{{Use American English|date=August 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{distinguish|Comfortably Numb}} {{Infobox song | name = Uncomfortably Numb | cover = | type = single | artist = [[American Football (band)|American Football]] featuring [[Hayley Williams]] | album = [[American Football (LP3)]] | released = {{start date|2019|01|22}} | genre = * [[Midwest emo]] * [[dream pop]] * [[math rock]] | length = {{Duration|m=4|s=10}} | label = * [[Polyvinyl]] * [[Big Scary Monsters]] | writer = [[Mike Kinsella]] | producer = Jason Cupp | chronology = [[American Football (band)|American Football]] | prev_title = Silhouettes | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Every Wave to Ever Rise | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CaZUVZ2F_Dc|"Uncomfortably Numb"}}}} }}
"'''Uncomfortably Numb'''" is a song by the American emo band [[American Football (band)|American Football]]. It was released on January 22, 2019, as the second single from their [[American Football (2019 album)|third self-titled album]].<ref name="rolling-stone">{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2019-01-22 |title=Hayley Williams Joins American Football on Gloomy New Song 'Uncomfortably Numb' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-american-football-uncomfortably-numb-782236/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430212531/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-american-football-uncomfortably-numb-782236/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The track features Mike Kinsella and [[Paramore]] vocalist [[Hayley Williams]]<ref name="rolling-stone" /> alternating verses of a narrative. This collaboration marks a radical change in the band's sound from their [[American Football (1999 album)|mathy emo roots]] to a dreamier, more atmospheric sound with lyrical maturation<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Dylan |date=2019-01-22 |title=American Football - 'Uncomfortably Numb' ft. Hayley Williams (Track Review) |url=http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2019/1/22/american-football-uncomfortably-numb-ft-hayley-williams-track-review |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Immortal Reviews |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403233913/http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2019/1/22/american-football-uncomfortably-numb-ft-hayley-williams-track-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=American Football Release New Single "Uncomfortably Numb," Announce Tour Dates |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/american-football/american-football-release-new-single-uncomfortably |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403233917/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/american-football/american-football-release-new-single-uncomfortably |url-status=live }}</ref> and noticeably refined production quality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Football: American Football |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19352-american-football-american-football/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=October 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093435/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19352-american-football-american-football/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The song has received critical acclaim<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-02-15 |title=American Football feat. Hayley Williams – "Uncomfortably Numb" Review |url=https://theoutervoid.com/american-football-feat-hayley-williams-uncomfortably-numb-review/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Outer Void |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403233915/https://theoutervoid.com/american-football-feat-hayley-williams-uncomfortably-numb-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-24 |title=American Football - 'Uncomfortably Numb' feat Hayley Williams |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2019/1/24/american-football-uncomfortably-numb-feat-hayley-williams |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=When The Horn Blows |language=en-US}}</ref> and is considered an album highlight.
Alongside the song, a music video was also released which follows the narrative of the song and stars former ''[[Workaholics]]'' star [[Blake Anderson]] and pro skater [[Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)|Paul Rodriguez]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daramola |first1=Israel |title=Video: American Football – 'Uncomfortably Numb' (ft. Hayley Williams) |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/01/american-football-uncomfortably-numb-hayley-williams-video/ |accessdate=26 February 2019 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403234205/https://www.spin.com/2019/01/american-football-uncomfortably-numb-hayley-williams-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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