: The song starts with soft, whispered vocals and mellow guitar melodies. As Puth's insecurities grow, the music shifts into "almost too-loud" guitars and high-energy drums in the chorus.
: Puth repeatedly tells himself to "be quiet" to maintain his "cool" and avoid "putting [his] heart on display". Charlie Puth - Charlie Be Quiet!
: Puth has described the song as representing what the "inside of [his] brain sounds like" when he can't sleep due to racing thoughts. Production & Sound Style : The song starts with soft, whispered vocals
: It captures the anxiety of treading carefully in a new relationship due to "baggage" from past heartbreaks. : The song starts with soft
In true Puth fashion, the production was heavily documented on TikTok before its release.