Glass Animals “Heat Wave' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified

Frontman Dave Bayley from Glass Animals sat down with us to discuss their latest hit “Heat Waves,” that has racked over 950 million Spotify streams to date. The song is also produced and written by UK singer and songwriter and appears on their latest album 'Dreamland.' Dave revealed this is one of his more personal songs he has written since it is about a girl he thinks about every year in around the same time because he misses having her in his life.

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[struckwonder]

Always glad to see an artist actually investing so much emotion to songwriting

[nani]

1. “Heat Wave”???

2. So glad Glass Animals is getting some more recognition. It always makes me smile whenever I hear them playing on the radio.

[supattanasuthaporn]

Whoever broke his heart shattered it into million pieces….

[jonh]

Such a good song, I never get tired of listening to this song

[alba_]

ah yes my favorite glass animals song “heat wave”

[slasherscrews]

This song did exactly was Dave wanted. It feels like a nostalgic memory that could make you feel sad in the moment while it only came out recently. It’s perfect.

[rh]

This guy managed to fuse catchy pop music with deep lyricism, amazing.

[randaranatunga]

Even though this song was made in 2021,
It brings back memories of 2009-2014

It’s really beautiful and nostalgic.
I’m definitely gonna grow up and hear this one day and probably cry from the nostalgia.

[meridiandreams]

the whole ‘right person, wrong time’ idea is always heartbreaking

[oof-kjft]

i absolutely love glass animals, every song of theirs just feels really authentic. how to be a human being will probably always be my favorite album, but dreamland was such a good album as well, it really deserved all the hype it got/gets

[marnz]

Heat waves was my brother’s favourite song before he passed away he would always play it on the bass & he died in june so the song has such a meaningful sense to me. I try play it whenever i can.

[emoly]

I lost my boyfriend back in September on the 21st. It was my 18th birthday. This song helps me relive our time together.. those late nights.. it makes me wish I could’ve saved him. This song feels like home. He was home.

Beautiful song. I can’t wait to see him in March. Concert is March 20th && my love left me the 21. About the 6 month mark. It’ll be more than a concert for me.

[goofymao]

Literally crying on the floor
This speaks too loud with me. And I know that it does with a lot of other people here as well
So thank you Glass Animals, for giving us this masterpiece that gets me sobbing every damn time

[kbee]

Like he said, the chorus can apply to a bunch of different situations, each personal and valid in its own.

I have a friend who died earlier this year and this song makes me think of him so much. </3

[z_]

Dave was a med student before he decided to dedicate himself entirely to music. He is indeed a man full of ambition and talent✨

[fatimakhan]

Spotify told me I listened to this song 600 time this year, LOVED this song and still do, such a vibe

[unidanified]

definitely one of those timeless bops you truly will never get tired of listening to. i think he beautifully captured the emotion behind every lyric because the way he described it is exactly how i envision the feeling/nostalgia when i hear the song, just beautiful.

[tamzzy]

His explanation just makes the song even better 😩😩🙌 Heat Waves will be so nostalgic in the coming years and it'll defo become a classic 💯

[yloriu]

Even the only reason I discovered this song is because of a FanFiction of two guys who play Minecraft, it's still impossible not to love and surrender together. It's so perfect, and the feeling is so wonderful it's just indescribable.

[errors.wilbur]

I'll honestly never get tired of heatwaves.