Hush

## Video behind-the-scenes

"**Hush**" is the lead distributed single and third track on *CINEMA*, the debut album of American indie pop band The Marías. It was released on the 30th of April, 2021, as a stand-alone promotional single, and re-released on its accompanying album on the 25th of June. A music video was published on May 14th of the same year.

## Background and conceptualization

The birth of "Hush" was initially a nod towards pop icon Britney Spears. It acted as The Marías' first overtly pop-inspired track, most likely conceived throughout a session inspirited by Spears during a writer's block. The song was first introduced on the 24th of April, 2021, within a post announcing the debut album, as it also stated the first single would be known that following Friday. After a slight tease, it was the first to be released from its album, *CINEMA*, having been published on the 30th of April, 2021. This was only a few days after the project's trailer. After a week had passed, a music video immediately began its development. This would be announced on the 12th of May with some behind-the-scenes footage in preperation. The visual released on the 14th, followed by a behind-the-scenes video in August.

> *For the video, we wanted to approach it like if The Marías released a song in the ‘60s or ‘70s, and reimagine 2020, what we think that looked like. It has this sort of futuristic vibe,* A Space Odyssey*-inspired video.*
> María Zardoya, for Grammy Museum
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## Theme

María has since confessed the song's theme related to an archetype of someone who is constantly bombarding the narrator with their sentiment on their lifestyle.

> *In terms of the song's overall message, there's always someone with something to say about what you're doing or how you're living your life. And this was a song where it was basically telling them to just shut the fuck up and hush. It's like, 'Okay, you've got all these opinions, I'm going to write a revenge song for you.' It also has a futuristic sort of feel to it, and so we definitely leaned into that with the visuals for it as well.*
> María Zardoya, for Apple Music
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## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Don't act so special

What I do is not for you

Forget about it

You made this mess

I'll knock at your door

Don't you ignore

Or forget about it

**[Chorus]**

(Every night) Got you running in circles, I know

(Touchin' me) Get your paws off my Dolce cologne

(Back it up) Off my throne 'cause you know you wanna

(Make me) Walk away and forget about it

Hush

Hush

**[Verse 2]**

Don't think you've made it under my skin

Could never get in

Forget about it

Don't talk so much

Your tongue is burning up

I've had enough

Forget about it

**[Chorus]**

(Every night) Got you running in circles, I know

(Touchin' me) Get your paws off my Dolce cologne

(Back it up) Off my throne 'cause you know you wanna

(Make me) Walk away and forget about it

**[Bridge]**

Falling in my den

Full of lions, full of breath

Take the muzzle from their heads

I'm a sucker for revenge

I see you falling in my den

Full of lions, full of breath

I take the muzzle from their heads

I'm a sucker for revenge

Don't act so special

Don't act so good

Forget about it

**[Chorus]**

(Every night) Got you running in circles, I know

(Touchin' me) Get your paws off my Dolce cologne

(Back it up) Off my throne 'cause you know you wanna

(Make me) Walk away and forget about it

Hush

(You gotta keep it hush)

Hush

(You gotta keep it hush)

Hush

## Critical reception

NHPR's Bruce Warren detailed the track as "standing out" from the general pop genre, having "sensual", "sultry" and "intimate" vocal talent, and surprising "brilliance." Considering it was the first single for its well-received indie album, "Hush" is extraordinarily popular compared to the rest of the tracks, especially with its intrinsic pop sentiment, which allows for it to fit into mainstream music. It even managed to get the attention of the Recording Artist Grammy Awards, as they conducted a full-length interview with the band. The magazine defined the song as a "stark contrast" to the rest of the album, with "bleak yet alluring overtones."

## Gallery

* Behind the scenes
* Live performances

@themarias 〢 Instagram
The studio the music video was shot in.@themarias 〢 Instagram@themarias 〢 Instagram@themarias 〢 Instagram

"Hush" - Live for Latin Alt HD3Latin Alt 88.5 HD3 〢 YouTube
Live at Gold Digger Studios.

## Information

### Writer(s)

María Zardoya
Josh Conway

### Producer(s)

Josh Conway

"**Hush (Still Woozy Remix)**"

## Lyrics

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