Apocalypse (Cigarettes After Sex song) explained

Apocalypse
Cover:Cigarettes After Sex - Apocalypse.png
Type:single
Artist:Cigarettes After Sex
Album:Cigarettes After Sex
Genre:Slowcore
Length:4:50
Label:Partisan
Producer:Greg Gonzalez
Prev Title:K.
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:Each Time You Fall in Love
Next Year:2017

"Apocalypse" is a song by American band Cigarettes After Sex, released as the second single from their debut album Cigarettes After Sex on March 21, 2017. It was written and produced by vocalist Greg Gonzalez. It did not chart internationally until 2022, following its use in TikTok trends. The song, as of November 26, 2023, has amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify.[1]

Background and composition

"Apocalypse" is a slowcore song.[2] Gonzalez was inspired to write the song after he and two women he had dated had "big ambitions" but were "stuck" in their hometown, which felt "impossible" to get out of. Gonzalez then moved to New York City, but the two women remained in their hometown. He said the song is ultimately "about being there for people, when you're all alone. It was like a little affectionate statement to them."[3]

Release

"Apocalypse" was released on March 21, 2017, as part of the band's 2017 self-titled debut album.[4] [5] The song went viral in 2022, following its use on a TikTok trend where a childhood photograph is used to remind one to be kinder to theirselves.[6]

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2017–2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 83
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 156
Greece International (IFPI Greece)[9] 31
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 27
Netherlands (Single Tip)[11] 12
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[13] 16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 42

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Apocalypse' - Cigarettes After Sex . .
  2. Web site: Cigarettes After Sex – "Apocalypse". March 27, 2017. November 23, 2023. Deville. Chris. Stereogum.
  3. Exclusive: The story behind Cigarettes After Sex's 'Apocalypse' and more. Cosmopolitan India. Shah. Mitali. January 2, 2023. June 9, 2023.
  4. Listen to Cigarettes After Sex's 'Apocalypse' Off of Their Self-Titled Debut Album. March 21, 2017. June 29, 2024. McNett. Jared. Paste Magazine.
  5. Cigarettes After Sex announce debut album and share lead single "Apocalypse". Jessica. Goodman. March 21, 2017. June 29, 2024. The Line of Best Fit.
  6. Web site: TikTok trend reminds people to be kinder to themselves. Mashable. Zafer. Rizwana. June 16, 2022. June 9, 2023.
  7. Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 22, 2022. Billboard. June 9, 2023.
  8. Billboard Global 200: Week of March 16, 2024. Billboard. March 12, 2024.
  9. Web site: IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 23 2022. IFPI Greece. June 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623162031/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. June 23, 2022. dead.
  10. Web site: 2022 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. October 7, 2022. June 9, 2023.
  11. Web site: Dutch Single Tip 11/11/2023. dutchcharts.nl. nl. November 11, 2023.
  12. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41, 2022. Sverigetopplistan. June 9, 2023.
  13. Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 15, 2022. Billboard. June 9, 2023.
  14. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of October 22, 2022. Billboard. June 9, 2023.
  15. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. December 7, 2023.

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