Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby (2012) – Cigarettes After Sex

I first heard Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby in follower’s House of Heart‘s blog. This was back in 2018, so it has taken 5 years to get here in the Music Library Project. The band’s debut extended play (EP), I., was released in 2012, with today’s featured track eventually becoming a sleeper hit. It received little fanfare but went belatedly and unexpectedly viral 4 years after its release.
The silky vocals stand out against the moody, synth-driven production. I also enjoy Donna Missal’s version which I have presented below.

Whispered something in your ear
It was a perverted thing to say
But I said it anyway
Made you smile and look away

Nothing’s gonna hurt you baby
As long as you’re with me, you’ll be just fine
Nothing’s gonna hurt you baby
Nothing’s gonna take you from my side

From the Wikipedia reference below:

Cigarettes After Sex is an American dream pop band formed in El Paso, Texas, in 2008 by Greg Gonzalez. The band is known for their ethereal, limerent and often dream-like musical style, lyrics often based on the themes of romance and love, as well as Gonzalez’s voice, which has been described as “androgynous”. While marketed as an ambient pop band, Cigarettes After Sex are also considered to be shoegaze, Slow core and indie rock.

Referrring to the band’s name Cigarettes After Sex, Gonzales said:

“I think the music had to catch up with the name, almost,” he says. “The name was based off a moment where I was, you know… having what the name says. It was autobiographical, like a lot of the songs. I found that the more I thought about the name, the more the sound of the songs started to match it. The music became this kind of soothing comedown, but also a kind of euphoria.”

Reference:
1. Cigarettes After Sex – Wikipedia
2. Hear Donna Missal Cover Cigarettes After Sex’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You’ – Discover Music

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