Pink and Blue
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| Single by Hannah Diamond | ||||
| Released | 30 October 2013 | |||
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| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | PC Music | |||
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"Pink and Blue" is the debut single by British singer Hannah Diamond. The song was released on 30 October 2013, available for free digital download and streaming via label PC Music's SoundCloud. Written by Diamond and A.G. Cook, "Pink and Blue" is a bubblegum pop and pop song with various influences of J-pop, vaporwave, '90s pop, UK garage, trap, and dance-pop. The song displays a kitschy aesthetic with pitched-up vocals that some music critics, such as Maurice Marion of Rare Candy, have described as "baby-talk". Lyrically, the song is simple, and details unrequited love, but subtly addresses the infantilization and sexualization of pop stars used to market music. "Pink and Blue" received general acclaim from music critics, who praised the song's simplicity and catchiness. "Pink and Blue" was ranked at number five on FACT's 2014 list of "The 100 best tracks of the decade so far". Diamond has performed the song live on multiple occasions, at venues such as The London Edition Hotel, and Empire Garage.
"Pink and Blue" was written by Diamond and A.G. Cook. In an interview with Nylon, Diamond revealed she had met Cook during her "first or second year" at a university, and described becoming a musician as natural and random. Diamond also stated that the "how about you" lyric reminded her of how she would go on MSN after going to school growing up, and how the people on MSN said things such as "'how are you' and 'wuu2.'". "Pink and Blue" was released on 30 October 2013 to label PC Music's SoundCloud, where it was available to be streamed and downloaded for free. On 8 May 2014, the song had reached 100,000 plays on SoundCloud, becoming the first song released on the PC Music label to do so.
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