Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)

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Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
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Released4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
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Length63:13
Label
Producer Labrinth
Labrinth chronology
LSD
(2019)
Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
(2019)
Imagination & the Misfit Kid
(2019)
Euphoria chronology
Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
(2019)
Euphoria Season 1 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack)
(2021)

Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series) is a soundtrack by British musician Labrinth, containing the score for the first season of the HBO teen drama Euphoria . It was released digitally by Sony Masterworks and Milan Records on 4 October 2019, with vinyl copies following on 10 January 2020. It is Labrinth's first full-length solo release since 2012's Electronic Earth . The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200, the artist's first entry on the chart, and entered the top 50 in several countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden.

Contents

Album track "Still Don't Know My Name" became a sleeper hit in 2020, eventually peaking at number 52 in Labrinth's native UK and becoming certified Platinum in the United States, his first solo certification in the country. [1] [2] "Formula", "Forever", "When I R.I.P.", and "Mount Everest", also charted in various countries, with the later song also appearing on Imagination & the Misfit Kid and his second Euphoria score album.

Background and composition

Of his approach to composing the score, Labrinth said "It was a dream come true to give wings and add magic to the different storylines. It was a collaborative effort among Sam Levinson, the crew and the cast – I only added texture to an already phenomenal show. I hope that anyone who listens to the music embraces feeling something." [3] Labrinth initially did not want to use his own voice for the project, but Levinson persuaded him to after hearing his original demos. The placement of Labrinth's voice throughout the underscore of the series allows him to "become an unseen ethereal thread connecting all of the central figures in Euphoria." [4]

The score is described as "genre blending" and fuses gospel, [5] electronica, [5] orchestral music, [5] and melodic house [5] with elements of soul, [6] R&B, [5] smooth jazz, [5] jungle, [5] and hip hop. [5]

Euphoria won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Television Soundtrack at The Ivors 2020 on 2 September 2020. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Labrinth, except tracks 18 and 19 written by Labrinth and Gustave Rudman Rambali.

No.TitleLength
1."New Girl"1:02
2."Formula"1:31
3."Preparing for Call"0:28
4."Forever"3:22
5."Planning Date"1:41
6."Nate Growing Up"2:33
7."Home from Rehab"0:43
8."We All Knew"3:01
9."Say Goodnight"0:43
10."Shy Guy"1:25
11."Following Tyler"1:28
12."Still Don't Know My Name"2:33
13."Kat's Denial"1:30
14."Slideshow"0:56
15."Family Vacation"0:22
16."Grapefruit Diet"1:35
17."WTF Are We Talking For"2:51
18."Euphoria Funfair"10:07
19."The Lake"3:45
20."Maddy's Story"4:51
21."Demanding Excellence"3:30
22."McKay & Cassie"1:32
23."Gangster"2:30
24."When I R.I.P."2:54
25."Arriving at the Formal"5:58
26."Virgin Piña Coladas"0:22
27."Mount Everest"02:39
Total length:63:13

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [32] Platinum40,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Gold10,000
France (SNEP) [34] Gold50,000
Germany (BVMI) [35] Gold30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [36] Gold7,500
Poland (ZPAV) [37] Platinum20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [39] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series)
RegionDateFormatLabelReference
Various4 October 2019 [40]
10 January 2020 LP [41]

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