Sincerity Is Scary

About Sincerity Is Scary

"Sincerity Is Scary" is a song by English rock band The 1975 from their third studio album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018). It was released on 13 September 2018 through Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the album's fourth single. It was written by all the members of The 1975 and was produced by lead vocalist Matthew Healy and drummer George Daniel. It is an indie pop, R&B and neo soul song which also features elements of jazz. The track is about Healy "trying to denounce all of that postmodern fear of [. ..] being real". Having premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 as World Record, the song was met with a positive reception from critics, and reached numbers fifty-seven and sixty-six in the United Kingdom and in Ireland respectively. A music video for the single was released on 21 November and the band also performed the song in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. more »