Hair (The Lucid song)

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"Hair"
The Lucid Hair (Single).png
Single by The Lucid
from the album The Lucid
ReleasedOctober 6, 2021
Studio Heaven and Heller Studio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Post-grunge
Length4:14
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Heller
The Lucid singles chronology
"Damned"
(2021)
"Hair"
(2021)
"Deaths of Despair"
(2022)

"Hair" is a song by the American hard rock band The Lucid. [1] Included on their debut self-titled album The Lucid (2021), it was written by Drew Fortier, Mike Heller, David Ellefson and Vinnie Dombroski. [2]

Contents

Background

The instrumental of the song was originally demoed by Drew Fortier in 2017. In early 2020, Fortier revisited the piece along with frequent collaborators Mike Heller and David Ellefson who recorded drums and bass for the demo respectively. [3] Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski was brought in as a collaborator, completing the song, "Hair" as well as the line up for the band. [4]

Recording

Drums and bass for the song were recorded at Mike Heller's Heaven and Heller Studio in Los Angeles, California with guitars and vocals handled by Fortier and Dombroski at their respective home studios. [5] The song was mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert. [6]

Release

The song was released on October 6, 2021 as the band's third single from The Lucid. [7]

Music video

The band collaborated with actor/filmmaker Hannah Fierman who, in addition to directing, wrote and starred in the video for "Hair". [8] The video was released April 19, 2021. [9] [10]

Accolades

YearEventAwardTitleResult
2022Europe Music AwardsBest Actress (Hannah Fierman) [11] The Lucid - "Hair"Won
Dreamachine International Film FestivalBest Music Video [12] Won
Diamond Bell International Film FestivalBest Music VideoWon
Vegas Movie AwardsBest Song [13] Won
Best EnsembleWon
Black Swan International Film FestivalBest Music Video [14] Won
Horror Bowl Movie AwardsBest Horror Music VideoWon

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