Holly Humberstone - The Walls Are Way Too Thin (Official Video)

My debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’ is out now and I’m so excited that it’s finally yours. Get the album - hh.lnk.to/PaintMyBedroomBlack
I wrote The Walls Are Way Too Thin about a time in my life where I felt like i’d lost control of where I was heading and struggling a little with finding my place in the world. It was a very strange period, I’d just moved to London away from my family and all of a sudden everything that I knew to be normal had changed completely. I moved on a whim into this little dingy room. I met some cool people but this place was pretty lonely and claustrophobic. I’m such an awkward person and even though I really liked my housemates I still felt worried about small talk in the kitchen or passing each other in the corridors. I had some fun times there, but I felt like I was mostly confined to my room whilst chaos was going on in the flats or streets around us. To avoid confronting how I was feeling I’d sneak out of the flat and go on train journeys to see my mates, get drunk, then come back hungover through the night or morning. I wrote most of Walls and the songs that come next on those trains. It was my place of therapy, in the middle of nowhere.
I wanted the music video to reflect how I felt stuck in my room with my own internal anxiety rising. The idea of being trapped in an air vent in a burning building came from that feeling of claustrophobia and panic that I felt throughout my time living in the flat. Shooting the video was chaotic, my elbows and knees look quite different now after 8 hours of crawling back and forth. The fire blast in the vent was totally real too !!
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Director / Exec Producer: Raja Virdi
Creative Director: Josh Sanger
Concept by: Josh Sanger, Raja Virdi & Holly Humberstone
Production Company: PHASE
Co-Production: Base & Apex
Producer: Frankie Willcock
1st AD: Chris Malin
DOP: Sam Meyer
Production Designer: Anthony Neale
SFX Supervisor: Matthew Strange
Stylist: Amy Holden-Brown
HMU: Emma Regan
VFX: tk-fx
Colourist: Connor Coolbear
Colour Grading Company: Electric Theatre Collective
Commissioner: Semera Khan
Label: Polydor / Interscope / Darkroom
Lyrics
I heard you talking till the morning
heavy whispers from the next room
You say it’s never your intention and
I’m just in a bad mood
There was a possible connection
On the table for a second
Then she made such an entrance
Can’t stand all this tension can you?
Then we crossed paths by the bathroom
But I’d just rather be out of the
picture
And I’ll do my upmost to talk to you
But I just wanna be out, I just wanna be out of the picture
And no I’m
not just gonna lay here and bite my
tongue
I only wanna be here when she’s gone
ooooooooo
The walls are way too thin
Oh I get down
I get down when she gets you high
I’m bored, I’m ignored, I’m being out
my mind
ooooooooo
The walls are way too thin
The walls are way too thin
You’re blowing smoke rings in the
corridors I feel so cold
How come it rains inside, the house is
full but I’m alone
With all the shit that still needs
fixing out of my control
It takes a hold of me
It takes a hold of me
The same old sad songs I cling to
Cause I just wanna be out
I just wanna be out of the
picture
And no I’m
not just gonna lay here and bite my
tongue
I only wanna be here when she’s gone
ooooooooo
The walls are way too thin
Oh I get down
I get down when she gets you high
I’m bored, I’m ignored, I’m being out
my mind
ooooooooo
The walls are way too thin
The walls are way too thin
And no I’m
not just gonna lay here and bite my
tongue
I only wanna be here when she’s gone
ooooooooo
The walls are way too thin
Oh I get down
I get down when she gets you high
I’m bored, I’m ignored, I’m being out
my mind
ooooooooo
The walls are way too thin
The walls are way too thin
The walls are way too thin
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xx
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Music video by Holly Humberstone performing The Walls Are Way Too Thin. A Polydor Records release / Darkroom / Interscope release in the USA; © 2021 Universal Music Operations Limited
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[@thobanidlamini8999]

shy people are the most badass people when it comes to music.

[@vernoneballar8053]

The way she just crawls through the vent is artistically satisfying

[@VarynDEE33t]

MOOOOM SHES GETTING CLOSER HELP

[@angelclarke6111]

i thouht zombie.

[@asaphchoi1687]

sus

[@ryanolsen294]

@@asaphchoi1687 ?

[@mindmax3579]

The video makes little sense when compared to the lyrics. It makes more sense if it was filmed in a bedroom, dormitory, or even a nightclub.

