Hide Away

## Track Listing

"**Hide Away**" is the debut single by *Daya* and is the lead single from her self-titled EP and her debut album *Sit Still, Look Pretty.* It was released on April 22, 2015 and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Hide Away was received well by music critics, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

## Background

During 3 days of writing sessions in Los Angeles, Daya and the writers of her EP wrote 6 songs, with Hide Away being one of them. Daya has called the song an outlook on high school. Daya has never been someone to chase after a guy and need to have a boyfriend. She believes people need to find themselves first.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Boys seem to like the girls who laugh at anything

The ones who get undressed before the second date

Girls seem to like the boys who don't appreciate

All the money and the time that it takes

[Pre-Chorus 1]

To be fly as a mother

Got my both eyes out for Mr. Right

Guessing I just don't know where to find 'em

But I hope they all come out tonight

[Chorus]

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

I'm a good good girl who needs a little company

Looking high and low, someone let me know

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

[Verse 2]

Boys seem to like the girls who like to kiss and tell

Talking them up about the things they do so well

But I'd rather find a boy who is down for the chase

Putting in the time that it takes

[Pre-Chorus 2]

To be fly as a mother

To supply all of my heart's demands

Suit and tie, cause undercover

He's gonna save my life like Superman

[Chorus]

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

I'm a good good girl who needs a little company

Looking high and low, someone let me know

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

[Bridge]

Tell me where the good boys go

Tell me where the good boys go

Tell me where the good boys go

Won't somebody tell me, tell me?

Tell me where the good boys go

Tell me where the good boys go

Tell me where the good boys go

Tell me where the good boys go

[Chorus]

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

I'm a good good girl who needs a little company

Looking high and low, someone let me know

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

[Outro]

Hide away, hide away

Hide away, hide away

Looking high and low, someone let me know

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

## Videos

Daya - Hide Away (Official Lyric Video)
The official lyric video was released on July 16, 2015. It shows Daya chasing after and looking for a guy. She tries to capture his attention, but he ignores her.

Daya - Hide Away (Official Video)
The official music video was released on October 28, 2015. The video begins with an introduction, showing DADD, or "Dads against daughters dating." They will stop at nothing to keep boys away from their daughters. It is made up of The Grounder, Big Daddy, The Zap, and Captain Dad.

It cuts to Daya, and the song begins. It then shows her and her boyfriend, with DADD watching. Daya and her boyfriend go to an arcade, and then to a bowling alley where DADD is waiting, disguised to keep Daya from noticing. As Daya is bowling, they kidnap her boyfriend. She goes outside and texts her friends, thinking her boyfriend ditched her. They invite her to a pool party to help her forget about him.

At the pool party, all of her friends have a boyfriend but she is left feeling lonely without one. Daya then goes to her house to find her dad attacking her boyfriend. She gets upset with him and walks inside.

Daya - Hide Away (Official Music Video – International Version)
The international version of the music video was released on January 3, 2016. The video shows Daya and a boy alone at many places, wanting the person that is right for them. It then shows the scenes of Daya and this boy, now together, in the original music video, along with the scenes from the pool party. It is revealed that the video is taking place after the events of the original music video.

At the end of the video, Daya and the boy find each other again, but then walk away.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.idolator.com/7608625/daya-interview-hide-away-debut-ep