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"Downhill Lullaby" is a song by American singer Sky Ferreira, released on March 27, 2019, as the lead single from her upcoming second studio album, Masochism. It also was featured on the soundtrack for Promising Young Woman. It is her first original material and single since 2014's "I Blame Myself".[3]

"Downhill Lullaby"
Single by Sky Ferreira
from the album Masochism
Released	March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
Genre	Chamber pop[1] trip hop[2]
Length	5:32
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Sky Ferreira Jorge Elbrecht Tamaryn Brown
Producer(s)	Jorge Elbrecht Sky Ferreira
Sky Ferreira singles chronology
"I Blame Myself" (2014) "Downhill Lullaby" (2019) "Don't Forget" (2022)

Background

After various delays for new music spanning several years, Ferreira began hinting at an upcoming album in November 2018.[4] In early March 2019, she stated on Twitter that the first song to be released from the album "is not a pop song".[5]

Composition

In writing the track, Ferreira explained that she aimed to capture the sound of "the birds in Snow White, singing underwater, while slowly being suffocated by plastic."[6] The song was described as a "five-and-a-half-minute, goth-noir, chamber-pop piece—with strings!—that could have easily closed an episode of the revived Twin Peaks."[7]

Promotion

Ferreira posted the cover art and announced the release date in a social media post on March 21, 2019.[5] She also starred on the first virtual cover of Pitchfork Magazine to promote the single and her upcoming album, which has since been delayed.

Critical reception

"Downhill Lullaby" received universal acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone's editor Brittany Spanos ranked the song as "Song You Need to Know" describing the song as "one of her finest and most melodramatic performances yet".

Year-end lists

Publication	List	Rank	Ref
Pitchfork	100 Best Songs of 2019	93
Vulture	Best New Music	—

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

References

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