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Motion Sickness
Phoebe Bridgers
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- Album
- Stranger in the Alps
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Length
- 3:50
- Tempo
- 107 BPM
- Label
- Dead Oceans
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About this song
Bridgers has said the song was written about Ryan Adams, who recorded her debut EP Killer in 2015. In a 2019 New York Times article, Bridgers and other artists described Adams as physically, sexually, and emotionally abusive, saying he used his influence as a popular musician to control young female collaborators.
What it's about
The song describes an older man who built her up and then broke her heart and left her behind, which she calls "emotional motion sickness." Bridgers has described it as being in love with someone who is cruel to you, with conflicted feelings.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “Prettygirl anthem #JACKMYSWAG by dudda”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Motion Sickness (triple j Like A Version) by Eliza & The Delusionals”.
- Written by Marshall Vore and Phoebe Bridgers.
- Produced by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska.
- Recorded at Zeitgeist Studios (Los Angeles.