“(Online Love)” is one of two interlude tracks from Conan Gray’s debut album Kid Krow. The interludes are distinguished from the other tracks by parentheses surrounding the title.
The song deals with the issues surrounding online love and long-distance relationships.
[Verse]
You only pass through my city
Every once in a million seconds on a broken clock
Yet we talk like we're living
Only miles, only minutes from another just around the block
As I stare at my screen, shining blue and green
All alone in a coffee shop
I can't help but imagine what maybe could've happened
If you weren't just an online love
[Outro]
Sometimes I say "Hi" and he, like, doesn't answer
Maybe, okay, maybe he's just in a bad mood
I think he's just, I think he's just going through something
(Delete)
(Online Love) was written by Conan Gray.
(Online Love) was produced by Conan Gray.
Conan Gray released (Online Love) on Fri Mar 20 2020.
“I was really raised by the internet, and so a lot of those relationships that I built and have built in the past few years have happened solely over the internet. There was someone that I really liked—I was always curious what would have happened to us if we weren’t just an online love. What would...
Yes there is! On April 14, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Conan Gray posted a virtual performance of “(Online Love)” on his Instagram with the caption:
dating during the quarantine lol