Genesis (Grimes song)
| "Genesis" | ||||
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| Single by Grimes | ||||
| from the album Visions | ||||
| B-side | "Ambrosia" | |||
| Released | January 9, 2012 | |||
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| Recorded | August 2011 | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Grimes | |||
| Producer(s) | Grimes | |||
| Grimes singles chronology | ||||
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"Genesis" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes, released on January 9, 2012 as the lead single from her third studio album, Visions (2012).[1] The song is one of Grimes' most successful releases so far due to its music video becoming viral, mostly through micro-blogging site Tumblr. The NME placed the song at number 16 on its list of 50 Best Tracks of 2012.[2]
Music video
The self-directed video for "Genesis" premiered on August 22, 2012.[3] It was filmed in Los Angeles and co-stars rapper and stripper Brooke Candy, whom Grimes describes as "a very contemporary muse". In the video, Grimes is seen alongside a group of friends while driving an Escalade in the desert, holding an albino python in the back of a limousine, and posing in the woods. She said of the concept of the video: "It's loosely based on this painting by my favorite painter, Hieronymus Bosch, called The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things. I wanted to play with Medieval/Catholic imagery. I was raised in a Catholic household and went to a Catholic school, and my childhood brain perceived medieval Catholicism as an action movie: There's this crazy omnipresent guy who can destroy you at any moment."[4]
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[5] | 37 |
Track listings
- Digital download[1]
- "Genesis" – 4:15
- Limited-edition cassette single[6]
- A. "Genesis" – 4:15
- B. "Ambrosia" – 3:31
References
- 1 2 "Genesis – Single by Grimes". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Album and Tracks of the Year". Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Watch The New Video for 'Genesis' by Grimes". 4AD. August 22, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ Battan, Carrie (August 27, 2012). "Director's Cut: Grimes: "Genesis"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-04-29" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ Yin-Wong, Flora (March 20, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: Grimes Cassette Tape Treasure Hunt". Dazed. Retrieved December 14, 2015.