People Still Show Up

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"People Still Show Up"
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Single by Maren Morris
ReleasedOctober 25, 2024 (2024-10-25)
Genre
Length2:52
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jack Antonoff
Maren Morrissingles chronology
"Kiss the Sky"
(2024)
"People Still Show Up"
(2024)
Lyric video
"People Still Show Up" on YouTube

"People Still Show Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris. It was released on October 25, 2024, through Columbia Records, as the lead single from her upcoming fourth studio album. Morris wrote the song with Laura Veltz and Jack Antonoff, while Antonoff produced it. [1] Musically, "People Still Show Up" is an Funk and Alternative song. Lyrically, the song talks about people's reactions from the aftermath of her controversial and highly covered exit from the Country music industry. [2] “People Still Show Up” is Morris’ first new song since her contributions to the soundtrack of the animated film, The Wild Robot, with the original songs “Kiss the Sky” and “Even When I’m Not.” [3]

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Release

"People Still Show Up" was released on October 25, 2024. [4] Morris announced the song on October 22. [5] The date of release received media coverage after Morris' ex-husband Ryan Hurd was also dropping his comeback single that day. [6] [7] [8] An accompanying lyric video was released with song. [9]

Composition

The song was written by Morris with Jack Antonoff and Laura Veltz in early 2023. It marks Morris and Antonoff second collaboration, since the 2023 track "Get the Hell Out of Here", [10] meanwhile Veltz and Morris had worked several times in the past. The production which was held by Antonoff, draws inspiration from the 1970s. Morris said in a statement about the song: [11]

"I had no idea after writing this song at the beginning of 2023 how much deeper of a change my life was going to take, and I'm shook that it resonates with me today even more than it did then. from needing a martini and therapy session with my best friend at our favorite new haunt, to a trauma dump writing session turned manic giggle fest, to the hometown energy of every Lunatic show... my friends, family, cowriters, and fans still showed up. if it's 2000 people or just 1, you only need one hand to help you out. also, to be frank, with everything going on right now, l just wanted to put out something vibey and fun."

Maren Morris, on the process behind "People Still Show Up". [12]

Reception

"People Still Show Up" received positive reviews. [11] [13] Emily Zemler of Rolling Stone dubbed the track as a "celebration of positivity." [13] Jon Stickler praised its production and Morris' vocal performance, describing it as a "minimal, slow-build alternative-pop" that showcase "Morris' vocals weaving in and out of drum and bass-driven production" [14]

Release history

"People Still Show Up" release history
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
WorldwideOctober 25, 2024 Columbia [4]

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