About Don’t Wanna

“Don’t Wanna”, the surprise single from HAIM was dropped on May 21, 2020 on BBC Radio 1. In a conversation with Annie Mac, the sisters described the making and production of the song: This song came out of a late night drunken jam session. We wrote it on piano, Rostam [one of the song’s co-producers] was playing these chords. Then when it came to produce it the first thing we put on it was that LinnDrum drum machine, the Prince holy grail of drums. It was really cool to have that straight forward rock song put to those drums. Danielle further discussed how she loved the explosion of roomy, real drums later in the song and how she was inspired by Tom Petty’s Wildflowers album.

Haim (/ˈhaɪɪm/ HY-im, stylized in all caps) is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles. The band consists of three sisters: Este Haim (bass guitar and vocals), Danielle Haim (vocals and guitar) and Alana Haim (guitars, keyboards, and vocals). In addition to their primary instruments, each member is also proficient in several others. The group's pop sound on their studio work stands in contrast to the more rock-based music of their live shows. The sisters grew up in a musical family, and began playing instruments from an early age in the cover band Rockinhaim, fronted by their parents, Moti and Donna. The two elder sisters, Este and Danielle, began performing with the pop group Valli Girls in 2005. They released a few songs on soundtrack and compilation albums under that name, but left the group shortly after an appearance at the 2005 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.[3] They formed Haim with younger sister Alana in 2007, but did not seriously consider it a professional career for some years. After Danielle became a successful touring guitarist, first with Jenny Lewis and later with Julian Casablancas, Haim reformed as a full-time operation in 2012.