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“Girls” was released as the fourth single off of The 1975, November 11, 2013. In the song, Matty tells us about squiring and being squired by younger girls to the bounce of MJ’s Off the Wall era.
[Verse 1]
Bite your face to spite your nose
Seventeen and a half years old
Worrying about my brother finding out
Where's the fun in doing what you're told?
[Pre-Chorus]
I said, "No"
"Oh, give it a rest, I could persuade you
I'm not your typical stoned eighteen-year-old
Give me a night, I'll make you"
"I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age
But girl, I'm not your saviour"
Wrestle to the ground
God help me now
[Chorus]
'Cause they're just girls breaking hearts
And eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls
[Verse 2]
A pair of frozen hands to hold
Oh, she's so southern, so she feels the cold
One moment, I was tearing off your blouse
Now you're living in my house
What happened to just messing around?
[Pre-Chorus]
I said, "Yo, I think I better go
I can't take you"
"You just sit and get stoned with thirty-year-olds
And you think you've made it"
"Well, shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age
Instead of making changes?"
Wrestle to the ground
God help me now
[Chorus]
'Cause they're just girls breaking hearts
And eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls
[Bridge]
I told her from the start
Destined to be hard
I told her from the start
I'll break your heart
Destined to be hard
Break your heart
[Pre-Chorus]
I said, "Yo, I think I better go
I can't take you
I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age
But girl, I'm not your saviour"
"Well, shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age
Instead of making changes?"
Wrestle to the ground
God help me now
[Chorus]
'Cause they're just girls breaking hearts (Girls)
And eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls
'Cause they're just girls breaking hearts
And eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls
'Cause they're just girls (Girls)
[Outro]
(Just girls)
(Just girls)
(Girls)
Just girls
They're just girls
(Girls)
(Oh)
(Girls)
(Just girls)
(Just girls)
Girls was written by Ross MacDonald & Adam Hann & George Daniel & Matty Healy.
Girls was produced by George Daniel & Matty Healy & Mike Crossey & Ross MacDonald & Adam Hann.
Yes, “Girls” was certified platinum by the BPI on March 19, 2021.
I think we were listening to a lof of The Jackson Five when we wrote “Girls”. The video and the song were conceived at the same time. It was, I guess, the first time that I started using videos to construct how I wanted others to see The 1975. It’s the first time we started playing with the idea of...