"Seasons" is a song by American

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, featured on their sixth studio album '' It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day'' (2023). "Seasons" was released on September 22, 2023, through

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, as the second single from the album.

Background

"Seasons" was written by

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Shannon Leto Shannon Leto (; born March 9, 1970) is an American musician best known as the drummer of rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. He co-founded the group in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, with his younger brother Jared. Their debut album, '' 30 Seco ...

, with additional contributions from Johnny Goldstein, Connor McDonough and Riley McDonough, who all produced the song. It was recorded at the International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound in

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. Thirty Seconds to Mars premiered the song at

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on August 1, 2023. On September 15, 2023, it was announced that "Seasons" would be the second single from Thirty Seconds to Mars' sixth studio album '' It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day''.

Composition

Leto described "Seasons" as a song "about watching life unfold and sharing that with people you care about". Robin Murray from '' Clash'' magazine called it "direct and infectious", stating that it "bristles with light and colour, an imaginative return that interprets their sound from fresh angles". Nicole Otero from ''Euphoria'' magazine felt that it "captures a sonic evolution that's hard to pin down but impossible to ignore" with its "rhythmic pulse" and "shimmering tones", describing the track as "captivating, unpredictable, and deeply evocative". Brenton Harris from ''Maniacs'' commented that the song "asks if we can accept change as we move through the many different seasons of life", with the band "venturing unashamedly towards pure pop songcraft and production".

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2023 songs 2023 singles Songs written by Jared Leto Thirty Seconds to Mars songs Songs written by Connor McDonough