| "Looking Tragic / Begging for Trouble" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by AFI | ||||
| from the album Bodies | ||||
| Released | February 25, 2021 | |||
| Length |
| |||
| Label | Rise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jade Puget | |||
| AFI singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Looking Tragic" and "Begging for Trouble" are two songs released as a joint single by American rock band AFI. The songs were released on February 25, 2021, as the second joint single for the band's 11th album, Bodies .
AFI guitarist, Jade Puget, revealed that the band had completed writing Bodies in April 2020, but that they had chosen to push back the release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after its release, the band detailed the meaning of "Looking Tragic" on their Twitter account with a quote from the band's frontman, Davey Havok:
"Looking Tragic" addresses the theme of overstimulation resulting in desensitization. Melodic and driving, the song came to life quickly and immediately stood out as a track to make bodies, if not sentiments, move. [1]
Additionally, drummer, Adam Carson, gave details on the writing process for "Begging for Trouble":
After years of receiving early versions of songs from Jade and Davey, in forms that span loosely arranged chords and scratch vocal to fully realised demos, I think I have become quite adept at knowing which songs will or will not make the record. "Begging for Trouble" was greenlit, at least in my mind, the moment I heard the vocals come in. To me, the track is a cornerstone of the new record. [2]
AFI began to tease new music the day before the single came out. The single was announced alongside both the release date for Bodies, and a new music video for "Looking Tragic". The video shows the band playing the song in a vibrantly colored room while continuously being covered in multicolored streamers. [3]
AFI
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)