{"id":252,"date":"2021-10-31T18:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T18:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=252"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T15:14:33","slug":"i-wanna-get-better-bleachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=252","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Wanna Get Better&#8221; &#8211; Bleachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better (Official Audio)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8twpQTna_9w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I Wanna Get Better&#8221; is a 2014 single from Jack Antonoff&#8217;s project known as Bleachers. Antonoff is well known as a pop producer for many notable artists, such as Taylor Swift, Lorde, Charli XCX, and Lana Del Rey. Antonoff&#8217;s producing is often noted for his tributes to 80s pop and synths, as well as loud, explosive choruses. Both of these elements are present in &#8220;I Wanna Get Better.&#8221; The song features very rhythmic drums, synths, and the beginning of the chorus is marked with an explosive noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonoff crafted &#8220;I Wanna Get Better&#8221; mostly with samples. The song began with an audio recording on his iPhone of himself playing a few chords on a piano. He then pitched up the chords and sampled them to sound more percussive. He also sampled voicemails from friends and a recording of his friend screaming to include in the song&#8217;s beat. For the drums, Antonoff found a recording of himself playing the drums over 10 years prior to creating &#8220;I Wanna Get Better&#8221; and then adjusted its pitch. He then included 80s sounding synths, which are a trademark for most Bleachers songs. To mark the beginning of the song&#8217;s chorus, Antonoff included an explosion to introduce the listener to the energy of the chorus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Antonoff wrote the lyrics for &#8220;I Wanna Get Better&#8221;, he crafted the instrumental track without any ideas for a song. The song was inspired mostly by &#8220;found&#8221; sounds, which Antonoff sampled to create something new. Through sampling and pitching, Antonoff was able to take ordinary or mundane sounds, and turn them into a high-energy pop song. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I Wanna Get Better&#8221; is a 2014 single from Jack Antonoff&#8217;s project known as Bleachers. Antonoff is well known as a pop producer for many notable artists, such as Taylor Swift, Lorde, Charli XCX, and Lana Del Rey. 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