Final Warning (Skylar Grey song)
| "Final Warning" | ||||
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| Single by Skylar Grey | ||||
| from the album Don't Look Down | ||||
| Released | April 16, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Skylar Grey singles chronology | ||||
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"Final Warning" is the second single released by the American recording artist Skylar Grey for her second studio album Don't Look Down. The song was written by Alexander Grant and Grey, and produced by Grant.
Background[edit]
While Skylar Grey was living in a cabin in Oregon, she said that she was coming into a new version of herself.[1] Grey said she wrote "Final Warning" in that cabin the same week she had written the chorus to "Love the Way You Lie."[2] The song is also about the same relationship as "Love the Way You Lie". "Final Warning" took two hours to write, according to Grey.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
Sam Lansky from Idolator described the song as "a skittering midtempo ballad that’s not playful or ironic — it’s just dark" and compared its lyrics to Grey's biggest hit as a songwriter, "Love the Way You Lie".[4]
Track listings[edit]
Digital download
- "Final Warning" - 3:41
Remix Versions
- "Final Warning" (Faustix & Imanos Remix)[5] - 3:22
- "Final Warning" (MisterMike Remix featuring Thurz)[6] - 5:10
- "Final Warning" (featuring Corey Pieper & Nathan Allan)[7] - 3:29
Music video[edit]
On April 17,[year needed] lyric video for the song was released on Grey's Vevo account. On May 13,[year needed] Grey released the official musical video, which "tells the story of a mistress whose lover attempts to put her to rest for good, so he can live happily ever after with his pretty blond wife. However, Grey, who plays the other woman, resurfaces, and confronts her would-be murderer at home, in front of his family during his birthday party".[8] The music video has over 6 million views.[citation needed]
Charts[edit]
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Ukraine | 15 |
References[edit]
- ^ SkylarGreyVEVO (21 June 2013). "Skylar Grey - The Grizzly Diaries" – via YouTube.
- ^ Fuse (13 May 2013). "Skylar Grey "Final Warning" (Behind the Scenes)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Skylar Grey: And The Hits Keep Coming". NPR.
- ^ "» Skylar Grey's "Final Warning": Hear The Sinister Single". www.idolator.com. 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Skylar Grey - Final Warning (Faustix & Imanos Remix) by djimanos - Hear the world's sounds". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ "Skylar Grey "Final Warning" MisterMike Remix featuring THURZ".
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "» Idolator & Styld.by: Skylar Grey's "Final Warning" Video". www.idolator.com. 15 May 2013.
