XS (song)
2020 single by Rina Sawayama
"XS" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, released on 2 March 2020, as the third single from her debut studio album, Sawayama, via the label Dirty Hit. An avant-pop, electropop, pop rock, and R&B tune with bubblegum pop influences, its lyrics criticise capitalism in the face of climate change.
"XS" received critical acclaim for its anti-capitalist lyrics and drew comparisons to the music of the 1990s and 2000s. It was also included on several end-of-year song lists in 2020. A remix featuring English singer Bree Runway was released on 10 July 2020.
Background and composition
Sawayama said in a statement that "XS" is a song that "mocks capitalism in a sinking world":
"Given that we all know global climate change is accelerating and human extinction is a very real possibility within our lifetime it seemed hilarious to me that brands were still coming out with new makeup palettes every month and public figures were doing a gigantic house tour of their gated property in Calabasas in the same week as doing a ‘sad about Australian wild fires’ Instagram post. I mean I’m guilty of turning a blind eye too, because otherwise it makes me depressed. We’re all hypocrites because we are all capitalists, and it’s a trap that I don’t see us getting out of. I wanted to reflect the chaos of this post-truth climate change denying world in the metal guitar stabs that flare up like an underlying zit between the 2000s R&B beat that reminds you of a time when everything was alright."
"XS" is a 1990s- and 2000s-inspired pop, avant-pop, electropop, R&B-nu metal, pop rock, and R&B song with "upbeat bubblegum pop vibes". It is composed in the key of D minor with a tempo of 117 beats per minute.
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