I'm So Tired... Explained

I'm So Tired...
Type:single
Artist:Lauv and Troye Sivan
Cover:I’m So Tired Lauv Troye Sivan.png
Album:How I'm Feeling
Genre:Electropop
Length:2:42
Label:AWAL
Chronology:Lauv
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"I'm So Tired..." (stylized in lowercase[1]) is a song recorded by American singer Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan. It was released on January 24, 2019, and was later featured as the lead single on Lauv's debut album, How I'm Feeling. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming both artists' first top 10 there.[2] It also reached the top 5 in Ireland, top 10 in New Zealand, and the top 15 in Australia.

Background

Sivan remembers "Fully flipping out" upon being shown the track by Lauv during a writing session. The track went through several variations. At one point, the chorus featured four on the floor drum beats, although this version "felt really good". According to Sivan, it felt like a remix and that element was eventually dropped.[3] Lauv would go on to call the single an "accidental duet" explaining " he [Sivan] just sounded too good singing it, so I think it was just natural to do the record together.".[4]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the track a "snappy cut" that "dump[s] on modern lovelorn ballads like Coldplay's 'Hurts Like Heaven' and Lorde's 'Buzzcut Season'", with Lauv and Sivan singing about how they are "so tired of love songs".[5] Lake Schatz of Consequence of Sound called it a "reflective, sobering listen".[4]

The song was nominated by the Best Pop Award at the 2019 Melon Music Awards but lost out to Billie Eilish "Bad Guy".[6]

Music videos

YouTube includes a visuallzer by Troye Sivan[7] and a visualizer by Lauv.[8] The difference between the two visualizers is that Lauv's version is 2 seconds longer than Troye Sivan's version. Also, Lauv drives the car in Troye Sivan's version, while Troye Sivan drives the car in Lauv's version.

A music video for the song was released on February 14, 2019, or Valentine's Day. It shows the two singing and getting in the middle of a dating couple, while still unnoticed. In the end, Lauv slams the car's door, starting a car alarm and gaining their attention while walking away.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Latvia (LAIPA)[9] 7
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 7
Malaysia (RIM)[11] 3
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[12] 33
Singapore (RIAS)[13] 3
Slovenia (SloTop50)[14] 47
South Korea (Gaon)[15] 113

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 42
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 71
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 60
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 44
Latvia (LAIPA)[20] 35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 35
South Korea (Gaon)[22] 182
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 100
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 72

Notes and References

  1. Web site: i'm so tired... - Single by Lauv & Troye Sivan on Apple Music. Apple Music. 26 January 2019. January 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: Troye Sivan, Lauv, Dave And Burna Boy Reach The U.K. Top 10 With New Hit Singles. McIntyre. Hugh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-14.
  3. Lauv & Troye Sivan Explain How They Created 'I'm So Tired', How It Went Down. Billboard . 24 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Troye Sivan and Lauv link up on new song 'i'm so tired...': Stream. Consequence of Sound. Schatz. Lake. January 24, 2019. January 25, 2019.
  5. Lauv, Troye Sivan Are Sick of Love Songs on 'I'm So Tired...'. Rolling Stone. Blistein. Jon. January 24, 2019. January 28, 2019.
  6. Web site: Melon Music Awards 2019 Announces Nominees For Category Awards + Voting Begins. Soompi. November 15, 2019.
  7. Web site: Lauv & Troye Sivan – i'm so tired... [Official Audio]. YouTube.
  8. Web site: Lauv & Troye Sivan - i'm so tired... [Official Visualizer]. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 13. nedēļa. lv. LAIPA. November 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115123/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-13-nedela-7874. October 10, 2019.
  10. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. 22 February 2019. 5 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. March 28, 2019.
  12. Web site: Airplay 100 – 9 iunie 2019. Kiss FM. ro. June 11, 2019. June 9, 2019.
  13. Web site: Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 5. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20190211023707/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf. February 11, 2019.
  14. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 29 April 2019. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927142651/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=17. dead.
  15. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 19 of 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. May 16, 2019.
  16. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 10, 2020.
  17. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2019. austriancharts.at. January 1, 2020.
  18. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2019. March 24, 2020. Mahasz.
  19. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. January 9, 2020. January 11, 2020.
  20. Web site: Digitālās Mūzikas Tops 2019. LAIPA. lv. January 3, 2020.
  21. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2019. Recorded Music NZ. December 21, 2019.
  22. Web site: 2019년 Digital Chart. Gaon Chart. ko. December 31, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224646/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T. November 8, 2018. dead.
  23. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. December 30, 2019.
  24. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019. Official Charts Company. January 4, 2020.