My Trigger

"My Trigger"
A single cover with a dark background and a jackalope, made up of several illustrated pin-up girls, in the center, and the words 'Miike Snow', 'My Trigger' and 'Remixes' written in the top left corner.
Single by Miike Snow
from the album iii
Released9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Genre
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Miike Snow
Miike Snow singles chronology
"Genghis Khan"
(2015)
"My Trigger"
(2016)
"The Heart of Me"
(2016)

"My Trigger" is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow from their third studio album, iii (2016). Written and produced by the band, the song contains elements from J Dilla's "The Diff'rence" (2006), which samples "Fruitman" (1974) by Kool & the Gang. The writers of both compositions obtained writing credit. "My Trigger" is an electropop and indie pop song, the lyrics of which speak of spending a weekend with a stripper. Lead singer Andrew Wyatt also revealed that it comments on the sex industry in the United States. The song was released on 9 September 2016, through Jackalope and Atlantic as the third single from iii.

Critical response to "My Trigger" was generally positive; the majority of critics applauded its pop sound and production, although some felt it lacked depth. The single became the band's second entry on the American Alternative Songs chart, peaking at number 37. The accompanying music video was directed by Ninian Doff and depicts a dramatization of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis where John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev express doubts about pushing a button to start a nuclear war. The video received positive reviews as critics praised its choreography and entertainment value.