Quiet (MILCK song)

2017 song by MILCK

"Quiet"

Song by MILCK
Published| MILCK
Released| 2017

"Quiet" is a feminist anthem co-written, co-produced, and performed by Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter MILCK. It received national attention after she organized a capella performances of the song at the 2017 Women's March in Washington D.C., after which she made the sheet music publicly available and organized further activity around the song.

## History

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MILCK wrote "Quiet" with her co-writer Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez in 2015.[1][2] While the song draws on the artist’s adolescent experiences of domestic violence, depression, and anorexia, it was inspired by “a nightmare in which she was being assaulted and a bystander in her dream told her she just had to stay quiet until it was over.”[3][4] The lyrical structure of the song breaks with the most common pop music song structure, taking the form of verse, pre-chorus, chorus, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, chorus.

MILCK organized 26 singers from various choirs around the U.S. into the #ICANTKEEPQUIET chorus, to perform an a cappella version of her song flash mob style during the 2017 Women’s March in Washington, D.C.[1] One performance with the singers from the GW Sirens & Capital Blend went viral on the internet; MILCK was praised for having authored the “unofficial anthem” of the Women’s March.[1][5] Within a week, MILCK and other performers reprised the Women's March version on the television show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.[6]

In response to the attention given to "Quiet" as a result of the Women's March, MILCK publicized the song on Twitter using the hashtag #ICANTKEEPQUIET. This was intended to allow people to share their stories and access the sheet music for the a cappella version for free, so that they could create their own #ICANTKEEPQUIET choirs.[1]

## Personnel

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* MILCK – composer, lead vocals
* Adrianne Gonzalez – composer, background vocals
* Rod Castro – guitar
* Matt Chamberlain – drums
* Patricia Bahia \- background vocals
* Kyler England - background vocals
* Keely Bumford - background vocals
* Dia Frampton \- background vocals
* Mary Osborne - background vocals
* Iljeoma Njaka - background vocals
* Sophia Dion - background vocals
* Hungarian Studio Orchestra - orchestra

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d "#ICANTKEEPQUIET". #ICANTKEEPQUIET. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
2. ^ "ABOUT". MILCK. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
3. ^ "'Quiet' Singer MILCK on Huge Reaction to Her Women's March Anthem: 'I Feel Like I'm Dreaming'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
4. ^ Morel, Chantel. "Singer MILCK Shares The Deeper Meaning Behind the Viral Anthem for the Women's March". Allure. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
5. ^ Quiet on YouTube
6. ^ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2017-01-27), MILCK Performs "Quiet" with GW Sirens and Capital Blend | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS, retrieved 2018-02-24
7. ^ "Quiet credits". All Music. Retrieved October 2, 2020.