{{Short description|2015 song by Zedd featuring Troye Sivan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Papercut | cover = Zedd - Papercut.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Zedd featuring Troye Sivan | album = True Colors | released = {{Start date|2015|07|17|df=y}} | recorded = May 2015 | studio = | genre = *Synth-pop *house-pop | length = {{duration|m=7|s=24}} | label = Interscope | writer = {{hlist|Anton Zaslavski|Julia Michaels|Sam Martin|Lindy Robbins|Jason Evigan|Austin Paul Flores}} | producer = Zedd | chronology = Zedd | prev_title = Beautiful Now | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = Candyman | next_year = 2016 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Troye Sivan | type = singles | prev_title = Happy Little Pill | prev_year = 2014 | title = Papercut | year = 2015 | next_title = Wild | next_year = 2015 }} {{External music video|header=Audio video|{{YouTube|HwtljkGZJnI|"Papercut"}}}} }}
"'''Papercut'''" is a song by German DJ and record producer Zedd from his second studio album, ''True Colors'' which features vocals from Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan. It was written by Zedd, Julia Michaels, Sam Martin, Lindy Robbins, Jason Evigan and Austin Paul Flores and produced by Zedd. It was released as the third single on July 17, 2015.
==Background== In an interview Zedd said: "I thought "Papercut" would probably be my least favorite song, actually, because it's so long and it's not very catchy. It's unconventional and has this long dip in the middle, which to me is like the movie moment where you close your eyes and see ''Inception'' or ''Interstellar''. I love that kind of stuff but I thought people wouldn't."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/zedd-true-colors-interview-new-album/|title=Q&A: Zedd Adjusts to the Limelight and Gets Back to His Roots on 'True Colors'|publisher=SPIN|accessdate=August 10, 2015}}</ref>
"Papercut" was premiered at Zedd's ''True Colors Experience'' on 10 May 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The listening session was held in Fonthill Castle, chosen to reflect the cinematic nature of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWNVIykF8WY|title=Zedd True Colors - Event #7, Philadelphia PA - "Papercut"|date=16 May 2015 |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
Sivan revealed in a YouTube video on 29 June 2015 that he and Zedd didn't meet each other at all to do the song: "I just went into the studio one day and recorded the vocal and left...and that was it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jlOUBH3ud4|title=Do I Have a Boyfriend?|via=YouTube|accessdate=June 19, 2015}}</ref>
On 17 July 2015, Zedd uploaded the song audio onto his Vevo account, featuring an updated single cover. The song was chosen over "Bumble Bee" as the third single on his LP.{{according to whom|date=October 2016}}
==Critical reception== The song has received positive reviews from critics, who praised Sivan's vocals on the track. Nic Kelly from ''Project U'' wrote, "At the start, "Papercut" sounds like it could be a ballad. Then it sounds like it could be in ''Frozen''. Then the beat kicks and Troye starts singing and it's exceptionally amazing," and said Sivan is "the perfect vocalist for this."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projectu.tv/troye-sivan-zedds-papercut-has-leaked-is-amazing-you-can-listen-here/|title=Troye Sivan & Zedd's 'Papercut' Has Leaked, Is Amazing & You Can Listen Here|publisher=Project U|accessdate=August 30, 2015|archive-date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709054436/http://www.projectu.tv/troye-sivan-zedds-papercut-has-leaked-is-amazing-you-can-listen-here/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chris Haigh, from ''Pop Insomniacs'', called the track a "highlight of the album" and "an impressive slice of house-pop helmed by Sivan's promising vocals".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popinsomniacs.com/2015/06/zedd-true-colors-album-review-edm-pop-at-its-brightest|title=Zedd ''True Colors'' Album Review: EDM-Pop At Its Brightest|publisher=Pop Insomniacs|accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref> Glenn Gamboa, from ''Newsday'', said the track is "a fascinating suite of synth-pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/true-colors-review-zedd-s-growing-pains-p98627|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520204801/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/true-colors-review-zedd-s-growing-pains-1.10439637|url-status=live|archive-date=20 May 2015|title='True Colors' review: Zedd's growing pains|publisher=Newsday|access-date=August 30, 2015}}</ref>
==Track listing== *'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Papercut-feat-Troye-Sivan/dp/B00X6AG51Y|title=Papercut [feat. Troye Sivan]|website=Amazon |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}</ref> # "Papercut" {{small|(featuring Troye Sivan)}} – 7:23 *'''Grey Remix'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/papercut-feat-troye-sivan-grey-remix-single/1182527226 |title=Papercut (feat. Troye Sivan) [Grey Remix] - Single by Zedd & Grey on Apple Music |publisher=iTunes |date= |access-date=2018-07-14}}</ref> # "Papercut" {{small|(featuring Troye Sivan)}} {{small|(Grey Remix)}} – 3:34
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+Chart performance for "Papercut" ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-grace-sewell-have-the-new-no-1-in-australia-20150523|title=ARIA Singles: Grace Sewell Has The New No 1 In Australia|website=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=23 May 2015|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref> | 93 |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|31|artist=Zedd|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 6, 2016}} |}
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