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"Pink and Blue"
A brunette girl (Hannah Diamond) with hoop earrings, double buns, makeup, and a pink North Face jacket is looking down at the camera
Single by Hannah Diamond
Released30 October 2013
Genre
  • Bubblegum pop
  • pop
Length2:53
LabelPC Music
Songwriter(s)
Hannah Diamond singles chronology
"Pink and Blue"
(2013) 		"Keri Baby"
(2014)

"Pink and Blue" is the debut single by British singer Hannah Diamond. The song was released on 30 October 2013, available for free digital download and streaming via label PC Music's SoundCloud.

Written by Diamond and

trap and dance-pop. The song displays a kitschy aesthetic with pitched-up vocals that some music critics, such as Maurice Marion of Rare Candy, have described as "baby-talk". Lyrically, the song is simple and details unrequited love
but subtly addresses the infantilization and sexualization of pop stars used to market music.

"Pink and Blue" received general acclaim from music critics, who praised the song's simplicity and catchiness. "Pink and Blue" was ranked at number five on FACT's 2014 list of "The 100 best tracks of the decade so far".

Diamond has performed the song live on multiple occasions, at venues such as The London Edition Hotel and Empire Garage.

Background and release

"Pink and Blue" was written by Diamond and

wuu2.'".[1] "Pink and Blue" was released on 30 October 2013[3] to label PC Music's SoundCloud, where it was available to be streamed and downloaded for free.[4] On 8 May 2014, the song had reached 100,000 plays on SoundCloud, becoming the first song released on the PC Music label to do so.[5]

Composition

"Pink and Blue" is a

Pigeons and Planes noted the song to be an example of the uncanny valley, and called the song's lyrics "simple and earnest". Klinkenberg also noted that Diamond had slightly pitched-up vocals in the song.[5] Maurice Marion of Rare Candy has described "Pink and Blue" as subtly addressing the cultural issue of sexualizing and infantilizing pop stars to market music, citing perceived sexual lyrics such as "hey, why don’t you hit me up?", Diamond’s "baby-talk vocals", and the song's "sugary production" as pushing the aforementioned issue to a "self-conscious extreme".[11]

Critical reception

"Pink and Blue" has received general acclaim from

The 405 praised the song's catchiness.[6] Aly Barchi of Complete Music Update said, of the song, "‘Pink And Blue’ is at once ‘just a dumb pop song’ and also a highly smart bit of manufacturing. And so, so good… infuriatingly good."[9] Jamie Milton of DIY honored the song as "THE BIG NEU THING", and called the song "one of the most insanely addictive tracks of the year [2013]".[13] Without giving a personal opinion on "Pink and Blue", Brendan Klinkenberg of Pigeons and Planes noted that Diamond's "childlike" vocal delivery, persona, and its focus on falling in love, has caused the general response to the song to be divided.[5]

FACT placed "Pink and Blue" on a 2014 list titled "PC Music: the 10 best tracks so far from 2014’s most divisive record label".[14] FACT also ranked the song at number five for their 2014 list of "The 100 best tracks of the decade so far", commenting that the song "captures what’s great about the label [PC Music]". FACT further praised the song, calling it an "addictive, ambivalent confection".[7] Ally Barchi of Complete Music Update has credited "Pink and Blue" with introducing PC Music to a broader audience.[9] In a 2016 article about PC Music, Kyle MacNeill of Thump deemed "Pink and Blue" "arguably the strongest track to emerge from the collective".[15]

Live performances

"Pink and Blue" was performed live for the first time on 4 April 2014 at The London Edition Hotel, for Diamond's debut live performance. Tamara Roper of

lip-syncing.[17]

Release history

Release history and formats for "Pink and Blue"
Country Date Format Label
Various[3][4] 30 October 2013
PC Music

References

  1. ^ a b Jackson, Noah (24 February 2016). "Interview With Hannah Diamond On Social Media, Creativity, And How The Early Internet Influenced Her Music". Nylon. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (22 May 2015). "PC Music Are for Real: A. G. Cook and Sophie Talk Twisted Pop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Pink and Blue - Single". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Hannah Diamond - Pink and Blue". SoundCloud. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^
    Complex Media
    . Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b Taylor, Chris (26 November 2013). "Stream Hannah Diamond's new track, 'Pink and Blue'". The 405. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b "The 100 best tracks of the decade so far". FACT. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. ^ Barchi, Aly (2 April 2014). "Approved: Hannah Diamond". Complete Music Update. UnLimited Media. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b c Barchi, Aly (12 December 2014). "CMU Artists Of The Year 2014: PC Music". Complete Music Update. UnLimited Media. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. Noisey
    . Vice Media. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  11. ^ Marion, Maurice (29 April 2015). "The Sinister Pop of PC Music". Rare Candy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  12. ^ Awwad, George (20 November 2013). "Hannah Diamond – "Pink and Blue"". Portals. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  13. ^ Milton, Jamie (20 November 2013). "The Neu Bulletin (20th November 2013)". DIY. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  14. ^ Moynihan, Joe (13 August 2014). "PC Music: the 10 best tracks so far from 2014's most divisive record label". FACT. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  15. ^ MacNeill, Kyle (25 August 2016). "Is It Time to Pull the Plug on PC Music?". Thump. Vice Media. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  16. ^ Roper, Tamara (8 April 2014). "Hannah Diamond - The London Edition Hotel, London 04/04/14". The 405. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  17. ^ Carlick, Stephen (20 March 2015). "Hannah Diamond Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 19". Exclaim!. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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