| Be Here Now | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Basement |
| Album: | Beside Myself |
| Recorded: | 2018 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Fueled By Ramen, Warner Bros. (UK)[1] |
| Prev Title: | Stigmata |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
"Be Here Now" is a song by English rock band Basement. It is their single off of their fourth studio album, Beside Myself. It peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in May 2019, and stayed on the chart for 3 weeks.
The song is a single off of Basement's fourth studio album, Beside Myself, scheduled for release on October 12, 2018.[2] [3] [4] The song was premiered ahead of the album release, exclusively on Billboards website on October 2, 2018.[5] The song was the third to be released ahead of the album, following the tracks "Disconnect" and "Stigmata".[6]
Lyrically, the song has been described as a "powerful meditation on the struggle for contentment."[7] Vocalist and lyricist Andrew Fisher described the song as being about his efforts to try to do a better job of living in the moment: Musically, the song was described by Billboard as a "melodic rocker" that "strikes a cozy balance between the grunge textures that used to rule alternative radio and classic emo influences".[5] The song has a more somber and reflective sound to it, and was compared to the work of the band Jimmy Eat World.[8] [5]