"Nihilist Blues" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon featuring Canadian singer Grimes. Produced by the band's vocalist Oliver Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish, it is featured on the group's 2019 sixth studio album Amo. The track was released as the fifth single from the album on 24 January 2019. Evanescence have a songwriting credit, as it lifts vocal melodies from "Never Go Back".
Composition and lyrics "Nihilist Blues" has been described as a synth-pop, electronic rock, electropop, and trance song. The song talks principally about nihilism, focusing on the meaninglessness of life, existential crises and pessimism. According to an interview from Impericon, the song is Oliver Sykes' personal favourite one. Musically, "Nihilist Blues" sets inspiration from old disco and EDM songs. Fish commented about the collaboration:
Music video The music video for "Nihilist Blues" was released on the same day the single was streamed. AltPress described it as "a glitchy new way forward" for the band.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Bring Me the Horizon Oliver Sykes – lead vocals Jordan Fish – keyboards, programming, percussion, backing vocals Lee Malia – guitars Matt Kean – bass Matt Nicholls – drums
Additional musicians
Grimes – vocals Madilyn Eve Cutter – cello Gavin Kibble – cello Rachael Lander – cello Max Ruisi – cello Choir Noir – choir vocals Jessica Price – double bass Lewis Reed – double bass Alexander Verster – double bass Oliver Hickie – French horn Simon Dobson – strings, trumpet Parallax Orchestra – strings Ross Anderson – trombone Jane Salmon – trombone Victoria Rule – trumpet Anisa Arslanagic – viola Mark Gibbs – viola Benjamin Kaminski – viola
Additional personnel
Dan Lancaster – mixing Rhys May – mixing Ted Jensen – mastering Roman Dodangoda – engineering Peter Miles – engineering Robbie Nelson – engineering Alejandro Baima – assistant engineering Francesco Cameli – assistant engineering Daniel Morris – assistant engineering Conor Panayi – assistant engineering
Charts + Chart performance for "Nihilist Blues" Chart (2019) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 29
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