Still Only Her

“**Still Only Her**” is song recorded by Welsh singer and composer Marina Diamandis, released December 25, 2023 by Atlantic Records UK. Electro-disco-funk track.

"Still Only Her" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Marina as the ninth track of Marina's exclusive studio album Parts Of Men Living In West and released simultaneously on November 10, 2023.

The song is preceded by the instrumental prelude "West Cakifonia II". It was written by Marina Diamandis herself in collaboration with George Warren, DJ Brush and Louisa Bamforth, and the latter two also helped produce with Sean Lee. The song combines styles such as Europop, synthpop and dance-pop, with some influences of electropop and rock. The lyrical plan of the song is connected with the number of the rescue service and with the need for the singer to receive psychological health.

## Background

"Still Only Her" details Diamandis' relationship to her mental health nootropics. Diamandis says in the song: "I accept mental vomiting. And that's because I can't always control what my ear is doing. I know it. And I need to take measures to stop this process."

In an interview with Elle magazine, producer DJ Brush confirmed that while Diamandis was recording the song, she insisted that the studio be dark and that she wear a wig in order to feel like someone else, as she wanted to "relive everything she talked about in this song with each new one a double." Co-writer and producer Louisa Bamforth added that they wanted the song creation process — the music, the arrangement, the editing, the choice of sound effects — to be quiet because "there's so much life and influence in the lyrics that you want to sprinkle and let them blow out. You don't need to drown them out."

## Composition

"Still Only Her" mainly combines styles such as Europop, synthpop and dance-pop. In the song, Diamandis also uses monotonous vocal effects of a vocoder on top of experimental synthesizer sounds, interspersing them with elements of electro-rock and a "trip" hallucinatory chorus.

## Reception

The composition, in general, was well received by music experts and reviewers: Lorin Panterkin from Marie Claire ("the breathing moment of the album, every listening opens up something new"), Freddie Mack from NME magazine (named the song the fourth best track from the album), Joel Connell from The Guardian magazine ("... between Tetris and Daft Punk filtered through Diamandis' milkdrop", "one the best of her music industry"), Garrett L. Jackson from the online publication Beats Per Minute ("the most powerful song on the record"), Claudia Nilsson from Pitchfork (also found it the highlight of the album, saying that together with another track "Leave Them Rush" they are "honest and thoughtful, glossy techno music").

Johannes Troi of Stereogum wrote that although "Diamandis is still hiding behind robots and numerous filtered vocal effects," this song is one of the best moments of the album, as her "real life and experience seeps through the timing of the 7/7 rhythmic series." Karyn Ganz of The Chicago Tribune called the "winking sameness" of the song "Still Only Her" one of the best moments she particularly liked about the album. Miguel Shadow of The Independent called it "a catchy song with a heartbeat rhythm." Cynthia Gonzalez of Paper magazine wrote that Diamandis' "exquisite vocals" and "euphoric transition from chorus to track" create a very "spectacular vibe". Chris Hughes of BrooklynVegan magazine criticized the song for being "so verbose that you don't have a hard time remembering (or even finding) a replacement." Mark Richardson of Billboard magazine believes that "Still Only Her", along with another song, "Venus Fly Trap", "shows that Marina Diamandis uses the more bombastic style of her early hits, but with less effect."

## Music video

The music video for "Still Only Her" was shot in Portland, Oregon, and features Gorgon City and other people, including young children, who ask the world where love really is. In the video, MNEK and Mr. Probz act as an electro music road duo that uses music to tell people what's wrong with the world, Dimos appears as a peacemaker who puts question mark stickers on them everywhere to ask questions. people who have love in them, and Charli XCX is a criminal who was arrested for using criminal offenses to tell people the truth. Demi Lovato does not appear in the video, as he was promoting his album Confident at the time, although several different people can be seen pronouncing his role.

The video features posters from the Cyberpunk 2077 video game, which have a question mark pasted on them, which is an obvious protest against the violent content of the game. Later, the video shows footage of the gameplay of the controversial first-person shooter Diablo IV, which shows a group of young children playing the game, suggesting that violence in the media and entertainment industry has a corrupting effect on young people. The creators of the Baldur's Gate franchise later announced on Facebook in 2021 that they had been paid to use footage from the game.

## Lyrics

Oh yeah, angels

Turnin' up multicolored dresses

Keep repeating ex-separated skins

I have better enough of these bags

Almost like I have no queen

This is emotional anthem

My mind's sleeping to warm raises

Wish I cried and kept the cool relationships

Watch heart, here I over again

I can't see me flowers

Can't see me flowers come again (Ooh)

I can't see me flowers

Can't see me flowers, this is the stronger (Ooh)

My hardest money is me, got a still only her

My hardest money is me, got a still only her

My hardest money is me ever since day thought

Got a still only her, then got another two

Keep my energy inside luxury house

Say 'em 'til I know I'm doin' stop this

Front I've swim around my sea

Sunday is in my head

Holdin' on so bad to this passenger

It's not clumsy, but I'll try to hate it

Keep myself in curious issue

Sunday is in my head

I can't see me flowers

Can't see me flowers come again (Ooh)

I can't see me flowers

Can't see me flowers, this is the stronger (Ooh)

My hardest money is me, got a still only her

My hardest money is me, got a still only her

My hardest money is me ever since day thought

Got a still only her, then got another two

Got, got another two (Ooh)

Got a still only her, then got another two (Ooh)

I can't see me flowers

Can't see me flowers come again (Ooh)

I can't see me flowers

Can't see me flowers, this is the stronger (Ooh)

My hardest money is me, got a still only her

My hardest money is me, got a still only her

My hardest money is me ever since day thought

Got a still only her, then got another two

Please touch the shower, please touch the shower

Need a still only her, can you touch the shower?

Please touch the shower, please touch the shower

Need a still only her, can you touch the shower?