2018Released
5:42

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Here, Emily Haines contemplates the frustrations and inhibitions of social performance and how our insecurities prevent us from being ourselves when it comes to looking for love. We reach for the things we idolize But the rings are just for show Her beauty is a form of charity Dressed to suppress all kinds of sorrow The song title plays on the phrase, "Dressed to Impress."

Haines explained the song's meaning: "Lyrically, the song explores the maze of conflicts we encounter in our attempts at finding and holding onto love; the absurd mating rituals we routinely perform, and the vast divide between the desires our appearances can imply and the way we actually feel inside."

Metric guitarist Jimmy Shaw lets loose on the solo in this track. A band founder, he was also their producer on most of their albums, but he relinquished that role for the Art Of Doubt album to Justin Meldal-Johnsen. "It allowed me to not only focus on the guitar but be in the band," Shaw said in a Forbes interview. "The consequences of that were further reaching that I though when we hired Justin. I genuinely found a new love for the instrument that I've never had."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Dressed to Suppress.
F♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
116BPM

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BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
© 2018 MMI/Crystal Math Music distributed by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
℗ 2018 MMI/Crystal Math Music distributed by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

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