List of songs by Matty Healy

Matty Healy performing in France in 2014

English singer-songwriter Matty Healy has written and produced songs delving on themes like the millennial generation, masculinity, internet culture, social and political issues as well as his own life and relationships. His work has been praised throughout the music industry and the public, making him a recipient of four Brit Awards,[1][2][3] and two Ivor Novello Awards including Songwriter of the Year.[4] He has also been nominated twice for the Mercury Prize[5][6] and Grammy Awards.[7]

He has written, produced and performed tracks on all of the 1975's EPs — Facedown (2012), Sex (2012), Music for Cars (2013), IV (2013) — and studio albums — The 1975 (2013), I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016), A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018), Notes on a Conditional Form (2020), Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022). Healy makes the 1975's music together with bandmate George Daniel. He works on the lyrics and melody, serving as primary songwriter and creative director, while Daniel serves as the primary producer who designs the sound.[8][9] NPR noted that Healy "has long treated writing songs for the 1975 as his diary".[10] He has also written and produced music for other artists.

The lyricism of Healy is known for its wit, humour, and self-awareness. His musical eclecticism[11][12] is accompanied by lyrics that are "complex, clever, [and] catchy" streams of consciousness and tongue-twisters,[13][14][15] in addition to being "topical, explicit, and relentlessly self-referential."[16] Healy has been called by Consequence as "rock's poet laureate of heartbreak, growing up, and fucking up,"[17] with NME stating that he is "undoubtedly, one of this generation's finest wordsmiths."[18] Rolling Stone stated that in the music world, Healy is the "spokesperson for the millennial generation", while The Telegraph called him "the millennial Jim Morrison" and "the Bob Dylan of raising your blood pressure".[19][20] The New York Times described him as "one of the best contemporary writers — especially outside of rap — on the process of consumption, whether it's drugs or culture or goods".[21]

  1. ^ "Brit Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Brit Awards 2019: Full list of winners". BBC. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Richards, Will (January 10, 2023). "Mo Gilligan returning to host 2023 BRIT Awards". NME. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019 nominees and winners". ivorsacademy.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees". BBC News. August 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Mercury prize 2019: The 1975, Dave, Cate Le Bon and Idles shortlisted". The Guardian. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "Matthew Healy - Grammy Awards". Grammys. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Tolentino, Jia (May 29, 2023). "Who Is Matty Healy?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Episode 190: The 1975". Song Exploder. August 12, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Greene, David; Tidmarsh, Kevin. "The 1975's Matty Healy Negotiates With The World". NPR. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "9 Times The 1975 Shook Up Genre With Their Music". MTV. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  12. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (October 11, 2018). "Can a Quote-Unquote Band Drag Rock Into the Future? The 1975 Is Trying Its Hardest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "Interview: Matty Healy of The 1975". www.thecurrent.org. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "The best lyrics from The 1975's Notes On A Conditional Form". British GQ. May 22, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  15. ^ Connick, Tom (November 30, 2018). "The 1975's most genius lyrics". NME. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "Every The 1975 song ranked from worst to best | Gigwise". www.gigwise.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  17. ^ Melis, Matt (May 23, 2020). "10 Matty Healy Lyrics Every 1975 Fan Knows by Heart". Consequence. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  18. ^ Connick, Tom (November 30, 2018). "The 1975's most genius lyrics". NME. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  19. ^ Power, Ed (May 31, 2023). "Is Matty Healy the most offensive man in pop? Or the most interesting?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  20. ^ Vincent, Alice (February 22, 2020). "The 1975, O2 Arena review: the millennial Jim Morrison is back – and trying to save the world". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  21. ^ Huff, Lauren (December 6, 2019). "Taylor Swift releases new song 'Christmas Tree Farm' with home video montage — watch now". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.