Papercut

"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."

"Papercut" is a song by Russian-German DJ and producer Zedd, featuring vocals from Troye Sivan, from his second studio album, True Colors. It was written by Zedd, Julia Michaels, Sam Martin, Lindy Robbins, Jason Evigan and Austin Paul Flores and produced by Zedd.

Background
As part of a series of ten promotional events known as the Zedd True Colors Experiences, the song was premiered at Fonthill Castle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zedd said that he chose the castle to be the premiere location because, like the middle of the song, Fonthill was "cinematic".

In a YouTube video on the 29th of June. Sivan revealed that he and Zedd didn't meet each other to do the song; "I just went into the studio one day and recorded the vocal and left...and that was it."

On the 17th of July, Zedd uploaded the song audio onto his VEVO account, featuring an updated single cover.