LSD (song)
{{short description|2015 single by ASAP Rocky}}
{{for|other songs with the same name|LSD (disambiguation)#Songs}}
{{Infobox song
| name = LSD
| cover = AsapRockyLSD.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = ASAP Rocky
| album = At.Long.Last.ASAP
| released = May 21, 2015
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 3:58
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Rakim Mayers
- Issac de Boni
- Michael Burman
- Hector Delgado
- Bobbie Gentry
- Michael Mule
- James Scheffer
}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Hector Delgado
- Jim Jonsin
- Finatik N Zac
}}
| chronology = ASAP Rocky
| prev_title = Everyday
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Good for You
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|yEG2VTHS9yg|"LSD"}} }}
}}
"LSD" (stylized "L$D"; abbreviation for Love, Sex, Dreams) is a song by ASAP Rocky, an American hip hop recording artist. It was released on May 21, 2015, as the third single from his second studio album, At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015).{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/l%24d-single/997607906|title = L$D - Single by A$AP Rocky| website=iTunes |date = 21 May 2015}} The song contains a sample from "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson for the song's drums. "LSD" is a musical shift for ASAP Rocky into a more melodious and introspective style.
Music video
A music video for the song, directed by Dexter Navy and co-directed by ASAP Rocky himself,{{Citation|title=A$AP Rocky: LSD (Video 2015)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6753816/fullcredits|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}} was released on May 19, 2015. The second half of the music video contains a snippet of "Excuse Me" which also appears on the album. Navy is known for directing other music videos for ASAP Rocky such as Kids Turned Out Fine and ASAP Forever. The video for "LSD" was nominated for Best Music Video at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The video directly borrows imagery and was heavily influenced{{cite web |title=A$AP Rocky Talks Seeing Colors, Not Doing Molly, & the Color of the Dress |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ3glVNVvOg&t=106s |website=Noisey Youtube| date=September 2015 }} by French director Gaspar Noe's 2009 psychedelic art film Enter the Void. The song came in at number 64 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2015.
Awards and nominations
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-taylor-swift-bad-blood-spends-second-week-at-no-1-20150606|title=ARIA Singles: Taylor Swift Bad Blood Spends Second Week At No 1|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=June 6, 2015|accessdate=June 6, 2015}}
| 83 |
| {{single chart|Canada|79|artist=A$AP Rocky|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2015&dspp=23|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 23, 2015|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=May 2, 2021}}
| 19 |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|62|artist=A$AP Rocky|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|20|artist=A$AP Rocky|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=|award=Platinum|artist=|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=L$d|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|access-date=November 9, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=L$D|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2020|id=9039|access-date=October 5, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=L$D|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-28}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=|award=Gold|artist=|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2022|access-date=November 10, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=|award=Gold|artist=|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=May 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Asap Rocky|title=Lsd|relyear=2015|certyear=2025|id=16255-4019-1|access-date=June 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=L$D|relyear=2015|certyear=2025|access-date=January 19, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|yEG2VTHS9yg|"LSD" music video}}
{{ASAP Rocky singles}}
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Category:Songs written by ASAP Rocky
Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Jonsin
Category:Songs written by Jim Jonsin