2019 single by Clairo
"Sofia" is a song by American singer Clairo. Fader Label released it as the third single from her debut studio album "Immunity" on July 26, 2019. The song was written by Clairo and Rostam Batmanglij, who also produced the song, and features drums from Danielle Haim. "Sofia" became a sleeper hit after going viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, charting on the "Billboard" Hot 100 more than a year after its initial release.
Background and composition.
Musically, "Sofia" is a Eurodisco, dance-rock, and soft rock song, with a pulsating electropop beat. In a Facebook post, Clairo explained that "Sofia" was inspired by her first experiences having crushes on older women whom she saw in the media. She named Sofía Vergara and Sofia Coppola as examples, and claimed that writing "Sofia" was her way of celebrating her discovery whilst "maintaining the cheesy/corny lyrics you'd normally find in songs where you profess your love". She continued by writing that the song "captures a moment in [her] life but instead of hiding it, it's expressed in an almost 'explosive' manner".
Other versions.
in 2021, Royal Musical Artist "Matthew Edward Hall" from a line of Legendary Chiefs &amp; Native American Kings including the Patron Saint of America Saint Tammany released his version with a prominent new bass line and male vocal performance.
Critical reception.
Carolyn Droke of Uproxx described the song as an "anthem for the actualization of [Clairo's] sexuality", saying that the lyrics and rhythm "encapsulate feelings of exhilaration and trepidation at the threshold of a new relationship". Harry Todd of "Paste" compared the production of the song to that of The Strokes and Sleigh Bells, with its "heavily processed guitars and crunchy drums". He continued to praise producer Batmanglij for "peppering [the song] with arpeggiated synths and vocoder melodies that recall Daft Punk's lovelorn slow-burns", and Clairo for "selling" the song with her vocal performance. Katherine St. Asaph of "Pitchfork" compared the synths in "Sofia" to that of "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn.
Credits and personnel.
Credits adapted from Tidal.
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Charts.
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