Why M4A? Most people assume it’s just Apple’s version of an MP3. But for a track like “in your dreams,” the container matters.

That version has . The verses sit at a quiet -23 LUFS. The chorus swells to -9, then cuts back so abruptly you check your headphones. It’s not a mistake. It’s insomnia rendered as audio.

The M4A format (typically encoded with ALAC or a high-bitrate AAC) preserves the sub-bass flutter that happens at 0:47—the exact moment the narrator admits, “I don’t even miss you, I miss who I was when you were looking.”