Seashells (song)

"Seashells" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter Florrie. It was released on February 22, 2014 as the first single off Florrie's then-upcoming fourth extended play, Sirens. The song was written by Florrie herself, along with Brian Higgins, Tim Deal, Danny Shah, Jennifer Milne-Skillman, Dion Howell & Toby Scott.

Composition
"Seashells" runs at a moderate tempo of 103 beats per minute, set at a 4/4 time signature. Its length is two minutes and fifty two seconds. Musically, the song incorporates a heavy bassline through the whole song, along with an Indian-esque guitar chords set. The lyrics are looselt structured, with a sort of chorus repeating over and over, along with other verses that repeat as well, several times.

Music video
"Seashells" received a music video on March 7, 2014. It features Florrie dancing with other people, with colored backgrounds and color effects on the screen.

Versions

 * Official version — 2:52
 * Instrumental version — 2:53
 * Preditah Remix — 3:01

Cross-references

 * Letting go is a theme in many of Florrie songs, such as "Turn the World Upside Down", "Wanna Control Myself", "Galaxies" and "She Always Gets What She Wants".
 * "You're underneath my skin" is also used in "Last Thing on Your List" as "you're under my skin".
 * "It gets me high" is similar to "higher", found in "I Took a Little Something".
 * The heavy repetition of phrases is also found in "Shot You Down" and "Free Falling".
 * "How can this be love?" is a lyric that shows Florrie wondering herself about something. This motif is also present in "Experimenting with Rugs" and "Looking for Love In the Wrong Place".