[@markheffernan5785]

How this song hasn’t been a massive hit is beyond me; hooky as hell, stellar vocal and arrangement. Looking forward to her future releases.

[@Razz5k]

Definitely I’m in my 30’s and this kind of music always just makes me feel young. It’s just so damn good lol

[@agentcsyzygy9768]

It was close to no1 in the UK, I lived there at the time and this takes me back. The walls really are way too thin there tho :D

[@BoostAutoYT]

It is a massive hit in the alternative community.

[@danielharmer6072]

Brilliant 80’s electric synth sound in the background creating an incredibly catchy backing track topped with great lyrics and Holly’s beautifully haunting raspy echoing voice, Pure Music Magic!!! Went straight in my iTunes Library and I’ve listened about 10 times already today

[@rachelmann8401]

51 yrs old here… I thank my daughter for bringing her music into my life. Holly opened up for girl in red. Hearing her live sold me for sure.

[@Whistfulthinking]

Awesome!

[@elizabethwhite1068]

57 here, just saw her on Stephen Colbert and I was memorized. That is a rare occurrence, and I know it's someone special when it happens. Great music is ageless.

[@CyberBears87]

I think you mean “mesmerized” Elizabeth. 😂. Although I do have all HH songs “memorized” now. Oh, and I’m 59.

[@JackWelchTV]

Ooo this sounds like a HIT

[@losangeleslovesyou]

This lady deserves all the awards she's gonna be getting in the coming years.. 💛

[@santivsj]

I agree

[@ek-jc9nh]

oh yes

[@janetwebb3994]

I agree

[@jayquillofficial7383]

This song is criminally underrated! This should’ve hit all the big radios stations! Keep going it won’t be long before you blow up HUGE.

[@11cesarrenato]

yes, for me this song should be like drivers licence a huge massive hit

[@tweektweak_]

It was playing on Radio 1 today in the UK! It was my first time hearing it and I was bopping my head along to the music, it’s an amazing song!

[@DiestroCorleone]

Holly as an artist is criminally underrated.

[@ansobaya]

she takes me back to the early 2000s. We had Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Michelle branch she is in the line of the best, the songs were so good, they were songs that take you to the guts. She makes me feel like a teenager again, she makes me vibrate, gives me shivers. thanks for that Holly

[@rwlynch3468]

I agree with those vibes and comparisons. Been a while since there was someone like this.

[@chrisarcher6936]

Yup

[@jerryjones4131]

you got that spot on totally agree

[@laurenashley7138]

Yes!! She's got that special kind of vibe.

[@michaelhusada2276]

This song reminds me of Donna Lewis with I Love You. Catchy.

[@lizasmith9243]

Don't be shy Holly just release the whole ep too

[@lovemelodist]

Pleaseeeeee I’ve been waiting

[@man_of_lawlessness]

Best to wait until the covid congestion has died down a little. That's presumably what they'll be doing

[@malcolm824]

Terrible album

[@lizasmith9243]

ianmalcs dude it's literally not even out yet...

[@fatimabezerra799]

Costa

[@nogger1956]

I'm certainly not the target audience for this sort of stuff as I'm an old fella but I think this is an outstanding song and well produced

[@seanhayward3462]

You’re as old as you want to be brother 💪🏼💚

[@mikeuffman4941]

35 here, this ain't too bad

[@trevormontgomery9454]

Well said mate 👏

[@1mandanceparty]

If you like it you're the target audience

[@israelaleman2024]

51 years young here and loving it also. 😎👍

[@nickdisbray9874]

I played this 20 times in a row, This is what POP music needs, a clever lyric with a great melodic bunch of hooks, all in a row. Genius songwriting. - I should know!

[@RadioDonNowhere]

Es Radio Doble Nueve 99.1FM Lima, Perú!

[@marialuisadosreissilva7388]

Gy

[@gabrielaramoscarbajal7732]

siiii,la acabo de escuchar jasjajsjas

[@alvarodelapena34]

idolo JAJAJAJAJA

[@SaironDeus]

Getting "Every Breath You Take" vibes and I like it ... 🤭

[@lizasmith9243]

Let’s just all take a moment to thank Holly for releasing amazing that makes us all smile :)

[@Will_WAR]

This song captures how much it eats you to be so close to someone you want but can't have them. Excellent music too!

