Sugarcoat (Jaira Burns song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Sugarcoat
| cover = Jaira Burns - Sugarcoat.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jaira Burns
| album = Burn Slow
| released = {{Start date|2018|5|11}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=24}}
| label = Interscope
| writer = {{hlist|Delacey|Sizzy Rocket|ADP|Brittany Mullen|Jaira Burns}}
| producer = ADP
| prev_title = Okokok
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Low Key in Love
| next_year = 2018
}}
"Sugarcoat" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Jaira Burns. It was released on May 11, 2018, by Interscope Records as the third single from her debut extended play (EP) Burn Slow, (2018).{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sugarcoat/1380832469?i=1380832530|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513012723/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sugarcoat/1380832469?i=1380832530|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2018|title=Sugarcoat - Single by Jaira Burns|publisher=iTunes Store (US)|date=May 11, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}} It was written by Delacey, Sizzy Rocket, ADP, Brittany Mullen, Jaira Burns and produced by the latter three. Lyrically, Burns talks about giving someone a chance to screw her over.
Composition
"Sugarcoat" was written by Delacey, Sizzy Rocket, ADP, Brittany Mullen, Jaira Burns and produced by the latter three. Written in the key of D-flat major, "Sugarcoat" has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.songkeybpm.com/Info/Sugarcoat-Jaira-Burns/4zeKF1GiqZfLovdodtbPs6|title=Key and BPM for Sugarcoat by Jaira Burns|website=Song Key BPM|accessdate=May 23, 2018}} It's an electro-R&B track.{{cite web|url=http://www.jonalisblog.com/2018/05/11/jaira-burns-has-had-it-officially-on-savage-new-single-sugarcoat/|title=Jaira Burns Has Had It, Officially, On Savage New Single, 'Sugarcoat'!|website=Jon ALi's Blog|date=May 11, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}} Lyrically, Burns talks about giving someone a chance to screw her over. Mike Wass from Idolator described the song as "admirably angry".{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7679593/drop-guide-new-music-friday-andrew-mcmahon-kiiara?edge=1|title=The Drop: Your Guide To New Music Friday Featuring Andrew McMahon & Kiiara|website=Idolator|first=Mike|last=Wass|date=May 11, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}} The song begins with the lines "Are you proud of this since you ruined it?/ I'm so fucking tired of you/ So emotionless, something I can't fix/ And I'm just way too good for you" sung by Burns. During the chorus she sings "And I hate your tattoos and your hair and your car and your clothes/ And I hate when you're drinking 'cause that's when you fuck up the most/ And I hate that I gave you a chance when I know that you're not what I want/ And I can't sugarcoat it".{{cite web|title=Jaira Burns - Sugarcoat Lyrics|url=https://genius.com/Jaira-burns-sugarcoat-lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}
Critical reception
Writing for Burn Slow EP, Michael Love Michael from Papermag said that "it's a moody, broody bop about simply tellin' it like it is in a relationship, a virtue that seems to be a lost art these days. As a new and young voice, it's refreshing to hear Burns — someone unafraid to be honest, even if it hurts a little."{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/bops-only-457-2590386539.html|title=Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right|website=Papermag|first=Michael|last=Love Michael|date=July 27, 2018|accessdate=July 28, 2018}}
Music video
The video for "Sugarcoat" was directed by Sophia Ray. It was released on June 6, 2018, via Burns' VEVO channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/jaira-burns/sugarcoat/USUV71801401|title=Sugarcoat - Jaira Burns|work=Vevo|date=June 6, 2018|accessdate=June 6, 2018}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|title=Sugarcoat / Jaira Burns TIDAL|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/88481269|website=Tidal|date=May 11, 2017|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}
- Jaira Burns − vocals, songwriter
- Delacey − songwriter
- Sizzy Rocket − songwriter
- ADP − songwriter, producer
- Brittany Mullen − songwriter
- Matt Colton − assistant mixer, studio personnel
- Eric J Dubowsky − mixer, studio personnel
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|QI2Ialsd7rU|Jaira Burns - Sugarcoat}}
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