“Want Want” by Maggie Rogers
Maggie Rogers’ “Want Want” is a love song, and there really isn’t anything complicated or ever-metaphorical being put forth here. Instead, on top of expressing her romantic desire for the addressee, the main sentiment the lyrics revolve around is one of apprehensiveness on the part of the vocalist. And on one hand, she does appear to be the shy or conservative type. But more to the point seems to be an idea like she’s leery of romance, perhaps, as seemingly implied in the chorus, as a result of less-than-ideal past experiences with it.
But in this instance, she has found the apple of her eye irresistible. Or as relayed, she doesn’t just want him but ‘want-wants’ him. So, Maggie may be advising this individual to “take this slow” and what have you. But ultimately, it appears that she has already made the decision to move forward with this relationship.
Maggie Rogers
Maggie Rogers, a singer from Maryland, has thus far released one studio album, 2019’s “Heard It in a Past Life”, which can be deemed a critical success (i.e. peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200).
“Want Want”
On 1 June 2022, this track was released as the second single from her sophomore studio LP, a project titled “Surrender”, which is being brought to us by Capitol Records and Debay Sounds, the latter being Maggie’s own label imprint.
Maggie wrote this song with Del Water Gap, aka S. Holden Jaffe, (who is one of her former bandmates) during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the other credited writer is the track’s producer, Kid Harpoon.
Warren Fu acted as the director of this song’s music video.
