If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)

## Music video

**"If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"** is a song by British pop rock band The 1975. The song is the sixth single from the band's fourth studio album, *Notes on a Conditional Form*. The single was released on 23 April 2020, and features a backing appearance from FKA Twigs. The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in May 2020, and is the band's highest charting single to date in the United Kingdom.

## Background

*"If your vibe is instilled in people’s brain from what your earlier work is like, then probably [it is the most 1975 song on the record]. When I hear bands that are sounding—or are trying to sound—like The 1975, it’s normally that 1975 that they’re trying to sound like—that reference to post-punk pop, ’80s pop. And that does come out quite naturally in [the album] sometimes, because that’s very much in our blood. This song is very on-the-nose for this album. But I like that, because it’s another completely different tone to the album and it kind of comes out of nowhere."*
“If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” is an uptempo, guitar and horn-heavy track released as the seventh single of Notes on a Conditional Form. Matty sings about his infatuation with a girl over FaceTime and their budding online relationship.

The track was debuted live on February 15, 2020, in Nottingham, UK. Matty confirmed the title of the song the following day on Twitter. The track premiered on BBC Radio 1 on April 23, 2020, as the “Hottest Record in the World” with Annie Mac, and was released on streaming platforms accordingly.

The track also features opening and backing vocals from British singer FKA twigs.

## Lyrics

I see her online

All the time

I'm trying not to stare down there

While she talks about her tough time

Girl of your dreams

You know what I mean

There's something 'bout her stare that makes you nervous

And you say things that you don't mean

Well, I found a hotel, I called up the twins

It's seven in the morning, so they won't let me in

I need to get back, I've gotta see the girl on the screen

(And then I spoke to her and she said)

"Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes

I'm not playing with you, baby, I think that you should give it a go"

She said, "Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes

I wanna see and stop thinking, if you're too shy, then let me

Too shy, then let me know"

I've been wearing nothing every time I call you

And I'm starting to feel weird about it

Sometimes, it's better if you think about

This time, I think I'm gonna drink through it

Then I see her online, and I don't think that I should be calling

All the time, I just wanted a happy ending

And I pretend that I don't care about her stare

While she's giving me a tough time

Well, I found a motel, it looked like the bins

I think there'd been a murder, so we couldn't get in

I need to get back, I've gotta see the girl on the screen

"Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes

I'm not playing with you, baby, I think that you should give it a go"

She said, "Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes

I wanna see and stop thinking, if you're too shy, then let me

Too shy, then let me know (You're too shy, then let me)

Well, if you're too shy, then let me know (Too shy, then let me)

If you're too shy, then let me go" (Oh, yeah)

I see her online

All the time

Well, she said, "Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes

I'm not playing with you, baby, I think that you should give it a go"

She said, "Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes

I wanna see and stop thinking, if you're too shy, then let me

Too shy, then let me know"

## Personnel

* **Published by:** Good Soldier Songs
* **Produced by:** George Daniel, Matthew Healy, and Jonathan Gilmore
* **Drums:** George Daniel
* **Keys:** George Daniel
* **Synths:** George Daniel
* **Guitar:** Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, and Jamie Squire
* **Vocals:** Matthew Healy
* **Bass:** Ross MacDonald
* **Backing vocals:** Tahliah Debrett Barnett (aka FKA Twigs)
* **Saxophone:** John Waugh
* **Trumpet:** Rashawn Ross
* **Flugelhorn:** Rashawn Ross
* **Trombone:** Lemar Guillary
* **Tenor and alto saxophone:** Bob Reynolds
* **Mixed by:** Mike Crossey
* **Mastered by:** Robin Schmidt
* **Engineered by:** Jonathan Gilmore

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/TwitterMusic/status/1263905973946789888
2. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/notes-on-a-conditional-form/1473599936