Released 19 February 2016 Genre Synthpop
indie pop | Recorded 2015 Length 4:08 | |
Label Dirty Hit
Interscope
Polydor Writer(s) Matthew Healy
George Daniel
Adam Hann
Ross MacDonald |
"The Sound" is a song by English rock band The 1975. It was released as a radio single on 19 February 2016. It is currently the band's highest charting single in the UK, peaking at number 15. Rolling Stone named "The Sound" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016.
Music video
The music video for the single was released on 25 February 2016 on the band's YouTube channel. The group are shown dressed in black and playing in a large glass cube in a dark room throughout. The cube's lighting intersects between black and white to pink as they play, and at one point fills with smoke. They are observed from outside and spoken about by well-groomed strangers all dressed in white, with pink cards showing negative comments from real-life critics about the band as they play (such as Terrible high-pitched vocals over soulless robo beats, Totally lacking the wow factor, and Pompous arena synth-pop.) Lead singer Matty Healy writes 'HELP ME' on the glass, and the video ends with the band sitting and observing the critical audience inside the box.