Here’s something the critics might enjoy: it appears that even Bring Me the Horizon dislike some of their own songs. In a video uploaded to Twitter, frontman Oli Sykes responded dismissively to a fan requesting the band’s 2019 hit single “Medicine” during a recent performance in Germany.
“‘Medicine’? Are you guys all right? You guys would like to hear ‘Medicine’? Even I think that song is shit.”
Back in 2019, Sykes seemed to hold the song in higher regard, as it was included on the album and released as a single. In a 2019 interview with NME, Sykes and then-keyboardist Jordan Fish had positive things to say about it. Fish noted:
“When we wrote it, we just really liked it. We were just like ‘This is a cool song.’ It was always going to be on the album, wasn’t it?”
The move toward a more pop sound on “Medicine” was unpopular with many metal fans, including the MetalSucks staff in 2019. Many accused the band of abandoning their metal roots in favor of a pop direction, which may have contributed to Sykes’ current disdain for the song. Additionally, Fish’s departure from the band late last year, which turned out to be less amicable than initially portrayed, might have influenced Sykes’ changing opinion about the song.
