Superheart is an established UK songwriter, vocalist and producer who has focused on producing stripped back, dreamlike, electronic pop music. Having achieved success across a number of prior singles, he is back again with Don’t Look Down, a sun-drenched song that feels like floating on water at sunset.
Combining Superheart’s blissful vocals with electronic guitar work, piano and horns, Don’t Look Down creates a warm, 80s-tinged Balearic atmosphere. The song depicts a universally-relatable feeling of determination to stay the course, with Superheart singing:
“I still wake up every morning though a wave may come without a warning...it's okay I just don't look down.”
We are all living in uncertain times and it can be hard to know how to respond. Discussing the song, Superheart says:
“I've written about feeling low or worried before, but this time it was from the perspective that perhaps sometimes you have to lean into whatever you are feeling and accept it rather than trying to fight it or pretend it isn't happening - or even just admit that it is happening.”
Don’t Look Down makes me feel weightless... Sometimes the first step to overcoming the emotional pain we feel is to acknowledge it. Sharing a feeling gives it a tangibility and scale that somehow feels more manageable, and it is that sense that this song created in me. Listening to it makes things feel just a little bit more okay.