[It’s] about how weird it is being finally on the outside and watching everything that I was just in from this whole different lens,” they continue, “It feels so different. It came from the heart, but I think it came from a judgmental place on the struggling addict, feeling like I was higher up because I got out of it. But I’m just like them, except I got to go to rehab.
Jazmin Bean on "Black Dress"
"Black Dress" is a song by Jazmin Bean. It is the ninth track on their debut studio album, Traumatic Livelihood, and was released alongside it on February 23, 2024.
Background[]
Bean posted a lyric snippet of the song on Instagram on October 24, 2022[1], and later posted a snippet of the song's second demo on January 14, 2023. They explicitly mentioned the song on the interview with DIY Magazine, stating it was inspired by getting out of rehab.
It was revealed that the song was the ninth track on Traumatic Livelihood firstly through a premature track list reveal on Apple music, and then officially on February 21, 2024, through a album announcement on Youtube.
Leak history[]
As with certain songs, "Black Dress" has been leaked on one or multitude occasions. The list below shows all the timed the song has been leaked:
- September 11, 2024 (demo 1; partial)
Theme[]
The song as explained by Bean was based off their time getting out of rehab and seeing old friends who were still in active addiction. The lyrics in the song shows how their friends ignorance to their own addiction is hurting them, which makes Bean not sell their black dress in their closet, because they're afraid that one day their friends will die and they will have to wear it. Later in the song Bean is saying how they "wait by the tele" for when one of their friends will die, and how they wish they could die and take their instead.
Official versions[]
Ver. | Released on | Release date | Prod. | Rec. date | Length | |
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Final | Traumatic Livelihood | February 23, 2024 | Ilan Rubin • Imad Royal | 2023 | 3:19 | |
Clean version | Traumatic Livelihood | February 23, 2024 | Rubin • Royal | ~2023 | 3:19 | |
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Demo 1 | Unreleased (demo for Traumatic Livelihood) |
September 11, 2024 (partially shared) | Rubin • Royal | October 2022 | Unknown | |
Demo 2 | Unreleased (demo for Traumatic Livelihood) |
January 14, 2023 (partially shared) | Rubin • Royal | 2022-2023 | Unknown |
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Live performances[]
"Black Dress" was performed at: