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Back in February 2026, Chvrches posted on its official Instagram page that the band was honoured to have their song featured in the 2026 film “Whistle”, which had both premiered in the UK and Ireland this year. It’s worth noting that for those in North America, the slasher-horror film was released in 2025.

Lauren Eve Mayberry, the frontwoman of the synth-pop band, had written the song in acknowledgement of the treatment she had been receiving in the music industry as a female. The Scotswoman said that she had intense online harassment, public scrutiny and felt that the emotional labour of carrying the lead role of being in the band became too much for her to bear, hence she took a break from being in the band to recharge and come back stronger and to have more creative energy. Like many young girls and female musicians, it’s simplistic to view Mayberry in a sexual and predatory lens, which she has been working to fight through her vocals and music. As one of the few bands with frontwomen, she felt pressure touring, in a male-dominated environment.

In 2021, the album, aptly titled “Screen Violence” made reference to the “final girl” trope, whereby there’s a clever young girl, also the final surviving protagonist, who fights back to survive. In a sense, Mayberry is the “final girl” in the industry.

Mayberry once revealed that making the same type of music after a while made her feel immensely claustrophobic. Mayberry’s brief stint as a soloist helped her branch out into music she was more comfortable with. The real-life claustrophobia related to “Final Girl” stems from the intersection of horror movie tropes and the experience of modern females.

The track, which has a gothic guitar glow, is featured in the film.  There’s also a music video tie-in of the song, prominently inserted in the 100-minute supernatural horror flick.