Them Changes (Thundercat song)

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"Them Changes"
Single by Thundercat
from the EP The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam and album Drunk
ReleasedJune 18, 2015 (2015-06-18)
Genre
Length3:07
Label Brainfeeder
Songwriters
Producer Thundercat * Flying Lotus
Thundercat singles chronology
"Oh Sheit It's X"
(2013)		"Them Changes"
(2015)		"Bus in These Streets"
(2016)

"Them Changes" is a song by American musician Thundercat. It was first released on June 18, 2015, as a single from his EP The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam . [1] [4] The track, which Thundercat co-wrote with producer Flying Lotus, was later included on Thundercat's full-length album Drunk , released on February 24, 2017. [6]

A funk and psychedelic jazz song with elements of pop and R&B, "Them Changes" features a sampled beat from the 1977 song "Footsteps in the Dark" by the Isley Brothers. [5] "Them Changes" was accompanied by a music video directed by Carlos López Estrada. [7] [8] [9] In October 2022, after a sped-up remix of the song went viral on TikTok, an official "Sped Up" version of the song was released on digital platforms. [10]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Geslani, Michelle (June 18, 2015). "Thundercat to release surprise album featuring Flying Lotus and Herbie Hancock". Consequence . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thundercat on How 'Them Changes' Became a Funk Song". Wired . July 30, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ Santora, Sara (March 22, 2018). "Today's Song: Funk & Heartbreak Show Thundercat's Going Through "Them Changes"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Cwik, Greg (June 21, 2015). "Listen to Thundercat's Sexy New Psych-Jazz Song". Vulture . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Larson, Jeremy D. (July 9, 2015). "Thundercat: "Them Changes" Track Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (February 24, 2017). "Here Are The Full Credits For Thundercat's Drunk Album". The Fader . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ Minsker, Evan (July 21, 2015). "Thundercat Is a Samurai Warrior in His "Them Changes" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ Blistein, Jon (July 21, 2015). "Samurai Sits, Stares in Thundercat's Surreal, Sad 'Them Changes' Video". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ Darville, Jordan (July 21, 2015). "Thundercat's "Them Changes" Video Is A Wounded Samurai's Lament". The Fader . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Campbell, Erica (January 17, 2023). "Sped up songs: why are music fans becoming captivated by quick TikTok hits?". NME . Retrieved September 26, 2023.


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