"Michelle Pfeiffer"
Single by Ethel Cain featuring Lil Aaron
from the EP Inbred
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)
GenreIndie rock
Length4:31
LabelDaughters of Cain
Songwriter(s)
  • Hayden Silas Anhedönia
  • Kora Puckett
  • Lil Aaron
Producer(s)
  • Puckett
  • Aaron
Ethel Cain singles chronology
"Michelle Pfeiffer"
(2021)		 "Crush"
(2021)
Audio video
"Michelle Pfeiffer" on YouTube

"Michelle Pfeiffer" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia, under the stage name of Ethel Cain. Named after the actress of the same name, it contains the feature of American rapper Lil Aaron, and was released on February 11, 2021, as the lead single from Cain's third extended play (EP) titled Inbred.

Background

On February 11, 2021, the singer released "Michelle Pfeiffer" and announced her third extended play as Ethel Cain, Inbred, which was released on April 23.[1]

Composition and reception

"Michelle Pfeiffer" is a indie rock song, and was described by Pitchfork as "sawtoothed,[2] stylish, toxic, and beyond high off its own feelings".[3] A power ballad, it tells the story of "doomed lovers wasted on their own longing".[3] According to The Fader, Cain "glamorized" the "cinematic appeal" with the song.[4] Its lyrics "covers the pain of the kind of longing that makes you act truly recklessly".[5] Paper described it as "a haunting yet irresistibly moody track that elicits a sense of cinematic nostalgia".[6]

"This song was just a breath of fresh air from a fresh start," Ethel said. She also stated:

"It was my first time ever in LA, in a studio for the first time ever with Aaron, and it felt like I was finally being seen for the artist I'd been trying to be for years. I've always idolized Michelle Pfeiffer and thought she was a picture perfect bombshell so when I was in the back of my uber with the windows down, headed to the studio bright and early that first morning and humming a little chorus melody to myself, I felt like a bombshell of my own. It felt like my life had finally started."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jae Leiber, Sarah (February 11, 2021). "Ethel Cain Announces 'Inbred' EP". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The 49 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2021: Taylor Swift, Japanese Breakfast, J Balvin, and More". Pitchfork. April 6, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Dombal, Ryan (March 1, 2021). "Ethel Cain: "Michelle Pfeiffer" [ft. lil aaron] Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Maicki, Salvatore (June 22, 2021). "On the road with Ethel Cain". The Fader. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rindner, Grant (April 19, 2021). "Ethel Cain's Music Is All About Pretending". Nylon. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Song, Sandra (February 11, 2021). "Ethel Cain Comes Into Her Own on 'Michelle Pfeiffer'". Paper Mag.
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