Overview
- Painkiller is out now and credits Dweller as producer while blending neo-soul, Motown-era R&B and sweeping string arrangements.
- Crookes says she wrote the song years earlier after the end of a destructive relationship and presents it as a conversational, candid account of that time.
- Denzel Curry supplies an energetic, lyrical verse that the coverage describes as adding a dynamic new dimension to Crookes’ vocal performance.
- The music video was filmed over two days in Chicago by directors Ethan and Tom while Crookes was on the road supporting Lewis Capaldi, and it used street casting to capture authentic on-screen chemistry.
- The single follows Crookes’ 2025 album Juniper, a recent remix with Ravyn Lenae and a busy festival and tour schedule that have boosted her international profile and social following.