"Lucid"
Single by Rina Sawayama
from the album Sawayama (Deluxe)
Written2018
Released25 November 2020
Genre
Length3:38
LabelDirty Hit
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)BloodPop
Rina Sawayama singles chronology
"Dance in the Dark"
(2020)		 "Lucid"
(2020)		 "Beg for You"
(2022)
Music video
"Lucid" on YouTube

"Lucid" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, released on 25 November 2020 as the sixth overall and first single from the deluxe edition of her debut studio album Sawayama. Sawayama first teased a collaboration with BloodPop on 2 October 2020, Tweeting out "BloodPop X Rina Sawayama Coming Soon" alongside a Polaroid picture with the words "Lucid Mix" written on it.[2]

Background and composition

The dance-pop song is about "living a different life through dreaming". It was written by Sawayama and Lauren Aquilina in 2018 on the floor of the singer's apartment from a beat sent to them by BloodPop.[3] The song has been described as "Gaga-esque" and garnered comparisons to the singer's 2020 album Chromatica, also produced by BloodPop.[4][5]

Music video

The video was directed by Dave Ferner and Ksenia Kulakova, and was filmed at MARS Studios, owned by Bild Studios, in London, with all staff observing COVID-19 protocols during production. The video was filmed using a virtual production set, with scenes created in Blender and filmed using an LED projection screen.[6]

The song was used in the third episode of the Netflix series Heartstopper and subsequently appeared on the Heartstopper: Official Mixtape released by Spotify.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Atkinson, Jessie (25 November 2020). "Rina Sawayama blasts back with new single 'Lucid'". Gigwise. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Bote, Joshua (2 October 2020). "Rina Sawayama and BloodPop Tease New Collaboration: 'Coming Soon'". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rina Sawayama is teasing a deluxe edition of her debut album with new pop hit, 'LUCID'". Dork. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rina Sawayama Drops New Bop 'Lucid'". DIY. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ↑ DeVille, Chris (25 November 2020). "Rina Sawayama – "LUCID" (Prod. BloodPop)". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bild Studios / Works / Rina Sawayama - Lucid". www.bildstudios.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Warner, Sam (25 April 2022). "'Heartstopper' soundtrack: every song played in the new Netflix drama". NME. Retrieved 29 July 2022.



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