Vyzee

"Vyzee"
Single by Sophie
from the album Product
A-side	"MSMSMSM"
Released	24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
Genre	Hyperpop
Length	3:23
Label	Numbers
Songwriter(s)	Sophie Xeon
Producer(s)	Sophie Xeon
Sophie singles chronology
"L.O.V.E." (2015) "Vyzee" (2015) "It's Okay to Cry" (2017)

"Vyzee" is a song recorded by the English musician Sophie, released on 24 November 2015 as the eighth and final single from her only compilation album Product (2015).

Background and release

Sophie announced her compilation album Product on 30 September 2015, to contain four previously released tracks—"Bipp", "Elle", "Lemonade", and "Hard"—and four new ones.[1] Following the release of "MSMSMSM", "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye" and "L.O.V.E.", "Vyzee" was the final single to be released off the album on 24 November 2015, three days before its official release.[2][3] "Vyzee" was first played at Sophie's Boiler Room set in 2014 and had since received a cult following.[4] The song was released on vinyl as the B-side to "MSMSMSM"; Numbers reissued it in 2019.[5]

Composition and reception

Sophie Walker of The Forty-Five defined it as hyperpop.[6] James Keith of Complex called it "maximalist '90s dance-pop".[3] Keith said that the song "hits all the usual Sophie buttons—jaunty melody, tongue-in-cheek vocal sample, hard percussion ... there's also a faint hint of bassline, most noticeably in the helter-skelter melody".[3]

Mr. P of Tiny Mix Tapes called it a "bouncy, effervescent, squishy, bubbly, fizzy, vivacious little banger".[4] Colin Joyce of Spin called it "watery", "elastic" and "plasticine", "fulfilling the melting pop promises" of the three previous Product singles. According to Joyce, "on this one, the glow stick has finally popped — spewing its luminous innards everywhere", and that, like Sophie's song "Bipp", the song "makes its overtures ambivalent".[2] Keith said: "A typically skewed take on pop music, the producer's sonic weirdness doesn't show any signs of getting tired any time soon".[3]

The New York Times ranked it as the 8th best song of the year.[7] Walker named it the fifth best hyperpop song of all time, saying that "Vyzee" "is the exploding plastic inevitable—a cheerleading rally to the hilt, popping frothing like a can of cola shaken to the limit".[6]

Charts

In 2021, the "MSMSMSM / Vyzee" vinyl appeared at the Official Physical Singles Chart and the Official Vinyl Singles Chart.[8]

Chart performance for "MSMSMSM / Vyzee"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC)[8]	11
UK Vinyl Singles Chart (OCC)[8]	6

References

1. Geffen, Sasha (30 September 2015). "Sophie announces singles collection Product, shares 'MSMSMSM' -- listen". Consequence. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
2. Joyce, Colin (24 November 2015). "Sophie shares watery, elastic single 'Vyzee'". Spin. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
3. Keith, James (24 November 2015). "Sophie shares new track 'Vyzee'". Complex. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
4. Mr. P (24 November 2015). "Sophie announces 2016 tour with QT, drops final single off Product". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
5. Reid, Mike (23 October 2019). "Sophie reissues Product singles on vinyl, can make you feel better". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
6. Walker, Sophie (10 February 2021). "The 45 best hyperpop songs of all time". The Forty-Five. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
7. Pareles, Jon; Ratliff, Ben; Caramanica, Jon; Chinen, Nate (15 December 2015). "The best songs of 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
8. "Sophie". Official Charts Company. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.