All Time Low

## Single by Jon Bellion

"**All Time Low**" is a song by Jon Bellion, released through Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records on May 13, 2016. It is the lead single and third track from his debut studio album, *The Human Condition* (2016). A new version featuring Stormzy was released on March 10, 2017. Bellion co-produced and co-wrote the song along with Mark Williams, Raul Cubina, and Travis Mendes. It samples Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel." The cover artwork was done by David Ardinaryas Lojaya, with the music video directed by Jay Sansone.

## Background

The song was quickly written, Bellion telling *Idolator*, "I finished the song and wrote it so quickly. I think that's usually a telling for myself. There are numbers and letters in my head, and puzzle pieces. The way they all fit together so quickly and became the finished puzzle, I was like, 'This has to be a sign.' I fought for it, for about two years, for it to be the lead single. Now that it is, it's great to see that it's really working. It seems to be climbing. People are really gravitating toward it. It's a good sign." To *Billboard*, he estimated the song was finished in eight hours.

Regarding to how autobiographical it is, he stated, "It's an illustration of what it feels like to be three days into a break up—the really heavy, emotional, 'I don't even know if I want to continue living at this point.' I'm just being majorly honest and letting you know how horrible everything's been since you left. I don't think it's a specific situation but I want it to be broad so everyone can relate to that. I think everybody's been in that situation at least once in their life. Your first love... when that ends that's a devastating thing to feel."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

I was the knight in shining armor in your movie

Would put your lips on mine and love the aftertaste

Now I'm a ghost, I call your name, you look right through me

You're the reason I'm alone and masturbate

[Pre-Chorus]

I, I've been trying to fix my pride

But that shit's broken, that shit's broken

Lie, lie, l-lie I tried to hide

But now you know it

[Chorus]

That I'm at an all time

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

[Verse 2]

I was the prototype like 3 Stacks on that CD

An example of the perfect candidate

Now, all your girlfriends say that you don't want to see me

You're the reason that I just can't concentrate

[Pre-Chorus]

I, (I, I) I've been trying to fix my pride

But that shit's broken, that shit's broken

Lie (lie, lie), lie, in the light I tried to hide

But now you know it

[Chorus]

That I'm at an all time

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

[Bridge]

I, I, I, I've been trying to fix my pride

But that shit's broken, that shit's broken

Lie (lie, lie), lie, l-lie and try to hide

But now you know it

That I'm at an all time

Low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Lie, l-lie, I try to hide, but now you know it

That I'm at an all time...

Hey!

[Outro]

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wass, Mike (October 3, 2016). "Jon Bellion on "All Time Low," Touring & Artist Development: Interview". *Idolator*.
2. ↑ Leight, Elias (November 15, 2016). "How Jon Bellion Went From Penning Smashes for Rihanna & Jason Derulo to Scoring His Own Hit". *Billboard*.