Thunder, Napkin Scribbles, and Key Changes: How Raye Made 'Escapism' a Smash Hit

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🎥 After 'Escapism' became such a smash hit and climbed the charts globally, raye talked to Rolling Stone about how the song came together.

Raye switched it up for this smash. Usually, she starts with lyrics, but for “Escapism,” the beat came first. Mike Sabath, her producer, played it for her during a drive. “We cranked it all the way up, windows down, driving through the hills, and I was like, ‘What the fuck?’ ” Raye remembers. “This is it. This is the one.” Raye remembers going to the restroom to say a quick prayer before she wrote the lyrics. “I was like, ‘Dear God. This beat is so fire.

Amen,’ ” she recalls. “Then I went out, put the headphones on, and I didn’t take them off until it was written.” When she recorded the song, there was confusion around one of the song’s key lines: “He told me that it’s over, done decision.” Those around her heard the decision as “dumb,” so there was talk of rerecording the line for clarity. Raye decided against it: “It would have just stolen some of the life from it.… Some people thought it said, ‘Bum decision.

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