Everything Is Embarrassing

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"Everything Is Embarrassing"
Single by Sky Ferreira
from the album Ghost
B-side "Sad Dream"
Released April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 4:09
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dev Hynes
  • Ariel Rechtshaid
Sky Ferreira singles chronology
  • "Everything Is Embarrassing"
  • (2013)

"Everything Is Embarrassing" is a song by American recording artist Sky Ferreira for her second extended play (EP) Ghost (2012). It was first premiered online on August 31, 2012, and was later released on April 14, 2013 by Capitol Records as the second and final single from the record.

Background and release

"Everything Is Embarrassing" is a dance-pop,[1] synthpop,[2] and funk[3] song described as a "dance-worthy tune".[4] It was written by Ferreira, Dev Hynes, and Ariel Rechtshaid, while the latter two produced the track. Hynes, a friend of Ferreira, had sent her a demo of the song, which was inspired by a failed relationship; Ferreira then modified the original lyrics and structure along with Rechtshaid.[2][5][6][7]

The track debuted on Pitchfork Media on August 30, 2012.[8] The song was released as a single in the UK on April 14, 2013.[9] It was included on the Now That's What I Call Music! 46 compilation album, released on May 7, 2013.[10]

Remixes by Twin Shadow and Krystal Klear were released digitally on February 5 and March 25, 2013, respectively, with the latter available exclusively through Beatport.[11][12] The remix by Unknown Mortal Orchestra was included on Ferreira's Night Time, My Time B-Sides Part 1 CD, released on November 25, 2013.[13]

As of July 2013, "Everything Is Embarrassing" had sold 19,000 downloads in the United States.[14]

Critical reception

"Everything Is Embarrassing" was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork Media the day following its premiere[1] In his review of Ghost, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called the song "counterintuitive and brilliant" and "one of the year's unlikely pop gems".[15] In an otherwise middling review of Ghost, Embling of Tiny Mix Tapes described the song as "so perfect, so potent that for once, you don't fear overexposure", further stating that it "transcends the present moment, not in a 'post-internet' sense, but in the way that it will soundtrack, for many people, memories of 2012".[3] 

Several publications and music blogs listed the song among the best of 2012, including Pitchfork Media,[16] The Guardian,[17] the Los Angeles Times,[18] Billboard,[19] Spin,[20] Fact,[21] the Bangkok Post,[22] and New York, the latter of which named it the best song of the year.[23] It was placed at number fifteen in the 2012 Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[24]

Music video

The accompanying video was directed by Grant Singer.[25] Capitol Records requested that the video be shot after the song's online premiere; the video was shot in one day with no budget.[7][26] It premiered on October 1, 2012 on Pitchfork.[27] The video features Ferreira singing in various locations throughout Los Angeles, including the roof of the Capitol Records Building.[7][26]

Live performances

Ferreira made her debut television performance with a performance of "Everything Is Embarrassing" on the January 7, 2013 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[28] She has also performed the track at the SXSW festival.[29]

Track listings

  • Digital single[9]
  1. "Everything Is Embarrassing" – 4:09
  2. "Sad Dream" – 3:34
  3. "Everything Is Embarrassing" (MK Remix) – 5:55
  4. "Everything Is Embarrassing" (Unicorn Kid Remix) – 3:31
  • Twin Shadow Remix digital single[11]
  1. "Everything Is Embarrassing" (Twin Shadow Remix) – 4:53
  • Krystal Klear Remix digital single[12]
  1. "Everything Is Embarrassing" (Krystal Klear Remix) – 6:13
  2. "Everything Is Embarrassing" (Krystal Klear Radio Edit) – 3:37
  3. "Everything Is Embarrassing" (Krystal Klear Instrumental) – 3:37

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 St. Asaph, Katherine (August 31, 2012). "Sky Ferriera: "Everything Is Embarrassing"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 4, 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leedham, Robert (April 17, 2013). ""To be fair, I'm a bit jaded" – DiS meets Sky Ferreira". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 16, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Embling (October 21, 2012). "Sky Ferreira – Ghost [EP]". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "[HOT] Sky Ferreira – Everything Is Embarrassing (feat. Blood Orange)". The Music Ninja. September 6, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Sky Ferreira – Everything is Embarrassing + You're Not The One | Newtown Radio | Swan 7 Studio". YouTube. November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Battan, Carrie (October 31, 2012). "A Small Pop". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jones, Nate (December 12, 2012). ""People Were Trying to Find Out if I Was 'Real'": Talking to Sky Ferreira About Pitchfork Fame". Popdust. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Hear a new song from Sky Ferreira ..." on Twitter.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Everything Is Embarrassing: Sky Ferreira". Amazon MP3 UK. Retrieved September 25, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Now, Vol. 46 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Everything Is Embarrassing (Twin Shadow Remix) – Single by Sky Ferreira". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Everything Is Embarrassing [Polydor]". Beatport. Retrieved April 7, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Night Time, My Time: B-sides, Pt. 1". Amazon. Retrieved November 25, 2013. 
  14. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (July 23, 2013). "Sky Ferreira Explains Album Wait: 'It Wasn't As Good As It Could Be'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 27, 2013. 
  15. ↑ Ratliff, Ben; Caramanica, Jon (October 15, 2012). "Releases by Jason Aldean, Sky Ferreira and Godspeed You! Black Emperor". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  16. ↑ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2012". Pitchfork Media. December 17, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  17. ↑ Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (December 13, 2012). "Best tracks of 2012: read the full list". The Guardian. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  18. ↑ Wood, Mikael (December 27, 2012). "Best of 2012 Pop Music: Singles". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved January 18, 2013. 
  19. ↑ "20 Best Songs of 2012: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 18, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013. 
  20. ↑ "SPIN's 40 Best Songs of 2012". Spin. December 9, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  21. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2012". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. December 13, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  22. ↑ Poomsawai, Chanun (December 30, 2012). "TOP 15 singles of 2012". Bangkok Post. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 
  23. ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (December 2, 2012). "Song of the Year". New York. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  24. ↑ "New York Pazz and Jop Singles". The Village Voice. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013. 
  25. ↑ "Sky Ferreira debuts 'Everything Is Embarrassing' video, shares EP details". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Klinger, Douglas (November 2, 2012). "Video Chats: Grant Singer on "Sad Dream" and "Everything is Embarrassing" by Sky Ferreira". IMVDb. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  27. ↑ "Sky Ferreira Shares "Everything Is Embarrassing" Video, Works With Jon Brion on EP". Pitchfork Media. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012. 
  28. ↑ "Sky Ferreira Makes TV Debut on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013. 
  29. ↑ "SXSW 2013 Reviews: Dave Grohl's Sound City Players, Sky Ferreira, Divine Fits". Consequence of Sound. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013. 

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