“Shut Up and Kiss Me” by Echosmith
In describing “Shut Up and Kiss Me”, Echosmith’s lead vocalist, Sydney Sierota, said it is a reflection of her true personality as she ‘fully believes in being forward with how you feel and not playing games’. And that statement accurately describes the overarching concept behind this track.
Sydney is addressing a romantic interest who from her perspective is in fact shy. Or put differently, his words and body language are not in concert. As far as what he’s saying, he is babbling about whatever. But in his eyes, the singer can perceive something like love. Or stated otherwise, it is pretty clear that he wants to plant a big, fat one on her. And unbeknownst to him, she actually wants him to “shut up” and instead just kiss her. In other words, she desires for him to overcome his fears and apprehensions and show some romantic initiative.
Indeed the singer states that “it’s good to get hurt”, insinuating that the potential for heartbreak is not a valid excuse not to take a risk with love. So conclusively, it is not clear whether or not her wish is ever fulfilled. However, what is palpable is her frustration due to dealing with a boy whom she deems is frustratingly timid.
Quick Facts about “Shut Up and Kiss Me”
Echosmith – a sibling band consisting of Graham, Noah and Sydney Sierota – wrote “Shut Up and Kiss Me” along with Jeffery David and Simon Wilcox.
And the song was produced by T. Pagnotta and B. Phillips.
On 22 November 2019, this track became the second single released from Echosmith’s sophomore album, “Lonely Generation”.
The music video to “Shut Up and Kiss Me”, which was helmed by Danny Drysdale, actually stars Sydney Sierota’s real-life husband, another musician by the name of Cameron Quiseng.
