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"Your Dog"
Single by Soccer Mommy
from the album Clean
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)
StudioAlex the Great Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length3:14
LabelFat Possum Records
Songwriter(s)Sophia Allison
Producer(s)Gabe Wax
Soccer Mommy singles chronology
"Last Girl"
(2017)
"Your Dog"
(2018)
"Henry"
(2018)

"Your Dog" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy. The song was released on January 9, 2018 through Fat Possum Records, as the lead single from her debut studio album Clean.

Background

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Allison wrote the song at the conclusion of a relationship. She considered herself in a "pathetic" place when writing the song, hopeful to be stronger but finding it difficult to do so.[1] In a press release accompanying the song's premiere, Allison had this to say regarding its meaning:

The song comes from a feeling of being paralyzed in a relationship to the point where you feel like you are a pawn in someone else's world. The song and the video are meant to show someone breaking away and taking action, but at the same time, it's only a quick burst of motivation. It's a moment of strength amidst a long period of weakness.[2]

The song's music video, directed by Weird Life, has been described by Mike Katzif of NPR as a "bleakly humorous horror flick illustrating the sudden, heartbreaking ending of a relationship which had long since soured."[2]

Critical reception

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NPR's Katzif extolled the tune as an "anthem suited for these times. It's a song reclaiming agency and identity taken by another other person's condescension, control and abuse."[2] Olivia Horn at Pitchfork too labeled it an "emboldened anthem," complimenting its "charming, twisted guitar riffs" and "breathy multi-tracked vocals."[3] Dave Simpson at The Guardian praised its "vivid, startling lyrics."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kaye, Ben (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy breaks down her debut album, Clean, Track by Track: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Katzif, Mike (January 9, 2018). "Songs We Love: Soccer Mommy, 'Your Dog'". NPR. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Horn, Olivia (January 9, 2018). ""Your Dog" by Soccer Mommy". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (September 6, 2018). "Soccer Mommy review – teenage torment set to bittersweet jangles". The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2020.