Artist: Public Warning
Title: Pillowtalkin'
Genre(s): R&B, Pop
Length: 4:37
Writer: C.L.Alafouzos, M.Dempsey, B.Elliot, D.Harding, Z.Lyons
Producer: Cameron McVey
Label: Independent - PW Recordings
From The Album: TBC

Pillowtalkin' is a song by British-Irish boy band Public Warning. The track was released worldwide on March 29th 2019 and serves as the group's debut single, set to be included on their freshman album later this year. "Pillowtalkin'" is a pop/R&B song with slight elements of hip-hop, rock and soul and has been noted for its "moody" tone, "lush" arrangements and "unique" soundscape. The track utilises multiple instruments such as drum, bass, keyboard, electric guitar and horns. The chorus is sung in a doubled octave. Public Warning vocalise as a five piece harmonic group with each member having a designated role and unique tone, blending their combination of tenor and baritone voices to form a solid harmony. Beau Elliot serves as the lead singer. The track was produced by Cameron McVey and written by all five members of the band. The general theme of the track is the true investment of a love interest, willingness to go that bit further for them and proving themselves as more than single men just looking for a sexual conquest.

Public Warning formed in late 2016 as the brainchild of Lyrica Ocha, former G2L member and creator of Weekend. The group consists of Beau Elliot, Carter Lee Alafouzos, Zander Lyons, Myles Dempsey and Declan Harding. Ocha formed the band using the same blueprint and stages from Weekend's conception; choosing five young boys from different walks of life and moving them in together as a way of forming a close bond. Aware of such close similarities to Ocha's first group, Public Warning took time to create a more organic and alternative sound to deviate from the typical pop sounds of boy bands and comparisons to their contemporaries. Unlike their predecessor, Public Warning did not find a label during this time and have released this single independently.

Critical reception of "Pillowtalkin'" has been universally positive thus far. It was sent out to select media outlets as part of a promotional five track album sampler in early March 2019. Brianna Harrington of Culture Uncut says that the song has "future hit written all over it" and went on to say "It's got a little melancholy almost gothic vibe to it and the use of bass and electric guitar is a welcome element to it as it changes the song completely half-way through. It sends the song in a direction that you didn't expect it to go and it's a welcome change up from the repetitive hum-drum of a lot of modern day pop music." Harrington also praised the strength of the song's chorus and the harmonies of the members; "When all of the boys come in together and harmonize for the chorus which is probably one of the best written pop choruses that I've heard in the longest time, it feels like an absolute tour de force.". NME regarded the song's quality as "hauntingly infectious", and praised the track as irresistible and radio-friendly. The Observer's Kitty Empire lauded the "dramatic buildup" of the song as it "starts of sparse and moody before erupting into a chaotic electric guitar breakdown and ultimately ascending into one of the most euphoric songs to ever enter the pop landscape".

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Pillowtalkin'

All
Beau
Carter
Declan
Myles
Zander

You don't need a knight to catch you when you fall
No guardian angel, you're always on the case
Tired of the same old lines from all the usual boys
Trying to butter you up 'cause they're on the chase

You don't need a ride home, pass on the chariot
Too many red lights, you'd much rather walk
Mumbles classic sweet nothings like you'd never heard 'em
But you're not into that saccharine pillow talk

You know that in a minute, they're all gonna miss it
You'll strut away knowing that they'll all watch
And it drives me crazy, love that you don't make it easy
For someone like you, I've gotta take it up a notch

So I'll come harder, so I'll slide slicker
Make sure you hear me loud and clear above the noise
I know you like it stronger, stiffer than the liquor
We can leave and let the boys play with their toys
Skip the pillow talking, keep it rockin' 'til morning
You say that actions speak louder than words
Skip the pillow talking, save all the fawning
Straight to the point is the way it's preferred

I got what you need, tired of the fish in your sea
You're getting sick of treading in the same old waters
It's not too hard to see that these sailors can't compete
Abandon that sinking ship, I don't know why you even bother

You know that in a minute, they're all gonna miss it
You'll strut away knowing that they'll all watch
And it drives me crazy, love that you don't make it easy
For someone like you, I've gotta take it up a notch

So I'll come harder, so I'll slide slicker
Make sure you hear me loud and clear above the noise
I know you like it stronger, stiffer than the liquor
We can leave and let the boys play with their toys
Skip the pillow talking, keep it rockin' 'til morning
You say that actions speak louder than words
Skip the pillow talking, save all the fawning
Straight to the point is the way it's preferred

[Electric guitar solo]

Don't be cruel, you know I'm bound to you
Turn back around like the tables in your game
We can cut this with a knife and you can't deny
With just one taste, it'll never be the same
You push and pull but I'm still on the line
Tugging the strings that bind the spark, up in flames

So I'll come harder, so I'll slide slicker (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Make sure you hear me loud and clear above the noise (above the noise)
I know you like it stronger, stiffer than the liquor (oh, stronger)
We can leave and let the boys play with their toys (with their toys)
Skip the pillow talking, keep it rockin' 'til morning
You say that actions speak louder than words
Skip the pillow talking, save all the fawning
Straight to the point is the way it's preferred

So I'll come harder, so I'll slide slicker (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Make sure you hear me loud and clear above the noise (above the noise)
I know you like it stronger, stiffer than the liquor (oh, stronger)
We can leave and let the boys play with their toys (with their toys)
Skip the pillow talking, keep it rockin' 'til morning
You say that actions speak louder than words
Skip the pillow talking, save all the fawning
Straight to the point is the way it's preferred

Skip that pillow talk

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