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The centerpiece. The title track is the moment the narrator stops fighting and sinks. The arrangement is genius: a simple, descending chord progression that feels like walking down stairs into a basement. When Winehouse hits the high note on "I go back to black," you feel the air leave the room. It is a perfect pop song about complete annihilation.
Their relationship was a whirlwind of passion, codependence, violence, and drugs. When Fielder-Civil left her to return to an ex-girlfriend, Winehouse was decimated. She didn't just write sad songs; she descended into the darkest period of her young life. She moved into a dingy flat in Camden, drank heavily, and began taking massive amounts of drugs. Amy Winehouse Back To Black
But then Winehouse opens her mouth.
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