Blood in the Cut


"Blood in the Cut" is a song by American musician K.Flay as the lead single from her second studio album Every Where Is Some Where. It was released through Interscope and Night Street Records on August 19, 2016, originally appearing as the first track on K.Flay's fourth EP Crush Me. The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 60th Grammy Awards. The song also appears on the soundtrack of the film XXX: Return of Xander Cage and in the BoJack Horseman episode "Stupid Piece of Sh*t".

Background and composition

"Blood in the Cut" was written by K.Flay, JT Daly, and Lena Kwan Simon and produced by Daly. The lyrics of the song describe a breakup and its violent effects. K.Flay further described the background of the song in an interview with IHeartRadio:

Music video

The music video for "Blood in the Cut" premiered on September 7, 2016 and was directed by TJ Andrade. The video begins with K.Flay walking from an overturned car unscathed into a diner bathroom. As the chorus comes in, she has a breakdown. She then walks out past a gas station and levitates into the air at the end of a dark street.

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Blood in the Cut" – 3:08Digital download – Remixed
  2. "Blood in the Cut" – 3:19
  3. "Blood in the Cut" – 3:29
  4. "Blood in the Cut" – 3:39

Personnel

Credits for "Blood in the Cut" adapted from Apple Music.
Musicians