Guys (song)

"Guys" is a song by British pop rock band the 1975. The song is the seventh single from the band's fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The single was released on 13 May 2020.

"Guys"
Single by the 1975
from the album Notes on a Conditional Form
Released13 May 2020 (2020-05-13)
Recorded2019
Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Adam Hann
  • George Daniel
  • Ross MacDonald
  • Matty Healy
Producer(s)
  • George Daniel
  • Jonathan Gilmore
  • Matty Healy
The 1975 singles chronology
"If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
(2020)		 "Guys"
(2020)

Background and lyrics

The song is focused on the friendship between the members of the 1975,[1] tracing back to when they first met in 2002.[2]

Lyrically, the song describes when the band first met, and how there is a nostalgia for those times. Healey sings in the track: "the moment that we started a band, was the best thing that ever happened. And I wish we could do it again, it was the best thing that ever happened, to me."[3]

Live performances

The song was first reported to be played live in February 2020 during the winter European leg of the Music for Cars Tour.

Critical reception

Brittany Spanos, writing for Rolling Stone magazine called the track an "earnest mid-tempo song".[3]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 96
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References
  1. Riddell, Rose (14 May 2020). "Must-listen: The 1975's new song 'Guys'". Coup de Main. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. Minsker, Evan (13 May 2020). "Listen to the 1975's New Song "Guys"". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. Spanos, Brittany (13 May 2020). "The 1975 Celebrate Years of Friendship With New Song 'Guys'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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