Hush Hush is a song recorded by Avril Lavigne for her self-titled fifth studio album. It is the album's closing track and was co-written by Lavigne and David Hodges, who also produced the song. Avril revealed on multiple occasions that "Hush Hush" was one of her favorite songs from the album, along with "Give You What You Like", "Hello Kitty", and "Bad Girl". "Hush Hush" was praised by critics, who found it to be one of the album's most mature efforts and believed that it brought the album to a solid close.
Background[]
Lavigne revealed that "Hush Hush" was one of her favorite songs from the album on multiple occasions.[1][2][3] In an interview with Parade, when asked what her favorite song on the album was, she responded with "Hush Hush", saying:
“ | I like ‘Hush Hush,’ which is the last song on the record. I tend to put a lot of my favorite songs that are more introverted, introspective as the end song on my records.[4] | ” |
Many of her fans compared the song to her previous album's closer, "Goodbye", with the biggest similarity between the two being their prominent usage of the piano throughout both tracks. They were also compared for displaying Lavigne's emotional side in an authentic and uncommon light. In an interview with CBS News, Lavigne revealed that "Hush Hush" was one of the songs written the fastest for the new album, along with "Hello Kitty" and "Bad Girl".[5]
The ballad was written in the key of E Major and lasts for a total of four minutes and one second.
Critical reception[]
"Hush Hush" received mainly positive reviews from critics, with some choosing it as a highlight of the album. Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush called it "Lavigne's most mature songwriting effort" and added that it was one of the album's most "pensive and reflective" tracks.[6] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard also reacted positively to the track, saying, "The great thing about the songwriting on Avril Lavigne is that it always conveys a deeper meaning without overreaching or busting out the thesaurus. The piano-driven 'Hush Hush' emits a rush of feelings — regret, anger, desperation, nakedness, and finally, faint hopefulness — and unpacks them tidily while presenting Lavigne as a pop artist one can still trust to handle the job."[7]
"Hush Hush" was compared to its predecessor, "Falling Fast", by many critics. MuuMuse called "Hush Hush" "equally pretty" (referring to "Falling Fast",[8] while Craig Manning of AbsolutePunk compared both to the musical stylings of Lavigne's previous studio effort Goodbye Lullaby, calling them "similar bores" in a more negative review of the track.[9] After calling the previous track "Falling Fast" "the most outright sweet thing here", Sam Lansky of Idolator said that “'Hush Hush' is lovelier still, with a chorus that crashes in out of nowhere, all wistful sentiment".[10]
Live performances[]
The song was added to the setlist of the Avril Lavigne Tour and was often opened with a piano intro before the album version of the song was performed. During the piano intro, Lavigne would often thank her fans for coming to the show and introduced "Hush Hush" as one of her favorite songs.
Lyrics[]
Hush, hush
Hush
Hush, hush
I didn't mean to kiss you
You didn't mean to fall in love
I never meant to hurt you
I never meant for it to mean this much
Hush, hush now
I wanted to keep you
Forever next to me
You know that I still do
And all I wanted was to believe
Hush, hush now
So go on, live your life
So go on, say goodbye
So many questions but I don't ask why (but I don't ask why)
So this time I won't even try
Hush, hush now
Hush, hush now
When I try to forget you
I just keep on remembering
What we had was so true
Somehow we lost everything
Hush, hush now
(Hush, hush now)
So go on, live your life
So go on, say goodbye
So many questions but I don't ask why (but I don't ask why), no
So go on, live your life
So go on, and say goodbye
So many questions but I don't ask why (but I don't ask why)
Maybe someday but not tonight
Hush, hush now
Hush, hush now
(Hush, hush now
Hush, hush now)
Don't, don't, don't you ever say a word, word
Of what you ever you thought you heard, heard
Don't you ever tell a soul
What you know
I tried to hide but I still believe
We, that we were always meant to be, be
And I could never let you go, no
Hush, hush now
So go on, live your life
So go on, say goodbye
So many questions but I don't ask why (but I don't ask why), no
So go on, live your life
So go on, say goodbye
So many questions but I don't ask why (but I don't ask why)
Maybe someday but not tonight,
Hush, hush now
Hush, hush now
Hush, hush
Hush
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/128292/INTERVIEW-Avril-Lavigne-Talks-New-Album-Working-With-Husband-Chad-Kroeger-Sexing-Up-Pop-More
- ↑ http://www.idolator.com/7492302/avril-lavigne-exclusive-interview
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8XNAJmiA4
- ↑ http://parade.condenast.com/225681/linzlowe/avril-lavigne-im-a-quiet-calm-sit-in-the-corner-kind-of-person/
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/avril-lavigne-talks-new-album-and-starting-a-family/
- ↑ http://popcrush.com/avril-lavigne-avril-lavigne-album-review/
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5778179/avril-lavigne-avril-lavigne-track-by-track-review
- ↑ http://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/avril-lavigne-avril-lavigne-album-review.html/
- ↑ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3530351
- ↑ http://www.idolator.com/7491839/avril-lavigne-album-review
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