Final Warning (Skylar Grey song) explained

Final Warning
Cover:Final_Warning_Single_Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Skylar Grey
Album:Don't Look Down
Released:April 16, 2013
Recorded:2013
Genre:Pop
Length:3:41
Prev Title:C'mon Let Me Ride
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Wear Me Out
Next Year:2013

"Final Warning" is the second single released by the American recording artist Skylar Grey for her second studio album Don't Look Down. The song was written by Alexander Grant and Grey, and produced by Grant.

Background

While Skylar Grey was living in a cabin in Oregon, she said that she was coming into a new version of herself.[1] Grey said she wrote "Final Warning" in that cabin the same week she had written the chorus to "Love the Way You Lie."[2] The song is also about the same relationship as "Love the Way You Lie". "Final Warning" took two hours to write, according to Grey.[3]

Critical reception

Sam Lansky from Idolator described the song as "a skittering midtempo ballad that’s not playful or ironic — it’s just dark" and compared its lyrics to Grey's biggest hit as a songwriter, "Love the Way You Lie".[4]

Track listings

Digital download

  1. "Final Warning" - 3:41

Remix Versions

  1. "Final Warning" (Faustix & Imanos Remix)[5] - 3:22
  2. "Final Warning" (MisterMike Remix featuring Thurz)[6] - 5:10
  3. "Final Warning" (featuring Corey Pieper & Nathan Allan)[7] - 3:29

Music video

On April 17, lyric video for the song was released on Grey's Vevo account. On May 13, Grey released the official musical video, which "tells the story of a mistress whose lover attempts to put her to rest for good, so he can live happily ever after with his pretty blond wife. However, Grey, who plays the other woman, resurfaces, and confronts her would-be murderer at home, in front of his family during his birthday party".[8] The music video has over 6 million views.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skylar Grey - The Grizzly Diaries. SkylarGreyVEVO. 21 June 2013. YouTube.
  2. Web site: Skylar Grey "Final Warning" (Behind the Scenes). Fuse. 13 May 2013. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Skylar Grey: And The Hits Keep Coming. .
  4. Web site: » Skylar Grey's "Final Warning": Hear The Sinister Single. www.idolator.com. 16 April 2013 .
  5. Web site: Skylar Grey - Final Warning (Faustix & Imanos Remix) by djimanos - Hear the world's sounds . 2015-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214081908/https://soundcloud.com/djimanos/skylar-grey-final-warning . 2015-02-14 . dead .
  6. Web site: Skylar Grey "Final Warning" MisterMike Remix featuring THURZ.
  7. Web site: YouTube. www.youtube.com.
  8. Web site: » Idolator & Styld.by: Skylar Grey's "Final Warning" Video. www.idolator.com. 15 May 2013 .