With the unveiling of his latest single “Winner”, Gen Z pop KING Conan Gray waves the white flag of surrender, to find acceptance in recognising he’s been hurt by the demise of a relationship with a person who has been continuously reckless with his heart.
Co-written and produced by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Gorillaz, Sia), the haunting ballad serves as Gray’s second musical release of 2023, following the buzzing “Never Ending Song”, which to date has amassed close to 40 million global streams.
“I wrote ‘Winner’ at 2am. Everything at the piano just spilled out all at once. It was a moment where I finally felt like: ‘Fine. Great job. You did it. You hurt me more than anybody ever could hurt me’ and it oddly felt nice.” Conan says of the melancholy singles origins via a press release. “I see now that there is a certain freedom that comes from recognising that you’ve been hurt. in no longer running, and just facing the fact that ‘you win, you hurt me.’ I hope this song helps people find a little piece of that freedom.”
Watch the official lyric video for “Winner” below:
“Winner” is available to download / stream now
