Nostalgic (song)

A synth electro rock song, it sings of remembering nostalgia of a failed relationship, which was mainly based on Tranter's and Keyes's real life experiences.

The record mainly features synthesizer sounds that were prominently popular during the 1980s as well as string arrangements by Joseph Trapanese and guitars by Tim Pierce.

[1] Aviation was finally released in 2014, and Tranter met with Ryland Blackinton, Dan Keyes and Vaughn Oliver for a writing session in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.

Editors of Entertainment Weekly included it as one of their "16 songs we're loving this spring" list, citing that Clarkson's lost-love anthem, which is tinged with shimmering synths and the most ladylike of power chords, is potent even if one is only "nostalgic" for Lisa Frank stickers and Day-Glo fanny packs.

Club, Annie Zaleski remarked that Clarkson's voice cracks with bluesy grit of the track, and commended that as one of the loose moments that energizes the album.

[3] In his review for The Dallas Morning News's Guide Live section, music critic Hunter Hauk wrote that "Nostalgic" amounts to a perfect pop confection.