Prime Playlist: PinkPantheress reveals why her songs are so short

ABC News’ Ashan Singh sat down with bedroom pop singer-songwriter PinkPantheress for a rare interview to discuss why she kept her identity hidden for so long and what’s next for the British star.
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[@igiveup1now]

Answer: The songs are short because she doesn't feel like the extra verse or outro is necessary

[@Ilovechicago100]

Plus she gets a better replay value. A lot of songs is like that now

[@Shyknit]

​@@Ilovechicago100 yeah some of my favorite songs are short cause it leaves you wanting more, this getting you to just replay it

[@vincentruvo6988]

I don't like very long songs. But a good song needs a a chorus, a few verses and a bridge.

[@2ndsalvation]

saying a song doesn't need to have a bridge is crazy. literally tiktok attention span

[@lynchmobb119]

Because she isn’t an artist

[@georgef4533]

new gen kpop owes pinkpantheress their careers. her impact is insane

[@lightquest2]

cough cough newjeans

[@a.h.i267]

@@lightquest2STOP I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS WORD FOR WORD

[@Chelsea-ew5uy]

​@@lightquest2 Erika de Casier is the producer of newjeans and has dabbled in this genre even before pinkpanthress blew up

[@yourfathersmissingmilk2896]

​@@Chelsea-ew5uyerika de casier is primarily an rnb artist 😭 essentials and sensational both were inspired from 2000s rnb not uk garage

[@yourfathersmissingmilk2896]

​@@Chelsea-ew5uyshe dabbled in dnb/uk garage in 2022 with "e-motions" featuring mura masa which is over a year after pp's just for me blew up. And mura masa was a frequent collaborator with pp (still is) before e-motions was released

[@Veggie_crochet]

I’m sad how no one one mentions how dark her lyrics are, a lot of them are seriously horror stories on their own

[@star-g2q9q]

i’m not a listener, which songs? and what she saying?

[@Veggie_crochet]

@@star-g2q9q Ophelia is about being murdered by drowning, another life about your partner dying in bed, many other songs about dark obsessive love

[@ChloeBx]

Kinda like Japanese music tbh

[@Veggie_crochet]

@@ChloeBx I think you mean vocaloid music/that one yoasobi song. Most Japanese music isn’t that dark.

[@miiwhen]

@@star-g2q9q Just for me has very suggestive lyrics about stalking someone, Ophelia is about an ex texting you to a fake party to murder and drown you (fun fact: she made ophelia after watching a murder documentary), Reason talks about writing a list on why she's alive, Nineteen is about is about being depressed and going back to your childhood town to find out nothing is the same, Another life is about finding out your partner died right next to you in bed, Feel complete is about having an alcholic partner and slowly turning to alchol yourself, etc

[@Just_lilo14]

she dresses how i dressed in like 8th grade (2008) she’s cute

[@L0veepanicc]

and that's why it's a serve 💅

[@Wulfeh]

our middle school years are back and staring us in the face but we love them though lol

[@thatboiwaterrrrr]

hey your here too!

[@Just_lilo14]

@@thatboiwaterrrrr yess

[@mauhuff]

I'm 27 years old so a few years younger than PinkPantheress but I do love that y2k aesthetic. it's so comfortable, cosmic and easy to personalize

[@haystacksniperr]

Totally missed the point of Pink Pantheress introducing the masses of the newer generation to Drum n Bass

[@betterfad3d]

I think he’s just so focused on how gorgeous she is 😂😂😂

[@Kat0rine1417]

literally

[@NB-lx6gz]

​@@betterfad3dI'm sorry but she looks average and that's fine

[@betterfad3d]

@@NB-lx6gz that’s your opinion. Can’t argue u on that , it’s cool

[@aaliyah8215]

@@NB-lx6gzur not gonna believe this but people actually are attracted/attractive to different people than others 🫢🫢🫢🤯🤯🤯 and she is gorgeous. Stop being so miserable and weird

[@chazzip11]

did her so dirty in that thumbnail lol

[@Jxstvib1ng]

like have they no shame!!! /:

[@autumnthelight557]

I think she’s cute in it idk

[@vic7694]

nah she cute asf

[@Anggelos876]

What is wrong with it? That is her face. That is her smiling. That is a real pic from the interview. What else do you want to see?

[@drugstore999cowgrl]

she looks adorable wtf

[@user-pz45s]

I remember her saying she doesn't do second verses bc that's crazy 😭😭😭

[@lalaland2107]

What did she mean by “crazy” ? What was the interview? I wanna watch…

[@melancholiam5676]

She said “it’s ridiculous”

[@lalaland2107]

@@melancholiam5676 but why is it ridiculous if most songs have second verses, especially in the past.

