But yeah she [Jessica Winter] just heard me, when I would do the performance I would sing and then do the crazy stuff and she heard me sing and then was like "wow your actually a really good at singing, we should record".
[...] and then i guess she found out that I was sixteen when I was like "ok finally lets record a song". I recorded my first song ["War Zone Urchin"] like lets record my second song, which was "Saccharine".Jazmin Bean on making "War Zone Urchin".
"Saccharine" (originally titled "Breaking Point") is a song by Jazmin Bean. It was released as a stand-alone single on December 3, 2019, and was later was made the sixth track on the re-up edition of their debut EP, Worldwide Torture. It was originally intended to be on the standard edition of the EP, however, it was removed from the final track listing.
Background[]
Bean teased the song's title in 2019 via an Instagram post.[1] They later announced the release of the song on November 20, 2019, with them putting a snippet of the song's third demo in the background.
Leak history[]
As with certain songs, "War Zone Urchin" has been leaked on one or multitude occasions. The list below shows all the timed the song has been leaked:
- TBA (demo 1; partial)
Theme[]
Bean has explained on Instagram that this song is about being honest and sticking up for yourself without fear. The song also delves into themes about being repressed and scared to say how you feel in fear of ruining things. The narrator of the song, likely Bean themselves, feels as if they are being "walked all over" and doesn't want that to happen anymore. They feel as if they have they have reached the "Breaking Point" and are willing to stand up for themselves.
Official versions[]
| Ver. | Released on | Release date | Prod. | Rec. date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Single • Worldwide Torture: The Re-Up | December 3, 2019 | Jessica Winter | 2019 | 4:02 | |
| Demos | ||||||
| Demo 1 | Unreleased | TBA (partially leaked) | Winter | 2018 | Unknown | |
| Demo 2 | Unreleased | Unleaked | Winter | 2019 | Unknown | |
| Demo 2 instrumental | Unreleased | Unleaked | Winter | 2019 | Unknown | |
| Demo 3 | Unreleased | November 20, 2019 (partially shared) | Winter | 2019 | Unknown | |
Trivia[]
- As mentioned by Bean during a interview on The Allison Hagendorf Show, they recorded their first two songs Jessica Winter, an unknown song and "Saccharine".[2] It's likely the unknown song is "War Zone Urchin", due to the title being teased prior to the standard release of the EP, and both the unknown song and this song being produced by Winter.
- The single version of the song was unlisted from streaming services after its release on Worldwide Torture's re-up.
- The sold the gun on the single cover via their Depop.