Girlfriend – All Of The Above

Listen to the song, “All Of The Above” from Girlfriend, produced by Malik Ninety Five, Mike Baretz. Stream, buy the track, mp3 download.

There is a particular kind of anxiety that comes from loving someone who hasn’t yet decided if they love you back. “All Of The Above” captures that feeling, a four-minute meditation on the tension between wanting to be chosen and the uncertainty of whether the other person is ready to commit.

Girlfriend, the project of Nashville-based singer-songwriter Corbin Dallas, released the track on August 19 via Encore Recordings . The song is the follow-up to “How Many,” which arrived earlier in the year . Girlfriend’s catalog has been building since his 2023 debut, a string of releases that have established his sound as a blend of alt-pop and R&B . Produced by Malik Ninety Five and Mike Baretz, the track is a mid-tempo reflection on the gap between what is and what could be.

The lyrics trace the arc of a narrator who is waiting for a decision, a recognition that the relationship is stuck in a holding pattern. “Stuck in the middle / Things just ain’t working / Can’t ask for perfect,” he opens, establishing a scene of stagnation . The line “Bae you’re the one with a decision” places the weight of the choice squarely on the other person, a recognition that the narrator has done everything he can. The chorus reframes the uncertainty as a test: “Cause if I had all of the above / You’d still be who I’m thinking of.” The line is a promise, a recognition that the narrator’s commitment is not contingent on the other person’s decision. The bridge offers a moment of clarity: “I want you to treat me like it’s do or die / Tell me that you cannot do without.” The narrator is asking for the kind of commitment that doesn’t leave…