Critical reception
Digital Spy music editor Nick Levine rated "Under the Sheets" four out of five stars,writing that it is "that bit more magical than the average electropop tune,managing to sound twinkly and chunky at the same time,and the chorus is pretty much irresistible." He also described Goulding's voice as "pure,girlish and as fluttery as a butterfly trapped in a cupboard." [5] The Guardian reviewer Alexis Petridis called it "a mildly anxious relationship memoir made over with digitised strings,breeze-block synths and crashing 1980s drums." [6]
Fraser McAlpine of the BBC Chart Blog praised the track as an "immaculate frostypop masterpiece" and stated,"From the first 'like all the boys,boys,boys,boys' to the final go around on the pleading chorus,Ellie's voice dominates. There is barely a second of music which does not feature her vocal in some way,either as a muffled pixie choir,a lead instrument,or a soft,tumbledown wail in the background." [7] Mark Beaumont from the NME cited the song as one of Lights' "spangliest tracks" along with "Starry Eyed",further commenting that it sees Goulding "in more bruised and bitter mood as producer Starsmith feeds her vulnerable vocals through an Auto-Tune the size of the Large Hadron Collider." [8]
Music video
The music video for "Under the Sheets" was directed by the Lennox Brothers and released on 22 October 2009. [9] [10] It opens with Goulding's hands playing a drum,to her with a black background,then leaving a bed occupied by an unknown male and walking through a brick building surrounded by different versions of herself. She can be seen sitting on the floor,playing guitar,writing her lyrics in her socks,riding a vintage bicycle and swinging in a hanging chair all simultaneously. She is also seen playing drums covered in glitter,and while sitting in a wicker chair a close shot of Goulding's hand with a heart drawn on the inside of her fingers is shown with her fingers opening and closing. Throughout the video Goulding wears a sequin top and high-top kicks and a plain shirt.
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