Fuck is objectively one of the funniest song titles to ever exist, even more so in Bring Me The Horizon's discography, but that's not the (sole) reason I'm talking about it. Between Alligator Blood and Blacklist, they happen to be some of my overall favourites from the record, and a pretty deep cut all things considered. There is a Hell is arguably one of their least talked about records, but it was quite a pivotal record for them, it's just that they pivoted a lot.
Fuck strays a bit from the sombre electro-symphonic flavour of the whole record, and is one of the relatively heavier tracks on the tracklist. The whole first half is relentless in pacing and super energetic, before shifting to a more anthemic and open clean chorus-like refrain to end off the song. Singing about fucking is kinda funny, but they somehow manage to contextualize it well enough where it doesn't really come off as a funny song. Even though I stifle a laugh every time I read the words "let's fuck till the sun comes up", the rest of the song is surprisingly good teenage emo romance-esque stuff.
My favourite moment is the pseudo-breakdown of this song. The whole verse going into the "flatline" part is so strong, and forever burned into my memory. I just love how intense the buildup is, especially with the drumwork, and Oli's growls are just superb. The breakdown riff itself is simple but it feels so uniquely Bring Me The Horizon, and that pinch harmonic right before the drop is tasteful. The literal flatline sound sample at the end of the breakdown is cheeky, but I do love it.
A lot of the riffs in this song share a lot of similarities with the rest of the record that really defined this era of Bring Me The Horizon. Fast-paced riffing, a very unique tone combined with a distinct bend-heavy playing, scarce use of palm-muted notes and very symphonic-accommodating rhythm guitar parts. Oli's vocal tone was super gritty and unique to this record, especially in this song, and the cleans of Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six contrasted so beautifully with it in this song. The whole second half of this song switches up so nicely and surprisingly, and it closes out the whole track elegantly.
Fuck is great because the song title seems cheeky and fun but in actuality, the song itself is a brutal punch followed by an amazing embrace of sound. Everytime There is a Hell comes up, I will never fail to think of Fuck, because it really is just a great song under the guise of a funny title. Fuck fucks.
Rating: 3.5/5