Softly (Arlo Parks song) explained

Softly
Type:	single
Artist:	Arlo Parks
Genre:	Contemporary R&B
Prev Title:	Too Good
Prev Year:	2021
Next Title:	Weightless
Next Year:	2023

"Softly" is a song by Arlo Parks. It is her first single of 2022 and the first new music from Parks since the release of Collapsed in Sunbeams in January 2021.^[1]

Parks announced the single on social media on 28 January 2022, and it was released on 1 February.^[2] The music video for the song was directed by Zhang and Knight.^{[3] [4]}

Describing the song, Parks stated "'Softly' is a song about yearning, about how fragile you feel in the dying days of a relationship when you’re still desperately in love".^[5]

References

1. Web site: Richards . Will . 2022-02-02 . Arlo Parks returns with intimate new single 'Softly' . 2022-03-24 . Rolling Stone UK . en-GB.
2. Web site: Kemp . Sam . 2022-02-01 . Arlo Parks unveils "intimate" new single 'Softly' . 2022-03-24 . Far Out . en-US.
3. Web site: Lavin . Will . 2022-02-01 . Listen to Arlo Parks' sunny new single, 'Softly' . 2022-03-24 . NME . en-GB.
4. Zemler . Emily . 2022-02-02 . Arlo Parks Watches Her World Crumble in 'Softly' Video . 2022-03-24 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
5. Web site: Darville . Jordan . 2022-02-01 . Omar Apollo joins up with The Neptunes for "Tamagotchi" . 2022-03-24 . The Fader . en.