About this episode

Mitski discusses the creation of her song 'Your Best American Girl' in this episode of Song Exploder.

In 2016, Mitski did an episode of Song Exploder about her song “Your Best American Girl.” She had just released her second album, Puberty 2 . Later, Pitchfork named “Your Best American Girl” one of the top 10 best songs of the past decade, and Billboard named it as one of the songs that defined the decade. And in honor of the 10th anniversary of the album, there’s a new deluxe version that’s out digitally, and a limited edition vinyl is coming in October. I thought this would be a good time to revisit Mitski’s episode, where she and her collaborator Patrick Hyland break down how “Your Best American Girl” was made. To learn more, visit songexploder.net/mitski

People in this episode

Host: Hrishikesh Hirway

Guest: Mitski

Topics covered

• music production
• song analysis
• artist interview
• album anniversary
• indie music

Keywords

• Mitski
• Your Best American Girl
• Puberty 2
• song breakdown
• music analysis
• indie artist
• album anniversary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pitchfork, Billboard

Books & works: Your Best American Girl, Puberty 2

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