[@chels.r___]

Dancing around my living room, joint in hand, this song blasting with the biggest smile on my face 😌

[@carwynthomas4033]

Bet the neighbours love you 🤪😂

[@DomagojSkokg00gleplussuckz]

On the same boat as you but 9 months later 🤣

[@dtuttle85]

Holly is going places, what a voice. It may just be me but I hear a similar Fleetwood Mac sound in this song in particular 'Everywhere'.

[@greebo6549]

To me sounds like Katie Melua

[@eduardotavolaro4516]

I hear BIG LOVE by Fleetwood Mac from the same album. Listen to the "Han han Han..."

[@prettybonkers1040]

I can really appreciate that similarity! I agree!

[@tiaalice6380]

I can also hear a similar sound to Sia’s ‘Titanium’

[@AdamJMusic23]

Same... 💯Now imagine a HH covers album of all those 80s/90s Gems...🌟 Heaven 🎶

[@hunghoangnghia7061]

She's so underrated :(

[@Spurgte]

Are you high

[@sisekelosihlongonyane7044]

hi hello yassine fans

[@scarlett9750]

Not really...

[@Lordmaster_Dominic10]

@@scarlett9750 how not? she only has 55k subs and this video only has 11k likes... she's just as good as any music artist and even better than some but she doesnt have that much recognition

[@tylerguasco7870]

@@Lordmaster_Dominic10 I mean given the fact that she just started her career last year and doesn’t even have a full length album yet but has 2.5 mil monthly listeners on Spotify she doin pretty good lmao

[@FabioRubini]

the cinematography in your videos is one of the few things in this world that bless my eyes

[@k4lashni7ov35]

Heard this on a spotify ad, went straight into my playlist

[@Whistfulthinking]

Same

[@6plastic]

Yep!! Same here and I can't listen to it enough

[@josepharanda2574]

This song makes me cry, this reminds me of me and an ex group of friends, we would just being constantly high in random houses of LA, weeks on end. We had a big fight and we were just isolating in the house in seperate rooms, they all chose their side and I was alone. I changed my life after, but this song reminds me of wanting to be there friend again and make amends, but knowing choosing to leave was the better choice. Miss them so much, I hope they’re doing well.

[@GaryClutterbuck]

This caught my attention on BBC breakfast TV this morning and now I'm hooked. Great song.

[@PianoVampire]

This is easily the best song released this week - keep up the great work!

[@captainbutterstick7714]

Just this week, bro?

[@jheneferduraes7685]

@@captainbutterstick7714 tá l

[@samuelaustin7227]

Lol this year i reckon

[@renataconstante4015]

Po

[@renataconstante4015]

Kk a demora demora

[@zak2509]

There's something haunting about this song. Plus reminds me of the 80s vibe.

[@charliebowman2379]

80s is definitely coming back into fashion now imho. Doesn’t sound dated anymore.

[@eduardotavolaro4516]

She reminds me Stevie Nicks in some way

[@garybush1851]

This song gives off a fleetwood Mac vibe

[@chris-james]

pure magic

[@tamaraangels]

Yes, I heard this on the radio but I’m obsessed

[@karolw2819]

First time crying over a song this year. I was expecting a musterpiece from Holly but this is one of the miracles of the world.

[@dagmarberends2418]

Even my dad is obsessed with the song, proud of you Holly!💓

[@thiskidneedsmedicine]

obsessed

[@bartomiejryba5064]

feeling blessed that Holly lives at the same time as we do this is absolutely stellar

[@Yalter777]

Every breath you take )))) This song reminds me Sting and Police )))

[@rosellaejike7946]

Thank you for this gem Love Island

[@kieranfussell1851]

Last week, I was driving home at 1 am while listening to loads of great songs on radio1. After going to sleep and waking up, I forget them all. Today, out of the blue, I remembered one song going, "Ooh. The walls are way too thin" - It's so catchy :D

[@dinkdinks5812]

New favorite song right here, Can't wait for her to tour Australia one day.

