2 O’Clock

2 O’Clock

Ella Mai

In a Complex interview Ella Mai said:

“2 O’Clock” is a funny story because it’s produced by Kaytranada, but it’s not what you’d typically expect from Kaytranada. It’s not a dance song. When we first recorded it, I wasn’t too sure about it. I was like, “I don’t know if I like this. I don’t know if I do.” And Varren Wade, who I wrote it with, was like, “I’m telling you, it’s great.” But I didn’t even want to finish it. I just wasn’t feeling it. But for me, studio sessions are very much about how I’m feeling that day and I think it was just an off day for me. So regardless of what I made, it was just going to be like, “I don’t like it.” So I left it alone for a long time and didn’t come back to it until three months later. Then I just randomly listened to it again and I was like, “Actually, this is fire.” So we went back in and finished it properly. But “2 O’Clock” is actually the opposite of “This Is.” It’s very much about a situation that you know shouldn’t get back into, but you do anyway. And I think it’s minor chords, so it’s the complete opposite, to be honest.