"Dear Winter" is a song by American

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. It was released on April 5, 2019 via

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as the second single from the band's third studio album ''

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Background

Jack and Ryan Met attended

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while writing and producing ''Neotheater''. After the release of "Dear Winter", AJR put out a statement that "the song was a letter to yan'sfuture child about the awkwardness of dating". Ryan Met explains in an interview with

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he wrote "Dear Winter" "after I asked a girl to hang out and she said no. And it wasn't quite a song about her, it was more of a song to my future kid about how strange and difficult it was to find their mom, and how weird it is to date in 2019". Ryan Met wrote the song in the living room of his and Jack's apartment in

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. When interviewed by

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on ''Zach Sang Show'' on the topic of him writing "Turning Out Pt. II" and "Dear Winter", Ryan says "I think my emotion, if it's used for something, to help someone else, or just to be out there, is a lot more valid than if it just disappears forever". Ryan also states that the song is his favorite on the album from a songwriting standpoint, while Jack states it's his favorite song Ryan wrote.

Composition

"Dear Winter" is composed in common time and in the key of

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, with a tempo of 94

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(bpm).

Music video

The official music video was released on April 5, 2019. Jack Met appears alone on a boat in a lake and performs the song on acoustic guitar. As of August 2023, the music video on

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has received over 13 million views.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Adam Met – backing vocals, composer * Jack Met – main vocals, composer * Ryan Met – backing vocals, instruments, composer, producer * Chris Gehringer –

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* Joe Zook –

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Charts

2.0 version

On October 24, 2019, AJR announced on

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that a version of "Dear Winter" with different production would be released the next day. The version received additional production from

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with vocal effects and added instruments such as drums, strings, and synths. The single released October 25, 2019. "Dear Winter 2.0" along with " Bang!" were intended for a

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of ''Neotheater'', but was ultimately canceled due to the

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Composition

"Dear Winter 2.0" is composed in common time and in the key of

, with a tempo of 94

(bpm).

Personnel

Credits adapted from

. * Adam Met – backing vocals, instruments, composer * Jack Met – main vocals, instruments, composer * Ryan Met – backing vocals, instruments, composer, producer *

– drums, producer, mastering engineer,

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* Chris Gehringer –

* Joe Zook –

* Dillon Kondor – electric guitar * Emily Brausa – strings * Yasmin De Soiza – strings

References

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