[@seacretly]

loving the 80s vibes

[@nikivero]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiyfoJjrdJriJY

[@kiandodd5670]

i love this song so much and this is nothing like my usual music

[@jimboslice3451]

This song is so underrated. Brilliant

[@seacretly]

i currently live in a flat with 3 flatmates and i really relate to worrying about encounters in the kitchen and on the corridor and feeling confined to your room, thank you for your music holly

[@georgia1986]

gonna share a flat for the first time w strangers and I'm super nervous haha any advice

[@williamdouglas7025]

@@georgia1986 Get a doorstop and keep your door open at the beginning so you can meet them easily :)

[@owenpetrie2138]

So do you know what she's singing about??

[@SupurrrCat]

@@owenpetrie2138 she fancies a bloke in a uni house but he likes another girl and she's jealous

[@andrewconley6974]

Its like a crush that you know will wont work and is gonna hurt hard but you have to pursue it anyway. Compelling. Great fuckin tune. Great artist.

[@davidtiltman6763]

Soundproofing is relatively cheap these days. If you would like I can give you a quote. It should resolve any ongoing issues you have with your house mates

[@Bartman954]

First listened to this while truck driving the other day on the radio. Obsessed with this song atm, with its 80's synth vibe and her unique and haunting vocals. Holly, you have a new fan. (Plus this is a fun song to jam along on the 12 string acoustic)

[@gregoryahejew]

The young ladies are KILLING IT right now!!! Between Holly, Phoebe, Billie, and Lorde, we are set for awhile...

[@ElementWorx]

this girl & her team are going places!!! Somebody please go listen to "Falling Asleep At The Wheel"

[@user-ii6wj8ug2o]

How this wasnt a smash hit is beyond me. This song rocks

[@lemon7423]

Today i wasn't ok.. but this...This made my day, Thank you for everything

One of her best songs already....I wonder if there will ever be an acoustic version

[@nikivero]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiyfoJjrdJriJY

[@LBeaverMonkey]

An add brought me here. I love this so much ❤️

[@alainadacosta1222]

Glad this popped up in my recommended

[@maialbornz]

SO EXCITED

[@cgixray9989]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@ek-jc9nh]

"oooooo the walls are way too thin" im in love

[@therealmissglamBAM]

Best song of the year

[@btrueeth]

Listened to this on the car fm radio. Listened to so many that day. This is the only one that stayed with me.

[@thegameoflila]

I absolutely adore this song, the way it's sung, the lyrics, the composition. It's beautiful

[@KingLottar]

When I first heard it on the radio I said ´'Oh my god, this song must be a hit' then i came to KZbin and realised how dare you this is so underreted.

[@SarahTheBreadGod]

Ikr😭

[@HDNDraxirch]

I just saw Holly Humberstone perform live at Radio 1s Big Weekend yesterday. She's remarkable and it was such a heartfelt performance because she was in the USA for about 3 months and returned home and she said she'd not want to perform anywhere elsevthan her home turf, she even got emotional. It really hit home and I can safely say she's one of my all time favorite female singers! You're loved by many Holly and thank you for being who you are!

[@fgerald70]

this is me and my aunts fav song and we always listen to it but shes moving to tenseness in one week so ill never stop this song

[@austinlucksted7575]

I had mixed feelings about this song at first but now I love it and can't get enough of it.

[@magictorchproductions5308]

I caught the tail end of this song on the radio today and had to search for it. Love it!! Can’t wait to go check out your other songs - congratulations 🎉 stunning piece 🌈

[@walterschutte4241]

May 29th, Vancouver BC, SEE YOU THERE HOLLY!!!❤❤❤

[@Tom-en7ix]

I think that this gonna blow up very soon....

[@SarahTheBreadGod]

Yes, it deserves to

[@MoxyHQ]

Who’s here coz they heard this on Love Island last night and loved it ???

[@nicole-ys8db]

me !!!

[@smhyuss3775]

Meeee

[@ANGIXS]

ysss

[@mmona263]

Meee

[@microsoftsupport2027]

I had never heard of this song up until a few days ago but it’s instantly sky rocketed to the top of my playlists and for good reason i love this song and your voice is beautiful

[@janazayat]

I can relate a lot to this song, thank you for sharing it and your experience with us !!

[@nicole..........]

I just love that you always tell us the story behind a song in your info box. 🌻 i am already so excited for your next songs 🧡

[@adrianviverette3127]

Her lyrics are so mature if she keeps making music like this she’ll go places

[@seanmortimer7336]

A great song!! Well written and it just pulls me in? A great tune is a great tune!

