To the Hilt (song)

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"To the Hilt"
Single by Banks
from the album The Altar
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Length4:36
LabelHarvest
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sohn
Banks singles chronology
"Mind Games"
(2016) 		"To the Hilt"
(2016) 		"Crowded Places"
(2017)

"To the Hilt" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Banks for her second studio album, The Altar (2016). It was released as the album's fourth single on September 16, 2016. The song was written by Banks and Sohn and produced by Sohn.[1]

Composition

When I was writing it, I was like I don’t want to fucking say this stuff [...] I got sick when I wrote it, like, my body wasn’t even ready to confront it, and I got physically sick.

–Banks on "To The Hilt".[2]

"To the Hilt" was written by Banks and

chorus, she sings, "Hated you for leavin' me/ You were my muse for so long/ Now I'm drained creatively/ I miss you on my team".[8]

Critical reception

Carl Williott of

R&B. Near the end, some spectral elements briefly augment the arrangement, but this one's all about the delicate emotions at play."[9] Katherine St. Asaph of Pitchfork described the song as "a straightforward piano-and-strings ballad".[3] Andrew Paschal of PopMatters said that "the song is a devastating reflection on love lost, long after the anger has subsided, and she is left with only an empty space and some memories. Banks quivers over every line, in total communion with her melancholic piano", adding that "the song is her "This Woman's Work", and its presence does a lot to help the album."[6] Sputnikmusic noted that "[To the Hilt] provides a polar opposite to "Gemini Feed." The blood-soaked laundry list of what went wrong is only comforting for so long, and it does little to replace what has evaporated by the time loss sets in. Flanked by nothing more than a minimalist piano".[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

  • Jilian Banks – vocals, songwriting
  • Sohn – songwriting, production, keyboards, mixing, recording engineering, synthesizer

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 16, 2016
Harvest [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "To the Hilt – Single by Banks". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (September 29, 2016). "Banks: 'As a woman, you have to learn how to be a boss'". The Guardian. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c St. Asaph, Katherine (October 12, 2016). "Banks: The Altar". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Banks – The Altar". Sputnikmusic. September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  5. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Paschal, Andrew (October 5, 2016). "Banks: The Altar". PopMatters. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  7. Genius
    . Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  8. ^
    Universal Music Canada
    . September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  9. Idolator
    . Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "To the Hilt / Banks TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "To the Hilt - Single by Banks on Apple Music". iTunes Store (United States). September 16, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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