Crawl Outta Love Explained

Crawl Outta Love
Cover:Crawl Outta Love Illenium.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Illenium featuring Annika Wells
Album:Awake
Length:4:02
Producer:Illenium
Chronology:Illenium
Prev Title:Where the Wild Things Are
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Leaving
Next Year:2017

"Crawl Outta Love" is a song by American DJ Illenium. Featuring singer Annika Wells, it is a single, released on August 7, 2017 via Seeking Blue/Kasaya Records, from his sophomore studio album Awake. It is the fourth single from the album.[1]

Background

The song was described as a "deep, earth-shattering" ballad with piano melodies and future bass breakdowns.[2] [3] Illenium told Forbes about the drop in the song: "One of my favorite parts is in the second drop when it goes into a fake drop. Playing that out to a huge crowd is one of the most incredible feelings ever."[4] [5]

Composition

"Crawl Outta Love" is composed in the key of G Major with a tempo of 85 BPM.[6] It has a chord progression of C–G–D–Am.[7]

Critical reception

"Crawl Outta Love" was awarded the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) grand prize, one of the most prestigious honors for songwriters. The award was split four ways, between Nick Miller (Illenium), vocalist Annika Wells, Kate Morgan and Michael Biancaniello.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illenium Releases "Crawl Outta Love" and Album Pre-Order - Noiseporn. www.noiseprn.com. en-US. 2017-09-07.
  2. Web site: Illenium's Incredible New Single Is Finally Here & It Just Made Our Monday. Powell. Karlie. 2017-08-07. Your EDM. 2017-09-07.
  3. News: Illenium - Crawl Outta Love (feat. Annika Wells) - EDMTunes. 2017-08-08. EDMTunes. 2017-09-07. en-US.
  4. News: Exclusive Premiere: What Illenium Did Differently In The Drop Of New Single "Crawl Outta Love". Briones. Isis. Forbes. 2017-09-07. en.
  5. Web site: Illenium "Crawl Outta Love" feat. Annika Wells [Seeking Blue/Kasaya]]. www.thenocturnaltimes.com. en-US. 2017-09-07.
  6. Web site: Key & BPM for Crawl Outta Love by ILLENIUM, Annika Wells Tunebat. tunebat.com. 2019-04-12.
  7. Web site: Illenium - Crawl Outta Love (feat. Annika Wells) Chords - Chordify. chordify.net. en. 2019-04-12.
  8. Web site: Illenium Wins Top International Songwriting Award for One of His Best Songs. Powell. Karlie. 2018-04-26. Your EDM. en-US. 2019-04-05.
  9. Web site: Illenium's New Single 'Crawl Outta Love' Will Make You Crawl Into Bed and Cry. Rishty. David. August 7, 2017 . Billboard. May 17, 2020.