Clairo – real name Claire Cottrill – has battled depression and anxiety for much of her life. This intimate song reflects her struggles with mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cottrill first shared a home recording of the vulnerable song, via Instagram, on January 25, 2021. She told NME writing the track helped her deal with her mental health struggles during quarantine. "Quarantine was just really strange and terrible for [people with] mental health issues – no one really knew what to do and I think that made it even worse," Cottrill said. "Writing that song helped me and I'm glad that people enjoyed it."
The home recording finds Clairo singing and playing guitar, and also getting briefly interrupted by her Chow Chow-Pyrenees puppy, Joanie. She wrote on Instagram: "Not sure about you, but my mental health has taken a major dip since quarantine started- at times I feel like I've never felt worse. New medication, hotlines, and one scheduled appointment with a psychiatrist later and I'm feeling more like myself again. I wrote this last night and I feel there's no real reason I should hold onto it. Hope you enjoy the song and Joanie's squeaks." Cottrill named her puppy after Joni Mitchell, but spelt differently "just so it's not entirely creepy."
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