Immaterial (song)

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"Immaterial"
Song by Sophie
from the album Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Released15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
Genre Hyperpop
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Sophie Xeon

"Immaterial" is a song recorded by the English musician Sophie. It is the eighth track from her debut studio album, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides , released on 15 June 2018.

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Background and composition

"Immaterial" features lead vocals from Cecile Believe, who co-wrote it with Sophie. Sophie felt that it was the most mainstream of all Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides tracks. [1] The track was described as hyperpop. [1] [2] Sources described "Immaterial" as a reference to the Madonna song "Material Girl"; [3] [4] Sophie had initially titled it "Immaterial Girl" for a direct reference. [3]

Reception

"Immaterial" was named one of the best songs of 2018 by The Fader , [5] Noisey ( Vice ), [6] PopMatters , [7] Tiny Mix Tapes , [8] Dazed , [9] Mixmag , [10] NME , [11] Resident Advisor , [12] The 405 , [13] and Jenesaispop . [14] It was featured as one of Sophie's best or most essential songs in lists published by Billboard , [15] The Fader, [4] Junkee, [16] The New York Times , [17] and NME. [18] Rolling Stone Australia ranked it as the 40th greatest dance song of all time. [19] The Forty-Five's Sophie Walker named it the best hyperpop song of all time. [2]

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