LSD (song)

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"LSD"
AsapRockyLSD.jpg
Single by A$AP Rocky
from the album At.Long.Last.ASAP
ReleasedMay 21, 2015
Recorded2014
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Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Everyday"
(2015)
"LSD"
(2015)
"Good for You"
(2015)
Music video
"LSD" on YouTube

"L$D" (stylized "L$D"; abbreviation for Love, Sex, Dreams) is a song by A$AP Rocky, an American hip hop recording artist. It was released on May 21, 2015, as the third single from his second studio album, At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015). [1] The song contains a sample from "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson for the song's drums. "L$D" is a musical shift for A$AP Rocky into a more melodious and introspective style.

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Music video

A music video for the song, directed by Dexter Navy and co-directed by A$AP Rocky himself, [2] was released on May 19, 2015. The second half of the music video contains a snippet of "Excuse Me" which also appears on the album. Navy is known for directing other music videos for A$AP Rocky such as Kids Turned Out Fine and A$AP Forever. The video for "L$D" was nominated for The Best Music Video at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The video directly borrows imagery and was heavily influenced [3] 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

YearCeremonyAwardResult
2015 MTV Video Music Awards [4] Best Editing Nominated
2016 Grammy Awards [5] Best Music Video Nominated

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 83
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 79
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 19
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 62
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [13] Gold45,000
Poland (ZPAV) [14] Gold25,000
Portugal (AFP) [15] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [17] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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