Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim sing here about a broken relationship. Croft acknowledges the relationship is over, but Sim appears to be in denial, wishing to keep his lover "on hold" rather than breaking up.
The song was released as the first single from The xx's third album, I See You. Speaking to Julie Adenuga on Beats 1 about the release of the track, Croft said: "I'm really excited, nervous and excited… I've listened to it a lot of times thinking, how can I change it, how can it be different, is this right, is this good. To finally just hear it and let go of it, and for it just be in everyone else's hands, I can't wait."
The song samples Hall and Oates' 1981 track "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)." The borrowing of the classic early '80s tune represents the first ever vocal sample in a xx song.
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