music industry in the United Kingdom which she described as "very Zeitgeist". As a result, Kiesza held off releasing the track until January 2014 when she posted the song on SoundCloud, and later "shopped the song" around to disc jockeys in the United Kingdom before garnering the attention of BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac who "fell in love" with "Hideaway". Mac would play the song at clubs across the United Kingdom and on her radio show, resulting in "Hideaway" gaining momentum both critically and commercially. Composition "Hideaway" is an uptempo pop, dance and deep house song which runs for a duration of four minutes and 11 seconds. and is written in the key of G minor. It incorporates elements of electropop, and old school music over a sparse, 1990s trance-indebted backing track. Production-wise, the song is a combination of a thick vintage Chicago house bassline, a cracking drum machine and an EDM synthesizer. In addition to its hypnotic beat, Idolators Robbie Daw deemed the track's synths "shiny, bleeping and booping." With regard to the composition of "Hideaway", Robert Copsey of Digital Spy commented, "The thick bassline and throbbing drum machine on the minimal chorus is offset by emotional, towering verses packed to the brim with hooks." Vocally, "Hideaway" is sung with a sense of urgency using high pitch, which was described by James Cabooter of the Daily Star as "sharper than Smaug's talons". Kiesza's higher pitch features in the song's verses, pre-chorus and middle eight, while in the chorus she produces a series of "guttural yelps". According to Huw Oliver from DIY Weekly the song "builds and builds but never droops, never resolves". Combining Kiesza's love for UK garage, house and pop music, the track melds the three genres "pristinely" and with "utmost drama", as noted by Planet Notions Alex Cull. Musically, "Hideaway" has been deemed "classics-inspired," in addition to garnering comparisons with English duo Disclosure and the late singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It has been further noted as a hybrid of 1990s dance, house and club music. In an interview with Geoffrey Rowlands of the Gulf Times Kiesza stated, "'Hideaway' is a deep house song but it's regarded as mainstream," adding, "That kind of thing doesn't happen in America or back home in Canada." Critical reception "Hideaway" received universal acclaim from critics. Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork praised "Hideaway" for its "distinctly shiny electropop feel" and 1990s dance rhythm, further deeming