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== Background == == Background ==

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For the fighting style involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak, see Cloak and dagger. For other uses, see Cloak and dagger (disambiguation). 2021 single by Glaive and Ericdoa
"Cloak n Dagger"
Two boys are sitting on a pool table. In front of them is money, floating in the air.
Single by Glaive and Ericdoa
from the EP Then I'll Be Happy
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
RecordedJanuary 2021
StudioAirbnb (North Carolina)
Genre
Length2:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Glaive singles chronology
"Eyesore"
(2020) 		"Cloak n Dagger"
(2021) 		"I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall"
(2021)
Ericdoa singles chronology
"Movinglikeazombie (remix)"
(2020) 		"Cloak n Dagger"
(2021) 		"Fantasize"
(2021)
Music video
"Cloak n Dagger" on YouTube

"Cloak n Dagger" is a song by the American musicians Glaive and Ericdoa, from their collaborative extended play (EP) Then I'll Be Happy (2021). It was released by Interscope Records and Listen to the Kids on January 21, 2021, as the EP's lead single. Glaive and Ericdoa wrote the song alongside the producers, Glasear, Kimj, and Whethan. It is a fast-paced rap, pop, and emo song driven by "retro-inspired synth layering", a "woozy" instrumental", and "gated" drums. The song is written about a breakup, and saying "fuck you" to somebody the duo wants to "rot in hell". "Cloak n Dagger" received positive reviews from critics; multiple highlighted the song's chorus. It was recorded in one day at an Airbnb in North Carolina during January 2021. It was released alongside a music video created on the same day as the song, which contained cameo appearances from the song's producers.

Background

Glaive and Ericdoa are frequent collaborators. They are also considered rising stars in the digicore genre; The Fader's Alex Robert Ross called Glaive "the most promising kid in pop music" and Sophie Leigh Walker of The Line of Best Fit called Ericdoa a digicore pioneer. They teased collaborations with each other on their social media, and released their collaborative extended play (EP) Then I'll Be Happy was on October 6, 2021. "Cloak n Dagger" served as the lead single. It appears as the seventh track on the EP. The song was released by Interscope Records and Listen to the Kids on January 21, 2021, to celebrate Glaive's 16th birthday, which was the day prior to the song's release. On the day of its release, Glaive and Ericdoa was added to the cover of Spotify's "Hyperpop" playlist. "Cloak n Dagger" was recorded at an Airbnb in North Carolina in one day during January 2021. Fans dubbed the Airbnb as the "Hyperpop Hype House". They also recorded a music video on the same day the song was made. The music video was shot on film and contains cameo appearances from the song's producers, Glasear, Kimj, and Whethan.

Composition

"Cloak n Dagger" is two minutes and nine seconds long. Both Glaive and Ericdoa wrote the song, alongside the producers Glasear, Kimj, and Whethan. Critics have described "Cloak n Dagger" as a rap, pop, and emo track. The Line of Best Fit's Matthew Kent described it as a "fast-paced" pop song. The song is driven by "retro-inspired synth layering" and a "woozy" instrumental, and contains "gated" drums. The song is about a breakup; Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork called it a "two-sided lovesick anthem". The hook is written about saying "fuck you" to somebody the duo wants to "rot in hell". It is sung "in a fit of rage", and Glaive's voice cracks during one of its lines. Pitchfork's Mano Sundaresan described it as "one of the most spiteful hooks ever written". He also described the track as containing "off-the-cuff arrangements" and called the songwriting confessional and that it "could be read as rap or emo". Glaive's contribution was described as "a regretful emoji-filled social media rant" by Pierre, while Ericdoa's verse is more empathetic. The Face's Jade Wickes called it a "tune infused with screaming teenage angst".

Critical reception

"Cloak n Dagger" was met with critical acclaim. It was listed as Pitchfork's "must-hear rap song of the day", with Pierre writing that it "could fit on a playlist right after Future's "Throw Away" ". Justin Curto from Vulture declared that "the chorus is the reason to come back", and that "Hearing and savor every curse and insult will just make you want to shout along with them". He also called it "an unrelenting fuck-you smash". In a review of Then I'll Be Happy, Sundaresan described the song as a standout from the EP. Writing about "Cloak n Dagger" and Then I'll Be Happy's second single "Fuck This Town", he called them "thoughtful genre explorations that subvert norms instead of succumbing to them". Kent wrote that the duo "both trade in huge hooks" and the track "has one ready for crowd to scream back to them". He also called it a "standout pop track".

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

  • Glaive – vocals, songwriting, recording
  • Ericdoa – vocals, songwriting, recording
  • Prash "Engine-Eraz" Mistry – mixing, mastering
  • Whethan – songwriting, production, mixing, recording
  • Glasear – songwriting, production, mixing, recording
  • Kimj – songwriting, production, mixing, recording
  • Zac Greer – songwriting

References

  1. Kenneally, Cerys (November 12, 2021). "Ericdoa delivers new track "Strangers"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved December 11, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Sundaresan, Mano (October 12, 2021). "glaive / ericdoa: then i'll be happy EP Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  3. Maicki, Salvatore; Darville, Jordan; Renshaw, David; Ross, Alex Robert; Sajae, Elder (June 10, 2021). "10 songs you need in your life this week". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. Walker, Sophie Leigh (November 2, 2021). "Ericdoa is on the rise". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Kent, Matthew (January 21, 2021). "Pop trailblazers glaive and ericdoa unite on "cloak n dagger"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Curto, Justin (January 22, 2021). "Hyperpop Prince glaive Celebrates His Sweet 16 With a Delectable FU Alongside ericdoa". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. Kenneally, Cerys (October 6, 2021). "glaive and ericdoa release collaborative EP then i'll be happy". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  8. Ackroyd, Stephen (October 6, 2021). "glaive and ericdoa have shared their new collaborative EP 'then i'll be happy'". Dork. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Kupfer, Rachel (January 22, 2021). "Listen to the Whethan-Produced "cloak n dagger" by glaive and ericdoa". EDM.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "cloak n dagger - Single - Album by glaive & ericdoa". Apple Music. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Pierre, Alphonse (January 26, 2021). "The Ones: Glaive and ericdoa's "Cloak n Dagger"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  12. Wickes, Jade (August 13, 2021). "An interview with ericdoa, hyperpop's subversive leading…". The Face. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
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