Starving (song)

## Starving

* Official
* Acoustic Version

## Haiz Chronology

"**Starving"** is a song by American actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld and American electronic group Grey featuring Russian-German DJ Zedd. It appears as the fifth track on the Japan edition of Hailee Steinfeld's debut EP *Haiz*, and it is also the fourth and final single from the EP.

## Background

Hailee Steinfeld penned this song with Los Angeles-based production duo Grey and German-Russian DJ Zedd. "Zedd and I have been friends for a while now, so we've been wanting to collaborate," said Steinfeld. "He called me up, and said he'd just finished a track he wanted me to hear. I rushed to the studio and immediately fell in love with the song."

"The next day he introduced me to Grey, and we began recording right then and there," she continued. "We knew we had something special, because it all happened so fast and with such ease. It was so fun, and pretty amazing, to have this chance to work closely with friends who are so immensely talented. We couldn't be more excited about it".

## Critical Reception

Katherine Barner of Idolator called the song "a dreamy, teen romance anthem". Teen Vogue's Isis Briones said "[Starving] has a soft guitar start and builds up to a mellow dance tune, perfect for a low-key summer night with your best friends. Thanks to the catchy lyrics and Zedd's smooth transitions, you'll instantly pick up on all the words to the song after just listening to it a few times. There's no doubt this single will soon top the charts, so get on it early and add it to to your playlist ASAP".

## Music Video

The music video was released on September 27, 2016. It was directed by Darren Craig. Grey has also a cameo appearance in the video.

## Lyrics

* Explicit version
* Clean version
* Acoustic version
* Radio Disney version

You know just what to say

Shit, that scares me

I should just walk away but I can't move my feet

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, oh

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

You know just how to make my heart beat faster

Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster

You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees

Yeah, something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, aye

So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

You, yeah, 'til I tasted you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday

You know just what to say

Things that scare me

I should just walk away but I can't move my feet

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, oh

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

You know just how to make my heart beat faster

Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster

You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees

Yeah, something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, aye

So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

You, yeah, 'til I tasted you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday

You know just what to say

Things that scare me

I should just walk away but I can't move my feet

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, oh

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, didn't... I tasted you

Don't need no, don't need no, don't need, don't need... the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

You know just how to make my heart beat faster

Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster

You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees

Yeah, something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, aye

So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

I didn't, I didn't, I didn't, didn't... I tasted you

Don't need no, don't need no, don't need, don't need... the whole damn zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

You, yeah, 'til I tasted you

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving 'til I tasted you

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday

You know just what to say

Things that scare me

I should just walk away but I can't move my feet

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, oh

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the oh oh zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

You know just how to make my heart beat faster

Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster

You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees

Yeah, something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday, aye

So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the oh oh zoo

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

You, yeah, 'til I kiss you

(I didn't know that I... I didn't know that I... 'til I tasted you)

By the way, by the way, you do things to my body

I didn't know that I was starving until I kiss you

The more that I know you, the more I want to

Something inside me's changed

I was so much younger yesterday

## Videos

Hailee Steinfeld, Grey - Starving (Lyric Video) ft. ZeddHailee Steinfeld, Grey - Starving (Live From Late Night With Seth Meyers) ft. Zedd-0Hailee Steinfeld, Grey - Starving (Acoustic Audio) ft. Zedd
## REFERENCES

1. ↑ https://wegotthiscovered.com/music/hailee-steinfeld-shows-off-starving-music-video/