“Attention” by Omah Lay and Justin Bieber

by Sabrina Chitty · Published March 18, 2022 · Updated March 18, 2022

In a chronological order, this is how Omah Lay and Justin Bieber’s “Attention” unfolds:

You can view the lyrics, alternate interprations and sheet music for Omah Lay and Justin Bieber's Attention at Lyrics.org.

Verse 1: Here, we find Bieber to be conflicted to the point where he’s losing his mind and having sleepless nights. He is in search of something but doesn’t know what he needs.

Pre-Chorus: In order to get some “freedom” from the stress caused by the torment he’s in, he finds himself asking if he should drink or smoke the sorrows away. As studies show, depression is one of the things that make people to rely on or abuse alcohol and drugs. However, these activities only provide short-term release, which could result in addiction.

Chorus: It is here that we find out the root cause of their predicament – not receiving sufficient attention from their partner.

Verse 2: Lay goes on to say that he desires “love”, “affection” and “passion” from his significant other. This ultimately shows that the relationships being referred to is just a one-sided love story where their partner isn’t giving as much love and attention as they need.

What Lay has said about “Attention”

In an interview published on Billboard dated 4^th March, 2022, Lay said that this song is about loneliness. According to him, he made the song during a time in his life when he was “a little lonely”.

Takeaway

It’s hard to imagine a relationship without such things present but sometimes, even being with the person we love can make us feel lonely, especially when they don’t give the right attention.

At the end of the day, we have a song that talks about the importance of attention in a relationship. We all need it, no matter how busy life gets.

Who are the writers of “Attention”?

“Attention” was written by many writers. The official list of writers is as follows:

HARV
Avedon
O. Lay
J. Bieber

When was this song released?

This is the third single from Lay’s maiden album titled “Boy Alone”. It officially was released by Sire Records in conjunction with KeyQaad on the 3rd of March, 2022.

Is this Omah Lay’s first collaboration with Justin Bieber?

Not really. This is technically the second collaboration between Bieber and Lay. The first time they worked together on was the 2021 remix of Bieber’s hit song “Peaches”.