Sit Still, Look Pretty

Daya's second single from her self-titled debut EP is the followup to her Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit "Hide Away." Recorded and mixed at Blackwood Studios in Los Angeles, Daya worked on the track with: Songwriter Gino Barletta, whose other credits include JoJo's Hot 100 single "Disaster." Mike Campbell, one of the songwriters behind A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera's hit tune "Say Something." Singer-songwriter Britten Newbill whose song "Good Morning" was covered by John Legend for the opening track on his Evolver album. Gino Barletta and Britten Newbill also co-wrote "Hide Away."

Daya sings here about how she doesn't need a man to capture her dreams. She explained to Entertainment Weekly: "It's about being a girl that goes after her own dreams and really fights for what she wants, and not letting anyone get in the way of that. It's important for young girls to know that they don't have to act a certain way or depend on someone for happiness. They can find all of that within themselves."

The song also has an empowering message calling for gender equality. "You know, it's kind of a reflection on society as a whole and just my thoughts, my take on it," Daya explained to ABC Radio. "And I think that it has gotten a lot better - gender equality has, over the years, but I think there's still a little bit of a disconnect between some people like, 'Oh, some girls can't do this' or 'Some guys can't do this.'" She added, "I think that girls and guys should be able to do whatever they want and go after what they want to do in life."