| "You're Too Precious" | ||||
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| Single by James Blake | ||||
| Released | 24 April 2020 | |||
| Recorded | Blake's home studio | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "You're Too Precious" on YouTube | ||||
"You're Too Precious" is a song by English electronic music producer and singer-songwriter James Blake released on 24 April 2020 by Polydor Records. It was written and produced by Blake alongside frequent collaborator Dominic Maker of English electronic music duo Mount Kimbie. "You're Too Precious" has been described as a pop song built around a piano melody and "subdued beats," and features heavy use of vocal manipulation. Lyrically, it is about how "after a certain amount of time, somebody becomes too precious to lose, and now you want to protect them in any way you can," referring to his girlfriend Jameela Jamil.
The song has been met with acclaim, with critics describing it as "beautiful" and praising its structure. It was accompanied with a music video directed by animator Orfeo.