No New Friends (LSD song)
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| "No New Friends" | ||||
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 Remixes version cover artwork | ||||
| Single by LSD | ||||
| from the album LSD | ||||
| Released | 14 March 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "No New Friends" on YouTube | ||||
"No New Friends", sometimes titled "Know New Friends",[1] is a song by LSD from the group's album of the same name, released by Columbia Records on 14 March 2019.[2] The song serves as the album's fifth and final single, following "Genius", "Audio", "Thunderclouds", and "Mountains".[3]
Composition[edit]
"No New Friends" is a pop song with electronic dance music (EDM) influences,[4] and has a "thumping" dance beat with "bouncy" synth loops by Diplo, as well as harmonized vocals by Sia and Labrinth. Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone describes the song's bridge as "reminiscent of a boozy piano ballad".[3]
Release and promotion[edit]
Sia confirmed the song's release date via Twitter on 12 March 2019.[5] The group performed "No New Friends" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in April 2019.[6]
Reception[edit]
Billboard's Kat Bein described "No New Friends" as a "bright, rhythm-led tune that pops warm and sunny like spring for your ears", and "infectiously catchy with a touch of the islands that celebrates the buddies we already have".[7] Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx called the song "upbeat" and "an ode to appreciating what you have". He wrote, "The song gives everybody a chance to shine, thanks to Sia's idiosyncratic vocals, Labrinth's hip-hop energy, and Diplo’s EDM-influenced pop production that ties everything together."[4]
Music video[edit]
The official music video for the song was released on 16 April 2019. Rolling Stone's review called the video "an appropriately fantastical visual" and described it as follows: "The clip, directed by Dano Cerny and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, stars Sia's sixteen-year-old body double Maddie Ziegler as a giant. She encounters the pink-clad Labrinth in a Dr. Seussian land of puff-ball trees and whimsical puffy clouds, and the two quickly form a bond. They frolic through the trees, stare up at cloud formations and encounter human-sized clones of Ziegler dancing giddily on a hillside. Diplo appears later in the video as a floating sun and moon, and as another giant who towers over Ziegler."[8]
Track listing[edit]
- Digital download – Remixes[9]
- "No New Friends" (Dombresky Remix) – 4:06
- "No New Friends" (Aaron Redding Remix) – 2:48
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from liner notes of LSD.
- Sia Furler – writer, lyricist, vocals
- Labrinth – writer, lyricist, vocals, producer, engineer, instrumentation, programming
- Diplo – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming
- King Henry – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming
- Jr Blender – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming
- Nathaniel "Detonate" Ledwidge – additional production
- Bart Schoudel – engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixer
- John Hanes – engineer for mix
- Randy Merrill – masterer
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] | 90 |
| China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[11] | 21 |
| France (SNEP)[12] | 173 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 61 |
| Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[14] | 1 |
| Lebanon English (Lebanese Top 20)[15] | 17 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[16] | 60 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] | 10 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] | 78 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 8 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[20] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[21] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Labrinth, Sia & Diplo LSD - LSD (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.
- ^ "Labrinth, Diplo and Sia's LSD Drop New Song 'No New Friends'". Variety. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Blistein, Jon (14 March 2019). "Hear Diplo, Sia, Labrinth Declare 'No New Friends' on New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Rossignol, Derrick. "Labrinth, Sia, and Diplo Appreciate What They Have On Their Bouncy New LSD Single 'No New Friends'". Uproxx. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ @Sia (March 12, 2019). "#LSD "No New Friends" ➡️ out Thursday 🎵 @labrinth @diplo - Team Sia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (April 25, 2019). "Watch LSD's Vibrant Performance of 'No New Friends' on 'Ellen'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ Bein, Kat (14 March 2019). "LSD Return with the Bouncy 'No New Friends': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire. "Sia, Diplo and Labrinth Frolic in Seussian Paradise in 'No New Friends' Video", Rolling Stone, April 16, 2019; and Diplo. "LSD – No New Friends (Official Video) ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo", YouTube, March 21, 2019
- ^ "iTunes - Music - No New Friends (feat. Sia, Diplo & Labrinth) [Remixes] - Single by LSD". iTunes Store.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201916 into search. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "China Airplay Chart/Foreign Language - 06/03/2019". Billboard China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "LSD (Labrinth / Sia / Diplo) – No New Friends" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Labrinth". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "מדיה פורסט - לדעת שאתה באוויר". Mediaforest.biz. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "LSD – Lebanese Chart Top 20 History". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201916 into search. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 12, 22 mars 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – LSD – No New Friends". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- LSD - No New Friends ft. Sia, Labrinth, Diplo (Teaser) on YouTube (12 March 2019)
- LSD - No New Friends ft. Sia, Labrinth, Diplo (Lyrics) on YouTube (14 March 2019)