands like All Time Low and Tonight Alive. [11]

Reception

The song was generally well received. Loudwire described the song as "the perfect pop punk anthem to celebrate Women's History Month". [1] They later named it one of their top songs of 2021. [12] Rock Sound praised the band for having created "an anthem of the highest order and one that feels as powerful in its messages as its musicianship" with the song. [4]

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet Me at the Altar Drop Empowering New Single 'Hit Like a Girl'". Loudwire .
  2. 1 2 "Meet Me @ the Altar share anthemic new single, Hit Like a Girl".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Meet Me @ the Altar Dropped the Heaviest Pop Punk Anthem of the Week with 'Hit Like a Girl'". 24 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet Me @ the Altar Have Dropped a Punishingly Vital New Track - News".
  5. 1 2 3 "Meet Me @ the Altar Release New Single, "Hit Like a Girl"". 22 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Meet Me @ the Altar release riff-heavy pop-punk female empowerment anthem, Hit Like a Girl". 23 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Meet Me @ the Altar share inspirational new single Hit Like a Girl". 22 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "News: Meet Me @ the Altar Release New Single 'Hit Like a Girl'". 26 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "NEWS: Meet Me @ the Altar share new single, 'Hit Like a Girl'!". 25 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Meet Me @ the Altar celebrate women in new rock anthem "Hit Like a Girl"". Alternative Press . 22 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Meet Me @ the Altar - "Hit Like a Girl"". 22 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Best Rock Songs of 2021 (So Far)". Loudwire .
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