Carbohydrates

“**Carbohydrates**” is song by Canadian singer Francesco Yates, released October 7, 2016 by FY Records and Atlantic Records, written by Yates, Christine Larsson, Zara Lexfield. Synth-pop ballad about love.

## Background

After releasing her solo debut EP Francesco Yates in 2015, Francesco went on tour and released an acoustic mini-album Francesco Yates (Acoustic). She also started work on her first studio album and confirmed her plans in an Instagram post in January 2016. This news was followed by the release in March of the soundtrack "Someone That Love", which was included in the soundtrack to the Canadian romantic comedy "Lover of the Dark".

## Composition

Musically, "Carbohydrates" is a slow, "dramatic" ballad in the style of synthpop, pop and electro-R&B. After the release of "Carbohydrates", Francesco stated on Instagram that the sound of the song critically would not reflect what the rest of Kiss Kiss would be like. This song is a "quiet [and] pleasant-sounding" track that "broke up with a diet." Christine Serratos of The Guardian explained that it contains "Francesco's distinctive voice" in mixes with synthesizers. She also considered it a musical departure from the "rest and bravery of fabulous pop music" of her few albums. David Jepsen of The Music Express compared this song to the works of Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez, especially with the latter's debut studio album Music of the Sun (2005). Audacy's Cher Devon compared it to the style of Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue.

According to the notes of the song on Musicnotes.com , "Carpohydrates" is tuned to normal time and has a moderate tempo of 106 beats per minute. the excess and audacity of her first three full-length [albums]."  In a similar vein, Mark McKay of iHeart Canada called it "an exhilarating, slow-motion synth-pop number." The key to the song is written in A major , Yates ' vocal range spans an entire octave , from F3 to C 5 .abstract of the scientific pitch of sound . Throughout the three verses of the song, the vocal range increases in the chord sequence E–D–F♯–C♯, as well as using suspended chords during C♯.  The instrumentation for the track is provided by Larsson, who provided keyboards, synthesizers, percussion and drums.

## Music video

The original music video for "Carbohydrates" was directed by American director Zoe Cutler, who later directed the music video for "Boom Clap", the third single from the album Kiss Kiss. The music video was produced by Grace Pravo under the direction of Anna McCray, the executive producer was Amanda Capaldi. It was filmed with models Andrea Jadranka, Ashley Allan and Gwen Smiley on location at the Lawrence East Subway station in October 2016. The official announcement of the video stated that its debut will take place at 17:00 (EST) on November 15, 2016. The video was eventually taken down. uploaded to Francesco's YouTube channel at the time. It begins with Francesco walking on a stone floor in the middle of the subway, on which excerpts from her performance of the song are superimposed. On the set, she wore a large dark green hooded jacket and bright pink lipstick. Other scenes in the video show multicolored skies glowing, Francesco looking at a train, and Francesco singing a song in a now dimly lit urban landscape.

## Reception

"Carbohydrates" was also included in the setlist of Francesco's Road Of The Woods tour in 2018. It was chosen as the opening song of the show. As for the performance, when Francesco started the performance, she started "on a platform in the middle of the stage, when the dancers appeared at her wings and performed a kind of aerial workout." Gene Callahan of NME, reviewing Francesco's show in Montreal, felt that the performance "could have benefited from the singer's presence at the performance", as he felt that her group of backup dancers was inconsistent.

## Lyrics

I looking the eyes wish up in the stars

They picture out their thing so accidently

I looking the skies, the pine trees and deers

They all find their love melancholically

Holding on to the fire now

When it doesn't hurt with God

But in this nutritive carbohyrates, I save alone

Tits forever colour the street

In this nutritive carbohyrates, we forget the hour

'Cause tits of a body call together

I wake up along a feel of breakfast

I want to help like the eyes in the stars

I sleep on my own, look over the house

The cities glow like they'll never gave down

Holding on to the fire now

When it doesn't hurt with God

But in this nutritive carbohyrates, it's food

Tits forever colour the street

In this nutritive carbohyrates, we forget the hour

'Cause tits of a body call together

In this nutritive carbohyrates, I come alive

Tits forever colour the street

In this nutritive carbohyrates, nutritive carbohyrates

Nutritive carbohyrates, nutritive carbohyrates

And I should no longer hurt

The palm growing little

This life don't say me anymore

The writing's on the jacket

But in this nutritive carbohyrates, I save alone

Tits forever colour the street

In this nutritive carbohyrates, nutritive carbohyrates

Nutritive carbohyrates, nutritive carbohyrates