What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way? Explained

What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way?
Type:	EP
Artist:	Nothing but Thieves
Cover:	File:Wdytwymmtw?artwork.jpg
Length:	^[1]
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Jim Abbiss
Prev Title:	Broken Machine
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Moral Panic
Next Year:	2020

What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way? is the fifth EP released by English rock band Nothing but Thieves. It was released on 19 October 2018 through RCA Records. The EP's first single "Forever & Ever More" was released on 27 August 2018 through streaming services and as made available as a download.^[2] The second single "Take This Lonely Heart" was released also on 19 October 2018 to coincide with the record's release.

Background and release

"Forever & Ever More" had its live debut at Reading Festival on 24 August 2018. The song had its radio debut on 27 August 2018 on BBC Radio 1 and was released to streaming and download services the same day.^[3] "Take This Lonely Heart" followed on 19 October 2018 as the second single.

The EP was released worldwide on 19 October 2018 through RCA Records as a digital download and physically on 12" vinyl.

Music video

The music video for "Forever & Ever More" was released on 19 September 2018 and was directed by Ivana Bobic. The video features BBC Radio 1 DJ Cel Spellman staying at a holiday hotel. The video deals with themes such as isolation, lust, religion and mental health with Spellman's character appearing to be a loose cannon throughout the narrative before revealing himself to be a vampire in the final seconds.

Critical reception

Clash magazine called the first single "Crunching heavyweight rock" and comparing the band with "pomp" of Queens of the Stone Age and "matching blistering energy" of early Foo Fighters.^[4] Billboard called the opening song a "pounding track" and praised Conor Mason's "operatic vocals".^[5]

Personnel

Nothing but Thieves

• Conor Mason – vocals
• Joseph Langridge-Brown – guitars
• Dominic Craik – guitars, keyboard
• Philip Blake – bass
• James Price – drums

Technical personnel

• Jim Abbiss – production
• David Sardy – mixing^[6]

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)^[7]	99
US Top Alternative Album Sales (Billboard)^[8]	15
US Top Rock Album Sales (Billboard)^[9]	35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nothing but Thieves EP details. Amazon. 17 October 2018.
2. Nothing but Thieves Announce New EP, Release Frantic Single 'Forever & Ever More': Listen. Billboard. 23 October 2018.
3. Web site: Nothing but Thieves Reading 2018 Setlist. Setlist. 23 October 2018.
4. Web site: Listen: Nothing but Thieves - 'Forever & Ever More'. Clash Magazine. 29 August 2018 . 23 October 2018.
5. Nothing but Thieves Announce New EP, Release Frantic Single 'Forever & Ever More': Listen. Billboard. 23 October 2018.
6. Web site: Nothing but Thieves EP production information. Banquet Records. 9 September 2017 . 24 October 2018.
7. Web site: Top Current Albums. 3 November 2018. Billboard.biz. subscription . 1 November 2018.
8. Web site: Alternative Album Sales. 3 November 2018. Billboard.biz. subscription . 1 November 2018.
9. Web site: Rock Album Sales. 3 November 2018. Billboard.biz. subscription . 1 November 2018.