My My My! (Troye Sivan song)
"My My My!" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan. It was written by Sivan, Leland, Oscar Görres and James Alan Ghaleb, with production handled by Görres. The song was released via Universal Music Australia on 10 January 2018, as the lead single from his second studio album, Bloom (2018).[4]
For the Johnny Gill song, see My, My, My (Johnny Gill song). For the Armand Van Helden song, see My My My (Armand Van Helden song)."My My My!"
10 January 2018
2017
3:24
- Troye Sivan Mellet
- Brett McLaughlin
- Oscar Görres
- James Alan Ghaleb
Oscar Görres
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[5][6]
Critical reception[edit]
Raisa Bruner of Time felt the song "builds on [Sivan]'s style of breathy, dance-ready tunes".[16] Pitchfork's Jamieson Cox named the song "one of the first great songs of [2018]",[17] while at their Best 100 Song of 2018, the song ranked at the 17th place.[18] NPR's Katie Anastas also praised Sivan's performance, calling it an "infectious celebration of sexual desire" and "his most confident, clearly having fun with his grittier, sexier image", and that he had established himself as a "confident, unapologetically queer icon".[19] Jeff Benjamin of Fuse finds Sivan "embracing more electronic sounds with a grinding, glitchy electro-pop-club production which feels like a graduation from the blend of electronic, pop and R&B on his Blue Neighbourhood album".[20] Mike Nied of Idolator called the song "a romantic mid-tempo", writing that "the dreamy vibes and fierce production could make for a massive radio hit".[21] Justin Moran of Paper sees "an optimistic shift in the tone of Sivan's work" on the track, compared to tracks from the singer's debut album like "Talk Me Down" and "Suburbia".[15]
Music video[edit]
The music video was directed by Grant Singer,[22][23] with a warning in the beginning: "This video may potentially contain seizure triggers for those with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised." In the visual, Sivan dances in the middle of an empty warehouse and empty city streets. Around the middle of the music video, Sivan is joined by a number of shirtless men in interior settings,[24][25][26] which includes porn star and model Brody Blomqvist.[27][28] The visuals were inspired by scenes from Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" video, and Sivan said: "In that video, she looks greasy and, like, dirty. I wanted the video to feel really greasy and grimy, like some weird warehouse party."[29] Katie Anastas of WUWM opined that this song's music video "leaves behind the soft colors and innocent images of his 2015 videos and depicts a confident, unapologetically queer icon".[30]
Live performances[edit]
On 20 January 2018, Sivan made his debut as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live,[31] as he performed the song live for the first time.[32][33] On 31 January 2018, Sivan performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[34][35] Sivan performed the song at the Rose Bowl on 19 May 2018, as the special guest on Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour.