"PPP"
Single by Beach House
from the album Depression Cherry
ReleasedAugust 6, 2015
GenreDream pop
Length6:08
LabelSub Pop
Songwriter(s)
Beach House singles chronology
"Sparks"
(2015)		 "PPP"
(2015)		 "Beyond Love"
(2015)

"PPP" is a song by American dream pop band Beach House, from the band's fifth studio album, Depression Cherry. The song was released as a single, along with "Beyond Love" on August 6, 2015, through Sub Pop.[1]

Release

The song would be released on the band's website, along with "Beyond Love" and "Sparks", which was previously released. The singles could be accessed through their now-unavailable "Single Finder" feature.[2][3]

Composition

The acronym "PPP" is thought to refer to "Piss Poor Planning", as the song is utilized as an embodiment to demonstrate a relationship built with zero thought, and lacking structure, although the band themselves have never confirmed this. Victoria Legrand uses lyrics such as "like tracing figure eights on ice in skates" to express the perfection and beauty that the honeymoon phase of a relationship will shower one with, but proceeds that line with "But if this ice should break it would by my- my mistake", depicting things falling through with the little construction which the said relation was built upon.

At just over 6 minutes, at 6:08 in length, "PPP" is written in 6/8 time, and in the key of D♭.[4]

Initial reception

Upon release, "PPP" was profiled by publications such as Pitchfork Media, and Stereogum, who described the song as "gorgeous".[5] The song has also been described as dreamy, other-worldly, or floaty, giving listeners a levitation-like experience when listening. As of March 2022, the song has been streamed over 40 million times on the popular music streaming service Spotify.

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (August 6, 2015). "Beach House Preview Depression Cherry Tracks "PPP" and "Beyond Love"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ Vain, Madison (August 10, 2015). "Beach House share new songs off 'Depression Cherry' -- if you'll play a game with them". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ Brown, Harley (August 10, 2015). "Beach House Share 'Beyond Love,' 'PPP' via Website Questionnaire". Spin. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Key & BPM for PPP by Beach House | Tunebat". tunebat.com.
  5. ↑ "Beach House – "PPP" & "Beyond Love"". August 10, 2015.


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