"Elliot's Song" is a song by American singers Dominic Fike and Zendaya, released on March 4, 2022 by Columbia Records as the seventh and final single from Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack). The track was written by Labrinth, his girlfriend Muzhda Zemar-McKenzie, and Zendaya. The record features prominently in "All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name" the second season finale of American teen drama series Euphoria. The song was also included on Euphoria Season 2 Official Score (From the HBO Original Series). At the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the song was nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
Background On February 27, 2022, the ballad was performed on acoustic guitar by Dominic Fike's character Elliot in "All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name", the second season finale of American teen drama series Euphoria, in which he "serenaded" Zendaya's character, protagonist Rue Bennett. The scene received criticism and was made into a meme due to its length.
On March 4, Columbia Records released the song as the seventh and final single from Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack). On April 22, a version of the song with lines sung by Zendaya was included on Euphoria Season 2 Official Score (From the HBO Original Series).
Composition The song was written by season 1 and 2 composer, British musician Labrinth, his girlfriend Muzhda "Muz" Zemar-McKenzie, and Zendaya.
Accolades At the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Labrinth, Zemar-McKenzie, and Zendaya were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for their work on "Elliot's Song" in "All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name". Fike was nominated for Best Song at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
Charts + Chart performance for "Elliot's Song" Chart (2022) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 66 Ireland (IRMA) 51 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 3
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