Softly (Arlo Parks song)

"Softly"
"Softly"
Single by Arlo Parks
Released	February 1, 2022
Genre	Contemporary R&B
Arlo Parks singles chronology

"Softly" is a song by Arlo Parks. It is her first single of 2022 and the first new music from Parks since the release of Collapsed in Sunbeams in January 2021.^[1]

Parks announced the single on social media on 28 January 2022, and it was released on 1 February.^[2] The music video for the song was directed by Zhang and Knight.^[3]^[4]

Describing the song, Parks stated "'Softly' is a song about yearning, about how fragile you feel in the dying days of a relationship when you’re still desperately in love".^[5]

References

^ Richards, Will (2 February 2022). "Arlo Parks returns with intimate new single 'Softly'". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ Kemp, Sam (1 February 2022). "Arlo Parks unveils "intimate" new single 'Softly'". Far Out. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ Lavin, Will (1 February 2022). "Listen to Arlo Parks' sunny new single, 'Softly'". NME. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ Zemler, Emily (2 February 2022). "Arlo Parks Watches Her World Crumble in 'Softly' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ Darville, Jordan (1 February 2022). "Omar Apollo joins up with The Neptunes for "Tamagotchi"". The Fader. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[1] Richards, Will (2 February 2022). "Arlo Parks returns with intimate new single 'Softly'". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[2] Kemp, Sam (1 February 2022). "Arlo Parks unveils "intimate" new single 'Softly'". Far Out. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[3] Lavin, Will (1 February 2022). "Listen to Arlo Parks' sunny new single, 'Softly'". NME. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[4] Zemler, Emily (2 February 2022). "Arlo Parks Watches Her World Crumble in 'Softly' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[5] Darville, Jordan (1 February 2022). "Omar Apollo joins up with The Neptunes for "Tamagotchi"". The Fader. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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