[@user-pz45s]

@@melancholiam5676 same difference

[@sandycheeks1580]

😂🎉I like how she doesn’t trust anyone with her purse. 👛 😅

[@iHongBuns]

Yes🤣 I saw her concert in Nashville and when she came out with her big purse I died

[@aaronmay3188]

She doesn’t want ANYONE knowing her real name

[@iHongBuns]

@@aaronmay3188 her name is Vicky😭😭 I thought people knew

[@aaronmay3188]

@@iHongBuns omg I wonder when did this happen?! It’s in google now but for the longest it was not! Thank you

[@Mandyb05]

It's the Kenyan in her 😭

[@psychomagicshop]

This video is longer than any of her songs

[@iloovelanadelrey]

this video is longer than most songs

[@lalaland9646]

@@iloovelanadelreymhm mhm

[@hxbel]

@@iloovelanadelrey i'd be shocked if any legitimate song was over 8 and a half mins

[@Mcguguf]

Oh boy have I got a whole world of music for you ​@@hxbel

[@beeozan1426]

this video is longer than to hell with it

[@L0veepanicc]

the interviewer did not get it

[@des.mezzzz]

You don’t get it, you just don’t get it -LDR

[@MsDudette21]

probably cuz it's just an excuse and she's too lazy. lots of artists today barely even try and music might not even be their passion.

[@Mandyb05]

What? He seems like a fan and he is really enjoying himself. Perspective I guess.

[@lonieboi1]

love humble beginnings hope she stays for a long time

[@TheWatcherOS]

She won't. Her music is disposable. What I hope instead is that she lives a happy life aside from this.

[@classlesspint]

why does she have a fan base then? u sound silly

[@MeghanMcMenemy]

proud of how far she's came, i remember listening to her music on soundcloud before she got big

[@Mysticalsmile777]

I remember hearing about her music not that long ago and thinking to myself "wow FINALLY someone with ORIGINALITY" because I remember first hearing about her because of Ice Spice, I'm not even an avid listener of her at all but with social media you hear a lot of things these days so then I decided to check her out and my gosh... it felt like I was transported to a different era. None of her music feels current and I mean that in THE BEST possible way ever! It's fresh but also it reminds me of 2004 and also early 90's. I don't even know how to even describe her music lol because it reminded me of a lot of different time periods. 😅 even her music videos has that vibe as well. Very great artist! I'm happy that I went to listen to her other songs! They're all so addictive!!!!

[@ppresb]

MY PHOTO BEING ON THE NEWS I CANTTYT 5:30

[@80sbrunnette]

That’s so cute and funny😂

[@justleah4747]

As an og pinkpantheress fan im so proud of her growth 🩷❤️

[@doyouknowwatermelon8892]

Tell Pinky I love herr 😭😭😭

[@PorshiaVonne]

She’s so iconic 🤩

[@davonfryar-frazier435]

Yall just overuse that word.

[@keepthewindinmysails]

@@davonfryar-frazier435 shes LITERALLY iconic tho??? she made one of the most popular songs of 2023 and was even named producer of the year at the 2024 billboard women in music awards.. not to mention her songs r actually good.. if u dont like it js dont listen to her at all lmao.. 💀

[@davonfryar-frazier435]

@@keepthewindinmysails she's not iconic. She's the moment. Iconic will be if she lasts 30 years.

[@mattblakk_]

she was good before she tried to go mainstream

[@Treal_Vt]

IF you actually listen to her music you'll see there are actually allot of elements of horror in them XD From the idea of ruined relationship turned into a serial stalker, to a song about her ex texting her to a fake party only to kill her and throw her body underwater.

[@y0ungditto]

WAIT WHERE i need to listen

[@Treal_Vt]

@@y0ungditto A good example is the song: ophelia

[@m.dtobiasfunke375]

Can you name the songs you’re talking about here?

[@Treal_Vt]

@@m.dtobiasfunke375 ophelia, justforme, capable of love

[@Jaded42O]

@@y0ungdittoA good majority of her songs have stalking elements, lol. Last Valentines, & Pain are a good ones too.

[@Mrpinkcubs23]

Pink when you gonna drop heaven knows pt2?

[@Jxstvib1ng]

asking the right question!!!!!

[@revengeofbcraig5755]

She did. It’s 3 seconds.

[@Jxstvib1ng]

@@revengeofbcraig5755 ????

[@purplepulpinc.8504]

I don't always watch ABC, but when I do, it's for PinkPantheress.

[@keithmutamba1395]

I love how modest she dresses. She don’t have to let everything hang. And she is so cute and a hard worker.

[@kyhxx]

. etc. inn°¢May was th xcp arc this month^

[@nataliewennerstrom4138]

You’re such a creep

[@Nominaze]

True!

