Pendulum " is a song by English singer FKA Twigs from her debut studio album , '' LP1 '' ( 2014 ) . The song was released digitally on 30 July 2014 as the album 's second single . It was also released on 12-inch vinyl the day before , serving as the B-side to " Two Weeks " . " Pendulum " premiered on Zane Lowe 's BBC Radio 1 show on 29 July 2014 . Upon its premiere , Twigs referred to the track as " one of my favourite songs on my record . " Upon its release , " Pendulum " received acclaim from music critics , who noted its complex production and Twigs 's vocals . Patric Fallon of Pitchfork selected it as " Best New Track " , writing that " n ot since last year 's bewitching ' Water Me ' ... has the London singer released a single as dedicated to nuance and will-o ' - the-wisp sublimity as ... ' Pendulum ' . " However , Fallon also noted the differences between the two tracks , stating : " Where ' Water Me ' and ' Pendulum ' diverge in their style and substance is in the latter 's resounding chorus and bridge , when the music 's detached and capricious elements finally converge into a hook that plays like a hymn to the patron saint of melancholic desire . " Brenna Ehrlich of MTV News called the track " a spare kind of thing hung with pattering drums — laid over a deeper , thrumming heartbeat — and laced with her ethereal , overlapping vocals . " Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound was also laudatory , commenting : " Even as the somewhat jarring sounds threaten to consume every drop of your attention , it 's damn near impossible to avoid the emotional spell Twigs weaves with each and every revelatory note . " The music video for " Pendulum " was directed by FKA Twigs herself and premiered on 14 January 2015 . A photo from the video set was first released on 29 July 2014 , which depicts FKA Twigs hanging from the ceiling by her hair . A second photo from the set was posted to FKA Twigs ' Instagram page on 6 October 2014 . The video won a MOBO Award for Best Video on 4 November 2015 , while earning FKA Twigs a nomination for Artist to Watch at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
Pendulum (song)