Olly Murs is being criticised for “merciless” lyrics featured in his new music, “I Hate You When You’re Drunk”.
The upbeat pop observe, which is taken from his forthcoming file Marry Me, was launched on Friday (25 November).
Nonetheless, shortly after it was given radio airplay, many instantly started criticising the music’s message, which sees Murs, 38, lambast a cherished one for getting drunk on an evening out.
The lyrics start: “Oh, you are slurrin’ all of your phrases, there’s make-up on my shirt / You are dancin’ on the tables, cannot you see / That you just appear like a large number and also you’re singin’ Whitney?”
Within the second verse, he sings: “Oh, you bought them drunken eyes, ought to we name it an evening? /‘Trigger you’ve been tellin’ tales four-five occasions / Yeah, I’ve heard it earlier than and my ears are bleedin’.”
Murs then repeatedly sings the phrases: “Oh, I hate you, hate you, I hate you, hate you if you’re drunk.”
In one other a part of the music, he sings: “Since you wanna purchase champagne / And also you wanna throw the pictures again / And now you are takin’ pictures / Why am I the one one that do not snicker?”
Murs, who asks his cherished one to “give up appearing like a idiot” then reassures them that he’ll “love you all the identical” as “I’ll choose you up if you do all of it once more”.
Many criticised the music’s lyrics, with singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA SELFESTEEM sharing a screenshot of them on Twitter, writing: “Offered with out remark.”
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DJ Shaun Keaveny wrote: “Olly Murs is kind of the unhappy, controlling boyfriend based on the lyrics of his new music, ‘I Hate You When You’re Drunk’. I sit up for her reply music ‘I Hate You When You Sing’.”
Olly Murs is being crticised for brand spanking new music ‘I Hate You When You’re Drunk’
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In a follow-up reply, he added: “Think about placing a observe like that out into the world, being happy with the sentiment? It’s completely mad!”
Many have referred to as upon Radio 2 to take away the observe, which has been labelled “merciless” and “disgusting”, from its music listing.
Nonetheless, based on Murs, who co-wrote the music, its lyrics might apply to a pal or member of the family in addition to to a love curiosity.
Forward of its launch, he stated it “was a enjoyable music to put in writing as there have been so many occasions the place a pal, member of the family or cherished one has had one too many”.
The singer referred to as it “a light-hearted take from the sober particular person’s viewpoint”, including: ‘Everyone knows somebody!!!!”
Olly Murs has stated the ‘light-hearted’ music is about ‘a pal, member of the family or cherished one’
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Listeners have been responding to the music on Twitter, with @Missif writing: “Really feel just like the Olly Murs ‘I hate you if you’re drunk’ patriarchal management b/s might actually use a response in music from Lily Allen”.
@Bairdric1 referred to as it “a redflag of a music”, whereas one other Twitter consumer stated they have been ”genuinely gobsmacked on the lyrics”.
“How many individuals will need to have okayed this misogynist monstrosity earlier than it was launched?!”
Murs, who shot to fame on The X Issue in 2009, tweeted in regards to the single on Friday, accompanying the submit with a compilation of clips exhibiting himself drunk.
“I don’t simply HATE YOU, I hate me once I’m drunk,” he wrote, including: “New single out in the present day test it out… I’m positive you may all relate to this one.”
Murs introduced his engagement to bodybuilder and mannequin Amelia Tank in June 2022. The pair have been relationship since 2019.
The Unbiased has contacted Murs and EMI Data for remark.