[@kikiflrr]

true but also not really, her recent fit she wasn’t wearing much 😭 still love her though

[@qqqqqqqqqqqqqq7665]

I hate when people comment things like this

[@a_vh679]

this whole video as long as half her discography (love her tho 😭)

[@vic7694]

i’m her very first fan… been a fan of her since 2004 ❤

[@monamadyson]

Since she was 3? 😂

[@maximrey8598]

@@monamadysonlisten to her song true romance and you will get it

[@MonaLisa.16]

​@@monamadysonit's a lyric from her song true romance.

[@LafemmebearMusic]

Got my tickets when they landed at my door 😊

[@oofboy360]

This is soo good for her i support her till the day i die

[@YOUHE.]

She is so great❤

[@milkflavored]

Does she produce for kpop artists as well, bc they definitely have been claiming her sound

[@SaidNoOne11]

I believe she does.

[@sherlynecharles373]

No

[@Dovelunalove]

@@SaidNoOne11she doesn’t they are just blatantly just copying her wave

[@YouNeedMusicToLive]

@@Dovelunalove kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3a9pJyibLmqorcsi=2G5qULBl3iAAN1rp

[@Jellemyah]

k pop always stole from other cultures, they stole rap culture from US

[@novamakesfood]

love you pink! 🌸

[@RD-zj6vc]

The real answer is you get more streams recorded if the song is shorter. Plus it's easier to make a one-verse song.

[@memeo1234567890]

Powerpuffgirlcore music

[@YOUniversalSkincare]

Pink pantheress is so slept on (please stop @ing me about this)

[@nibblingconscience]

no she’s not lmao what

[@Aphrditve]

Naaah she’s very much appreciated/well seen and I knoooow more people are gonna appreciate her music even moooore

[@YOUniversalSkincare]

I could be wrong but I’ve never heard her on the radio. & Nobody ever shouts her out for her good music… Please stop the 🧢

[@classlesspint]

honestly i definitely see a lot of people shout her out maybe we are on different sides of the internet, also no one listens to the radio lol

[@flaviol]

not everybody are going to be selling arenas or having 80M listeners on spotify, it doesn't mean they're not big. she already has her audience mainstream is not made for everybody

[@yumi6242]

shes so gorgeous

[@user-uj9zj4uv5r]

Pink panthers she is cool

[@BABERZZZ619]

The interviewer annoys me 😂 she looks slightly uncomfortable lol

[@melaniebenoist9432]

He’s definitely doing too much 😂

[@Sal12538]

@@melaniebenoist9432yeah his facial expressions kinda throw me off. Even if ur a fan of her and her music, u gotta act neutral, but man just couldnt hide it.

[@chipotleobsessed]

He was a bit too energetic here, compare that to her chill vibe and they kinda clashed lmao

[@pottonscy6837]

tbh it depends, cuz there are songs that actually sound better when they have a bridge or they repeat a verse, plus there are songs that have an instrumental of the hook repeated in the end (i like those kind of songs).

[@TheMagicalNotebook]

Like she’s so good at making music one of my favorites is Take Me home and then the other one (I want a longer version😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏) Pain and also Break it off

[@sushiroll9260]

The it girl!!!💕💕

[@qxvfhejgwk]

Queen

[@fosfomycin458]

I remember seeing her tiktoks in the beginning and thinking she's gunna be big one day; And I'm so glad that came true!! I'm a pink panther for life! 🥰💝

[@eensanom]

manifesting this

[@umamirodrigo]

He sitting way too close to my gyal …

[@GarageStudio7]

Because she is catering to and promoting the short attention span of the younger generation.

[@princesstiny4]

phew boy

[@johnsmithdoe3718]

@@princesstiny4stay ignorant

[@princesstiny4]

@@johnsmithdoe3718 all i said was phew

[@Turnyourphoneoff]

Blah blah blah

[@dersonveloso]

aww the hearing part made me kind sad

[@thefountaincafe]

me too, but im so glad shes gotten over that obstacle and gotten back to making great music

[@lovelyblueunicorn]

I love her music so muchhh she's a must in the playlist 😍

[@TinoMiller]

I love her music and her in general

[@ashlynfonseca4948]

luv her

[@julissax5142]

Pink pantheress my queen

[@selvaa1592]

gives me mel b vibes for some reason

[@ploodohplanit8259]

She’s such a creative, super talented and great art! ❤

[@stancinatti8198]

I mean she’s right she doesn’t need to make long music and she’s a goat

[@glowrillaz]

She says this but the bridges on heaven knows are the best part of the album. And Capable of live had the best build up ever. There’s no way she created all of that good stuff and still think her songs shouldn’t have extra parts.

[@thepaolog2000]

The most bubbly artist of our generation

[@darii3523]

LOVE HERRR ❤❤❤

[@nanakomatsu22]

i love her sm she deserves the recognition she’s getting rn!! ٩(＾◡＾)۶

[@emilycs108]

Been a fan since the start

[@Teleporshanesha.]

