Then (Anne-Marie song)

"Then" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie. It was released on 15 December 2017 as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Speak Your Mind (2018).

"Then"
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Speak Your Mind
Released	15 December 2017
Studio	Rokstone Studios (London)
Length	3:34
Label	Major Tom's Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Anne-Marie Nicholson Ina Wroldsen Steve Mac
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Heavy" (2017) "Then" (2017) "Friends" (2018)

Composition

"Then" is in the key of D minor, and moves at a tempo of 113 beats per minute in a 4/4 time signature.[1] It is described as a mid-tempo song in which Anne-Marie "nostalgically evokes her different love stories, tirelessly repeating 'I loved you' by talking about her ex-girlfriends."[2] The song has been compared to Vaults' song "One Last Night" due to the string plucking in the song's instrumentation.[3]

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator called the song "an emotional banger" and "[Anne-Marie's] best song of the year".[4]

Track listing

Digital download[5]

1. "Then" – 3:34

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.[6]

• Anne-Marie Nicholson – songwriting, vocals
• Ina Wroldsen – songwriting
• Steve Mac – songwriting, production, keyboard
• Stuart Hawkes – master engineering
• Dann Pursey – engineering
• Chris Laws – engineering, drums
• Michael Freeman – mix engineering assistance
• John Paricelli – guitar
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing

Charts

Chart (2017–18)	Peak position
Netherlands (Tipparade)[7]	15
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	87

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	15 December 2017	Digital download	Major Tom's Asylum	[5][6]

References

1. "Then by Anne-Marie | BPM | Key | Find Song Tempo". findsongtempo.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
2. Malfroy, Valentin (23 December 2017). ""Then": Anne-Marie veut passer à la suite dans son nouveau single" (in German). Aficia. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
3. "Album reviews: Anne-Marie, Speedy Ortiz, Twin Shadow, Okkervill River, Willie Nelson". The Independent. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
4. "Anne-Marie Winds Up 2017 With Emotional Banger "Then"". idolator. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
5. "Then – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
6. "Then / Anne-Marie TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
7. "Anne-Marie - Then". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2018.