Are You Bored Yet? Explained

Are You Bored Yet?
Cover:Are You Bored Yet? (Remixes) cover.jpg
Caption:Remixes single cover
Type:single
Artist:Wallows featuring Clairo
Album:Nothing Happens
Written:2018
Released:February 1, 2019
Genre:Indie rock
Length:2:58
Label:Atlantic
Producer:John Congleton
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"Are You Bored Yet?" is a song by American alternative rock band Wallows featuring singer Clairo, released through Atlantic Records on February 1, 2019, as the lead single from their debut album Nothing Happens. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard American Alternative Airplay chart and has since reached triple-platinum certification by the RIAA.[1]

Background

Wallows began to work on their debut studio album, Nothing Happens, following the release of their EP Spring.

The band were inspired to include a female feature on the track after completing a demo version of the single, which used pitched-up vocals from member Braeden Lemasters, and knew Clairo through mutual friends at the time.[2]

Composition

Dylan Minnette, the group's frontman, described the track as being from "the perspective of someone in a relationship who can see that it's coming to a definite end", whereas the verse performed by Clairo is from the perspective of "the other side of the relationship" and is more optimistic. Band member Cole Preston described the track as "nice, digestible, [and] easy-to-listen-to" in comparison to the other songs from the album.[3]

Musically, "Are You Bored Yet?" is an indie rock song with elements of bedroom pop,[4] with "chiming piano and delicate guitar riffs."[5] Carrine Hen of Melodic Magazine wrote that the song "has a very soft, upbeat sound driven by light synth and piano that will make you feel nostalgic."[6]

Remixes

On June 14, 2019, Wallows released two remixes of "Are You Bored Yet?" in collaboration with Sachi of indie-rock band Joy Again and Big Data. A third remix, produced by British musician Mura Masa, was released on August 28, 2020. Austin Evanson of Dancing Astronaut described the new electronic arrangement as a "different, yet altogether mellow new environment" when compared to the original.[7]

Music video

The official music video, directed by Drew Kirsch, premiered alongside the release of the single on February 1, 2019. The video depicts the band members and Clairo performing at a karaoke bar, with members of the audience lip-syncing along to the lyrics of the song and features a cameo from actor Noah Centineo as a bartender.[8] [9]

Personnel

Adapted from Spotify.

Wallows

Claire Cottrill - vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 82
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[11] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 15
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[13] 39

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label
VariousFebruary 1, 2019Atlantic
April 13, 2019[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wallows . 2022-07-25 . Deezer . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Chabrow . Shayna . March 21, 2019 . INTERVIEW: WALLOWS LEAVE BEHIND THEIR INNOCENCE WITHOUT LOSING THEMSELVES . Atwood Magazine.
  3. Web site: FLOOD EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes of Wallows' "Are You Bored Yet?" Video Shoot . 2022-07-25 . FLOOD . en.
  4. Web site: P22.studio . Listen to "Are You Bored Yet? (feat. Clairo)" by Wallows . 2022-07-25 . The Wild Honey Pie . en.
  5. Web site: 2019-03-22 . Daily Dose: Wallows, "Are You Bored Yet?" . 2022-07-25 . pastemagazine.com . en.
  6. Web site: Hen . Carinne . 2019-02-01 . Wallows Release New Single & Music Video, "Are You Bored Yet? (feat. Clairo)" off of Debut Album . 2022-07-25 . // MELODIC Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: Evenson . Austin . 2020-08-29 . Mura Masa gives Wallows and Clairo's 'Are You Bored Yet?' a chilled new rework . 2022-07-25 . Dancing Astronaut . en-US.
  8. Web site: Wallows - Are You Bored Yet? ft. Clairo . 2022-07-25 . Story of Song . en-US.
  9. Leight . Elias . 2019-02-01 . Wallows Hit the Karaoke Bar in 'Are You Bored Yet?' Video . 2022-07-25 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2020 28-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. July 10, 2020. November 6, 2023.
  11. Wallows Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. August 18, 2020.
  12. Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. November 6, 2023.
  13. Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. November 6, 2023.
  14. Web site: Graves . Shahlin . March 1, 2019 . Wallows announce Record Store Day 7" + share 'Are You Bored Yet?' behind-the-scenes. . July 25, 2022 . Coup De Main Magazine . en.