"Down" is a song by St. Vincent, featured on her sixth studio album Daddy's Home. The track was the third single from the album, released on May 10, 2021.
Background[]
St. Vincent mentioned the track on an Apple Music interview and spoke about it.
"The song ‘Down’ is basically a revenge fantasy. We’ve all had a situation where we’ve been wronged. We didn’t do shit to nobody, we didn’t fuck with anybody, and somebody just, like, sticks you with a shiv. He [Jack Antonoff] played some ripping drums and some Wurli and I was playing guitar and it was just so fun. I’m so glad that rather than stewing and being aggrieved, I get to turn it into something that’s super fun." - Annie Clark, via Apple Music.[1]
Official Versions[]
- Single version - 3:26
- Music video - 3:40
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
You've hit me one time
Imagine my surprise
When you hit me two times
You got yourself a fight
I was a patsy
You were a creep from the cheap seats
Thinking that my little scratch was like your big victory
See?
But I'll take you down, uh-huh
[Verse 2]
Tell me who hurt you
No, wait, I don't care to
Hear an excuse why you think you can be cruel
(Cruel, cruel, cruel)
Mama always told me
(Ooh, my mama told me)
"You got to turn the other cheek"
(Ooh, my mama told me)
But even she would agree, you're an exception to that rule
(Rule, rule, rule)
[Chorus]
I'll take you (I will)
Yeah, I'll take you (I will)
I'll take you (Come on, baby)
I'll take you down
(I'll take you down, down, down, down)
I'll take you down
(I'll take you down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down)
[Bridge]
Go get your own shit, get off of my tit
Go face your demons, check into treatment
Go flee the country, go blame your daddy
Just get far away from me
[Chorus]
'Cause I'll take you down
(I'll take you down, down, down, down)
'Cause I'll take you down
(I'll take you down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down)
(I'll take you down)
[Outro]
Go tell your friends
Go tell your friends you're down
Run to your friends
If you got any left, you're down
Oh-oh-oh, run to your friends
Yeah, go tell your friends you're down
Oh-oh-oh, run to your friends
Ooh, if you got any left, you're down
Music Video[]
Credits[]
- A Triple Seven Pictures Production
- Directed by Bill Benz
- Produced by Wes Hager
- Line Producer: Zornitsa Davidkova
- Director of Photography: Kyle Pahlow
Credits taken from the official YouTube upload.
Personnel[]
- Backing Vocals [Background vocals] – Kenya Hathaway, Lynne Fiddmont
- Drums, Percussion, Bass, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Clavichord – Jack Antonoff
- Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Thomas Bartlett
- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Sitar [Sitar guitar] – Annie Clark