Your Dog
{{short description|Song}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Your Dog
| cover =
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Soccer Mommy
| album = Clean
| released = {{Start date|2018|01|9}}
| recorded =
| studio = Alex the Great Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|pop rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=14}}
| label = Fat Possum Records
| writer = Sophia Allison
| producer = Gabe Wax
| prev_title = Last Girl
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Henry
| next_year = 2018
}}
"Your Dog" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy. The song was released on January 9, 2018 through Fat Possum Records, as the lead single from her debut studio album Clean.
Background
Allison wrote the song at the conclusion of a relationship. She considered herself in a "pathetic" place when writing the song, hopeful to be stronger but finding it difficult to do so.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/03/soccer-mommy-breaks-down-her-debut-album-clean-track-by-track-stream/|title=Soccer Mommy breaks down her debut album, Clean, Track by Track: Stream|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|first=Ben|last=Kaye}} Allison said the song is about the feeling of being "paralyzed" and being used in a relationship. She explained, "The song and the video are meant to show someone breaking away and taking action, but at the same time, it's only a quick burst of motivation. It's a moment of strength amidst a long period of weakness."
The song's music video, directed by Weird Life, has been described by Mike Katzif of NPR as a "bleakly humorous horror flick illustrating the sudden, heartbreaking ending of a relationship which had long since soured."{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/01/09/575292657/songs-we-love-soccer-mommy-your-dog|title=Songs We Love: Soccer Mommy, 'Your Dog'|date=January 9, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2020|website=NPR|first=Mike|last=Katzif}}
Critical reception
NPR's Katzif extolled the tune as an "anthem suited for these times. It's a song reclaiming agency and identity taken by another other person's condescension, control and abuse." Olivia Horn at Pitchfork too labeled it an "emboldened anthem," complimenting its "charming, twisted guitar riffs" and "breathy multi-tracked vocals."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/soccer-mommy-your-dog/|title="Your Dog" by Soccer Mommy|date=January 9, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2020|website=Pitchfork|first=Olivia|last=Horn}} Dave Simpson at The Guardian praised its "vivid, startling lyrics."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/06/soccer-mommy-review-deaf-institute-manchester|title=Soccer Mommy review – teenage torment set to bittersweet jangles|date=September 6, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2020|work=The Guardian|first=Dave|last=Simpson}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Soccer Mommy}}