"Not OK"
Single by Peach Tree Rascals
ReleasedApril 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)
LabelHomemade Projects, 10K Projects
Songwriter(s)Void Stryker, Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq, Julianne Bueter, Joseph Barros, Jasper Barros, Issac Pech, Dominic Pizano, Atilla Elci
Peach Tree Rascals singles chronology
"Things Won't Go My Way"
(2020)		 "Not OK"
(2020)		 "Deer"
(2020)
Music video
"Not OK" on YouTube

"Not OK" (stylized in all lowercase) is the twelfth single by the Bay Area collective Peach Tree Rascals released on April 30, 2020 by Homemade Projects and 10K Projects.[1]

Background and composition

The song uses the Roland TR-808, alongside acoustic guitars, while the group touches on internal conflict and escapism.[2][3][4] The song has been described as "reminiscent of an Usher era emotional cut while maintaining a unique and modern flare." The band has said that "[Not OK] is a song we wrote from the perspective of wanting to escape from a moment because you’re feeling too bad to actually be in the present. The song is almost trippy. It’s like being in another dimension. Sometimes when things are rough and I need to escape my thoughts, I do anything I can to get to that other place in my mind, no matter how strange it is, to escape my own mind."[5][6][7]

Music video

The music video uses blurred shots while Abdel-Khaliq sits in the middle of a street wearing a traffic cone.

The music video premiered exclusively on MTV News and uses blurred shots and lighting to convey the feeling of loneliness. It features singer-rapper Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq wondering in the night through parking lots, cityscapes, and the middle of the street while wearing a traffic cone. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group did not have additional support for the video, only riding in a car and randomly taping the video, which producer Dominic Pizano notes is "how we shoot a lot of our stuff."[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Sharp, Tory (May 29, 2020). "PEACH TREE RASCALS: ON THE RISE". TMRW.
  2. ↑ Pasion-Gonzales, Max (May 1, 2020). "Peach Tree Rascals share touching croon "not ok"". Earmilk.
  3. ↑ Legittino, Joey (May 4, 2020). "Peach Tree Rascals and the Intoxicating Escapism of 'not ok'". Ones to Watch.
  4. ↑ Miller, Austin (May 1, 2020). "Peach Tree Rascals Get Reflective In Somber R&B Track "not ok"". This Song Is Sick.
  5. ↑ "Peach Tree Rascals – not ok". Aflitude. 5 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Arunarsirakul, Alissa (May 1, 2020). "Escape Life for a Moment with Peach Tree Rascals' "not ok"". The Hidden Hits.
  7. ↑ Riddell, Rose (May 1, 2020). "Peach Tree Rascals share new song 'not ok'". Coup de Main.
  8. ↑ Minarik, Carson (May 13, 2020). "THE PEACH TREE RASCALS BLUR GENRE AND CITY LIGHTS ON 'NOT OK'". MTV News.
  9. ↑ "QUARANZINE: Peach Tree Rascals". Culture Collide.
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