Genius (LSD song): Difference between revisions

"'''Genius'''" is the debut single by pop music supergroup [[LSD (group)|LSD]], released on 3 May 2018. It is from the group's 2019 debut studio album, ''[[LSD (LSD album)|LSD]]''. The song was written by [[Sia]], [[Labrinth]], [[Diplo]] and [[Jr Blender]], and produced by the last three with Gustave Rudman. The song impacted the US alternative radios on 19 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alternative Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510103507/https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases |archive-date=10 May 2023 |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref> The song is featured in the video games ''[[FIFA 19]]'' and ''[[FIFA 23]]'' by [[EA Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA 19 Soundtrack, featuring Childish Gambino, Gorillaz, Logic, and More |url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2018/fifa-19-soundtrack |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025638/https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2018/fifa-19-soundtrack |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018 |website=www.easports.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EA SPORTS FIFA on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFIFA/status/1035512538119761922 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109004844/https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFIFA/status/1035512538119761922 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |access-date=24 September 2018 |website=www.twitter.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kent |first1=David |title=FIFA 19 soundtrack to feature Childish Gambino and Gorillaz {{!}} Buzz.ie |url=https://www.buzz.ie/games/fifa-19-soundtrack-299260 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025741/https://www.buzz.ie/games/fifa-19-soundtrack-299260 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018 |website=www.buzz.ie}}</ref>

 

 

==Composition==

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[[Stereogum]] said the song has an "eclectic, loosely Caribbean production".<ref name=Stereogum>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1994491/lsd-diplo-sia-labrinth-genius-video/video|title=Diplo, Sia, & Labrinth Form New Group LSD: Hear "Genius"|date=3 May 2018|access-date=3 May 2018|archive-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503204757/https://www.stereogum.com/1994491/lsd-diplo-sia-labrinth-genius-video/video/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Dancing Astronaut]]'' described the song as "[[Labrinth]] and [[Sia]] swapping syncopated versework over a characteristically catchy hip-hop lite Diplo beat."<ref name="dancingastronaut"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called it "a distinctly Diplo [[synth-pop]] [[drop (music)|drop]]".<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title=Diplo, Sia, Labrinth Announce New Group With Upbeat Song, 'Genius' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/diplo-sia-labrinth-announce-new-group-with-upbeat-song-genius-628989/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=14 September 2018 |language=en |date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914132433/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/diplo-sia-labrinth-announce-new-group-with-upbeat-song-genius-628989/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lyrically, the song references [[Albert Einstein]], [[Galileo Galilei]], [[Stephen Hawking]], and [[Isaac Newton]].<ref name=Stereogum/>

 

==Personnel==

* [[Diplo]] – production, programming

* [[Labrinth]] – production, engineering, programming

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=LSD feat. Sia, Diplo and Labrinth|title=Genius|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=30 July 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=LSD|title=Genius|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=27 February 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=LSD ft Sia/Diplo/Labrinth|title=Genius|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|id=17120-4819-1|access-date=30 March 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Genius|artist=LSD|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=18 February 2022}}

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===Music video===

[[Category:2018 songs]]

[[Category:2018 debut singles]]

[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]

[[Category:LSD (group) songs]]