Love her music so much😭

[@kuromislayypink]

yayyyy but its not a brand new single its BEEn unrealesed for a while now.

[@mentally-ill-mary]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@jadenthornton1176]

I literally love her music because she boosts my mood and i don’t feel sad when i hear her music And now i don’t feel sad really and if i do i listen to her

[@classlesspint]

true!

[@lilibaz4]

is it only me who wants a collab btwn pinkpantheress and tyla

[@matejaem]

Their style is worlds apart I genuinely can’t imagine them collabing but I’d love to be proven wrong

[@yinrealm]

I love her so much it's insane

[@_T048]

I have a couple to add, especially from 1st-3rd gen. 10. 1 to 10- TWICE (also my fav kpop song) 9. Blue Flame- Le Sserafim 8. Eat You Up- BoA 7. Eternal Love- Fin.K.L 6. A- SHINee 5. I Need U- BTS 4. Dreams Come True- S.E.S. 3. View- SHINee 2. Catch Me If You Can- SNSD 1. Sometimes- Crush. OH MY GOD is this song underrated.....

[@ogpxxx8797]

not yall forgetting her collab with willow

[@davonfryar-frazier435]

The song was too short.

[@ogpxxx8797]

@@davonfryar-frazier435 still good asf tho

[@kristinshim]

PINKPANTHERESS

[@xX_grigoriGRKVA_Xx]

im gna wake up tmr & gifs of 5:34 r gna be all over my tl oh i just know it ...

[@JR-he6fn]

when i take naps or go to sleep i do it intensely like she says, don’t do anything if you won’t do it intensely

[@MRJLS15]

Omg 😲 love her

[@ihaveakirbyobessesion2617]

stans kept saying the quote about short songs was taken out of context in an effort to defend it but with or without context the meaning of what she said doesn't change much lmaoooo 😂😂

[@classlesspint]

but regardless, she still said in my opinion … and who cares about song length omg

[@martinsnda]

the “we” was talking about herself and her team yk that right?😭

[@pastpresentfuturesounds7321]

Beats and BOPS is hilarious😂 she a bop

[@jeean3234]

WE LOVE OUR QUEEN PINK

[@-Lana996-]

Thumbnail did her dirty

[@MusicKnowte]

this just makes me smile 🥲😭🩷

[@Xenc5]

She still repping UK music 🇬🇧

[@b2bgreenbrat]

She's so cute

[@JustinGone]

Her music is really interesting

[@Gxrome]

Her music is short so that people will crave more 😉👌

[@fmacci]

the thumbnail did her dirty

[@elisagomezmelchor3605]

shes so cute

[@Mcaglnd]

my queen

[@Beabadoobeass]

I love short songs another life is my fav pink song :3

[@80sbrunnette]

I love this girl

[@mauvebelly]

Amazing and inspiring

[@igdjd]

This video is longer than her album

[@nerrahh]

i rmbr back when nb rly knew what she looked like 😫😫

[@DJGoodMusicAllDay]

mura masa needs more credit, this is crazy to see this

[@classlesspint]

he’s the goat

[@adored5793]

I’m soo proud of her 😢🤍

[@erzaay2k]

classy queen

[@Isleepalotrahhh]

MY QUEEN HAS MADE IT LETS GOOOOOOOO PINK FANS UNITE

[@RamenzillaX]

I actually hate this take, lmao. Bring bridges and outros back!

[@mr.j410]

It's an excuse for a generation that is afraid of honing their skill

[@emanuelcarvalho8510]

right ??? it not about "need" its about crafting something to excellence the attention span is killing creativity fr

[@feltcupid]

yes i have to agree with this, bridges shouldn't be becoming a plus thing. it's like one of the fundamentals of song structure.

[@MonaLisa.16]

Exactly bridges are the best part of a song. Sad that she doesn't see it that way😢

[@danfrancca]

You guys the thumbnail 😭

[@matejaem]

What about it?

[@treatyyum]

i love her

[@peachyjinri]

Not me seeing myself in this video 😭 anyways I’m happy she’s getting more recognition ❤

[@mewybee]

omg her voice is so deep compared to her tracks

[@classlesspint]

well yes

[@herdarkesttdesire]

7:10 "humility remains at pink's core" that shot would've humbled me too😭

[@naruto73syfy]

Free flowing and a breath of fresh air👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@thomasnc]

never thought i'd see her on abc news lol

[@jamain12]

Wallace and grummet smile aaaaah 😂

[@myshir0]

thats right in the uk we believe we cant achieve our dreams shes right

[@leavingitblank9363]

Formula tunes, here she comes.

[@kundaimazarura367]

This is the type of woman you keep a picture of when you go to war

[@PrettyboyAshtun]

short song + more replays = more 💰