Nihilist Blues

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"This is an example of us really going for it on this record. It's like this dark rave song or something—it's absolutely mental, and it might be my favourite on the whole album. I'm sure people will hear it and go, "What the fuck?" but whatever. It's very different in sound for us. We're big fans of Grimes and she loved the song. She actually sent it back with all these added elements which we weren't expecting, but she's super-creative and she'd completely gone to town on it. That elevated the song to a whole new level. She's someone we respect, and not really someone you'd expect to find working with a metal band. Or a rock band. Or whatever it is we are..." [12]

Music video

The music video for "Nihilist Blues" was released on the same day the single was streamed. AltPress described it as "a glitchy new way forward" for the band. [13]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [14]

Bring Me the Horizon

Additional musicians

  • Grimes – vocals
  • Madilyn Eve Cutter – cello
  • Gavin Kibble – cello
  • Rachael Lander – cello
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Choir Noir – choir vocals
  • Jessica Price – double bass
  • Lewis Reed – double bass
  • Alexander Verster – double bass
  • Oliver Hickie – French horn
  • Simon Dobson – strings, trumpet
  • Parallax Orchestra – strings
  • Ross Anderson – trombone
  • Jane Salmon – trombone
  • Victoria Rule – trumpet
  • Anisa Arslanagic – viola
  • Mark Gibbs – viola
  • Benjamin Kaminski – viola

Additional personnel

  • Dan Lancaster – mixing
  • Rhys May – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Roman Dodangoda – engineering
  • Peter Miles – engineering
  • Robbie Nelson – engineering
  • Alejandro Baima – assistant engineering
  • Francesco Cameli – assistant engineering
  • Daniel Morris – assistant engineering
  • Conor Panayi – assistant engineering

Charts

"Nihilist Blues"
Single by Bring Me the Horizon featuring Grimes
from the album Amo
Released24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
Genre
Length5:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oliver Sykes
  • Jordan Fish
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Mother Tongue"
(2019)		"Nihilist Blues"
(2019)		"Sugar Honey Ice & Tea"
(2019)
Grimes singles chronology
"We Appreciate Power"
(2018)		"Nihilist Blues"
(2019)		"Pretty Dark"
(2019)
Chart performance for "Nihilist Blues"
Chart (2019)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 29
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 77
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [17] 5
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 45

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