[@Claire-fg2rf]

One of the best songs I have heard in a very long time. Looking forward to hearing more of you!

[@Maryfamouslady]

I’m obsessed with this song such a nostalgic feeling to it

[@sat39b]

Love the way you travel from low to high notes in a wave vocally, and the music is hauntingly beautiful

[@markbarclay8383]

Talented,gifted, great vocals and lyrics and love the production.

[@rickwinter8701]

I’m 68. Love the song, vocal, production, etc. Listening to it makes me feel young. It’s a fresh new sound.

[@benjaminmorales3348]

I am absolutely impressed by this young lady. Such a talent, I pray it endures.

[@jimbosstompinsessions6807]

Wow… such a beautifully constructed song.. ♥️

[@kyeoriordan4547]

She's amazing love her music

[@XxXMetaIIicAXxX]

i love this song there hasn't been a lot of good music recently and this makes me feel back when it was early 2000 honestly my fav song of the year.

[@ChrisWinters_993]

I love this song so much

[@saramariotti9968]

Another masterpiece.

[@jacobbaugh165]

I love how the directing gets better and better and Holly is becoming such a person in her own right. Can not wait for more😍

[@jacobbaugh165]

@EMİN OĞUZ YAZIR still, she can grow as a person and that's what I meant🤷‍♂️ And the direction has gotten better.

[@valentina3444]

i love this song sm ahhh can’t stop listening to it

[@Wondrrboy]

I could listen to this on repeat for hours...

[@richardbreslin5491]

You know its good when you feel like it's been out a while, you can sing along, feel the vibe, you relate relax and hit the like

[@Uwu-wu5tk]

😭✋Can't waitttt💞💞

[@StewyDecimalSystem]

Wow! Every time I think I've heard her best song, she surprises me again! I love her music so much

[@marilynrussell8894]

Soooo love this. What a tune, and lyrics ❤xx

[@analuizagomes1271]

holly never disappoints

[@karya6034]

I CAN'T WAIT

[@cgixray9989]

i cant speake english !

[@karya6034]

@@cgixray9989 ?

[@cgixray9989]

@@karya6034 kidding 😅

[@michaelarees1914]

Soooo Love Tune & can relate to song x

[@reecep1312]

Hear this on the radio loads. Love it!!🔥

[@jamesturner2877]

Made my friday!!! I love the Police Every Breath You Take vibe of that synth line

[@KayYBRAND]

Anyone here from love island? Im obsessed

[@katiecairns3208]

I’m so so so in love with this song Every song holly releases is incredible 😍 And she’s such a lovely person 🥺

[@brookwalford706]

Love it, what a great song.

[@emmamillar8391]

Absolutely gorgeous such a stunning voice ❤️❤️😍

[@idontwanttobeasoloartist6708]

Thank you Holly, you speak from my soul. Very comforting to find an artist I can relate to. You`re inspiring! Hope you do well

[@dylanearly7126]

Fantastic song. 90s vibes off it ! Just love it 😊😊

[@suzannebaxter2888]

Please don't change. I am a big believer in music been for all ages regardless of how old the singer is as long as they're adults any way. I absolutely adore what I have listened to so far, I did not know you existed until the Brits and all i can say is you deserved that award. The reason I say don't change a singer I chased pavements with has turned into a diva not liking it one bit, so again stay true to YOU and not what others want you to BE. You're perfection and an amazing voice and gifted song writer

[@Ana-vq9ql]

Ι just LOVE and appreciate how she shares the stories behind the record in the description ♡ she puts α lot of sentiment and meaning into the lyrics. mesmerizing.

[@lcsurvivee]

Loved the melody of this, don’t know why it makes me think of every breath you take by the police

[@mikepope6298]

Or John Waite's 'Missing You'

[@Madhatter2015]

Just randomly listened to this song on Apple Music and fell in love with it!! ❤️❤️ Waiting for her EP to drop soon.

[@thegreyareaofsantos]

The acoustic for this is gonna be pretty insane isn't it?

[@pden94]

Oh it is, check her twitter from the 23rd of April 😉

[@thegreyareaofsantos]

@@pden94 meh I don't do twitter. But I appreciate the heads up