| Black Butterflies and Deja Vu | |
| Cover: | Black Butterflies and Deja Vu.jpg |
| Caption: | Acoustic version cover art |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Maine |
| Album: | Lovely Little Lonely |
| Released: | March 2, 2017 |
| Genre: | Indie rock[1] |
| Length: | 3:23 |
| Label: | 8123 |
| Producer: | |
| Chronology: | The Maine |
| Prev Title: | Bad Behaviour |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | I Only Wanna Talk to You |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Black Butterflies and Deja Vu" is a song by American rock band, the Maine. It is the second single off their sixth studio album Lovely Little Lonely released on March 2, 2017,[2] premiering on Nylon Magazine.[3] It was released digitally the following day.[4] An acoustic version was released on July 28, 2017.[5]
"Black Butterflies and Deja Vu" was written by members of the band and was produced by Colby Wedgeworth.[6] The track runs at 168 BPM and is in the key of F major. It runs for three minutes and 23 seconds.[7] Singer John O'Callaghan spoke about the origins of the song in an interview with Billboard.
In another interview with PopCrush, O'Callaghan revealed that the song was the hardest one they have ever had to make.[8] The band recorded the song in Gualala, California. Their single "Sticky" released in 2021, references lyrics to "Black Butterflies and Deja Vu".[9] It is the bands most streamed song to date.[10]
"Black Butterflies and Deja Vu" was met with mostly positive reviews. Billboard complemented the instrumental work calling it, "a stunning blend of whirling guitars, propelled by Blink-182-esque drum beats."[1] Alternative Press magazine calls the track, "jaw dropping."[2]
The band performed the song at Sad Summer Fest along with Grayscale singer, Collin Walsh in 2021.[11]
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | March 2, 2017 | Alternative radio | Original | 8123 | |
| Various | March 3, 2017 | Digital download | |||
| July 28, 2017 | Acoustic version |