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Okay (LANY and Julia Michaels song)
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Okay
| cover = Okay by Lany and Julia Michaels.png
| type = single
| artist = LANY and Julia Michaels
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| recorded = January 9, 2019
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| length = 2:49
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| chronology = LANY
| prev_title = Malibu Nights
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Mean It
| next_year = 2019
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}}
"'Okay'" stylized as "'okay'" is a song by American band LANY and American singer Julia Michaels. The song was released on April 23, 2019.
Background
Of the writing of the song, Michaels told Zane Lowe of Beats 1 "It was a pretty intense day. Emotionally, we had both been going through a lot... and it was our first time really even meeting. So when you have that time together, and then you're like, 'Okay, let's spill everything out on the table' it can get a little heavy. There was a point where [Paul] looked at me, very serious, and said, 'I'm going to be okay, right?' And I was like, 'Oof, we have to write this.'"
Music video
The music video was released on May 24, 2019. In the clip, Michaels and LANY lead singer Paul Klein wander around the Santa Monica beachfront in solitude. They both end up at a roller derby, skating around and observing a masked dancer under a giant disco ball.
Reception
Madeline Roth from MTV said "The way [Michaels] and Klein repeat the song's central lyric "I'm gonna be okay / Right?" makes it both a declarative statement and a self-conscious query." adding "their voices are intertwined throughout, breaking the traditional formula of a collaboration wherein artists take turns trading verses."
Rania Aniftos from 'Billboard' said "It's so common to feel so low after a heartbreak that you start to wonder if you'll ever be okay again. That's the question LANY and Julia Michaels are tackling in their new collaboration. The tune is surprisingly catchy and light for such a heavy topic, but the rhythmic beat adds to the feeling of, yes, maybe I will be okay amidst the darkness."
Mike Wass from 'Idolator' called the song "another gem" for Michaels.
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Release history
References
Category:2019 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:LANY songs
Category:Julia Michaels songs
Category:Songs written by Julia Michaels
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
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