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Hallucinate (song)
"Hallucinate" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her second studio album Future Nostalgia (2020). The song was written by Lipa alongside Frances and SG Lewis. The latter of the three also handled the production with Stuart Price. The song was released through Warner Records for digital download and streaming on 10 July 2020 as the album's fourth single. It is a disco-house song with dance-pop, electro swing, psychedelic and synth-pop elements. Set to EDM rhythms and retro beats, the lyrics describe how crazy love can make one feel.
"Hallucinate" was well received by music critics. Many complimented the song's dance sound and the production as well as the 1990s and 2000s styles used in the production. The song appeared on numerous best songs of 2020 year-end lists, including ones published by The Guardian, The Line of Best Fit and Rolling Stone. Commercially, the song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, while charting within the top 50 of charts in Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Scotland and Slovenia. It is certified gold in Brazil, New Zealand and the UK, as well as platinum in Poland.
The animated music video for "Hallucinate" was directed by Lisha Tan and was inspired by Studio 54, the golden age of animation and the 1970s disco heyday. In the video, Lipa's character goes on a hallucinatory journey after smelling a flower, that goes from good trip to bad trip and vice versa constantly. Critics complimented the trippiness of the video and it won animation, general video at the 2021 Webby Awards. The song was further promoted with the release of remixes by Paul Woolford, Tensnake and Mr. Fingers. Lipa performed the song on several occasions, including BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party and the 2021 Brit Awards.
"Hallucinate" was originally written by Frances and SG Lewis, the same day in which Lewis created the instrumental for his song "Feed The Fire" (2020). They did not finish the song, but created parts of it and had rough structures of what the song could be. The duo ended up playing it for Joe Kentish, the A&R for Dua Lipa's label. Kentish ended up sending the song to Lipa who, after hearing it, contacted Lewis about her admiration of it. Lipa and Lewis originally connected through Frances and they had known each other for a while as they ran in the same London circles, but they never wrote together; he did a remix of her 2017 song "New Rules". The three of them then got into the studio to finish the song, which did not take very long. Lewis recalled that Lipa took the song to "another level" and that it was quite easy to finish. He also served as the song's producer. After the song was finished, Stuart Price began doing some additional production across Future Nostalgia, eventually coming upon "Hallucinate", in which he added some production items. The song was recorded at Pulse Music in Silverlake with the vocals being recorded at London's TaP Studio. Price mixed the song at Tracques while Chris Gehringer mastered it at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey.
"Hallucinate" runs for a total of 3 minutes and 28 seconds, and is composed in 4
4 time and the key of B♭ major, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. The verses follow a B♭5–G♭–A♭ chord progression, whilst the chorus adds an additional E♭ chord to the sequence. The song has a structure of verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, middle eight, chorus. Described by Lipa as her "festival song," "Hallucinate" is a disco-house track. The song features soulful flashes and a funky melody, and incorporates elements of 1990s and 2000s music, as well as dance-pop, electro swing, psychedelic, and synth-pop genres.
The production consists of a looped bass, pianissimo synthesizers, hi-hats, a synth bassline, mercilessly scythed violins, cowbells, EDM rhythms, a post-disco house groove, and retro drum beats, categorized as disco-house. Lipa showcases her higher vocal register, with her vocals ranging from F3 to D5. She also contributes a 1990s diva hook with husky vocals. The lyrics evoke different sensory experiences, and describe how crazy love can make one feel. It sees Lipa engaged in an all-consuming, addictive love and celebrating carnality and physicality as the gateway to higher ground.
This is quite different from the other songs on the album, which all tie in together. But I just wanted this to be like a fun '90s dance track. It felt so freeing. It makes me so happy.
— Lipa talking about "Hallucinate".
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Hallucinate (song)
"Hallucinate" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her second studio album Future Nostalgia (2020). The song was written by Lipa alongside Frances and SG Lewis. The latter of the three also handled the production with Stuart Price. The song was released through Warner Records for digital download and streaming on 10 July 2020 as the album's fourth single. It is a disco-house song with dance-pop, electro swing, psychedelic and synth-pop elements. Set to EDM rhythms and retro beats, the lyrics describe how crazy love can make one feel.
"Hallucinate" was well received by music critics. Many complimented the song's dance sound and the production as well as the 1990s and 2000s styles used in the production. The song appeared on numerous best songs of 2020 year-end lists, including ones published by The Guardian, The Line of Best Fit and Rolling Stone. Commercially, the song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, while charting within the top 50 of charts in Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Scotland and Slovenia. It is certified gold in Brazil, New Zealand and the UK, as well as platinum in Poland.
The animated music video for "Hallucinate" was directed by Lisha Tan and was inspired by Studio 54, the golden age of animation and the 1970s disco heyday. In the video, Lipa's character goes on a hallucinatory journey after smelling a flower, that goes from good trip to bad trip and vice versa constantly. Critics complimented the trippiness of the video and it won animation, general video at the 2021 Webby Awards. The song was further promoted with the release of remixes by Paul Woolford, Tensnake and Mr. Fingers. Lipa performed the song on several occasions, including BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party and the 2021 Brit Awards.
"Hallucinate" was originally written by Frances and SG Lewis, the same day in which Lewis created the instrumental for his song "Feed The Fire" (2020). They did not finish the song, but created parts of it and had rough structures of what the song could be. The duo ended up playing it for Joe Kentish, the A&R for Dua Lipa's label. Kentish ended up sending the song to Lipa who, after hearing it, contacted Lewis about her admiration of it. Lipa and Lewis originally connected through Frances and they had known each other for a while as they ran in the same London circles, but they never wrote together; he did a remix of her 2017 song "New Rules". The three of them then got into the studio to finish the song, which did not take very long. Lewis recalled that Lipa took the song to "another level" and that it was quite easy to finish. He also served as the song's producer. After the song was finished, Stuart Price began doing some additional production across Future Nostalgia, eventually coming upon "Hallucinate", in which he added some production items. The song was recorded at Pulse Music in Silverlake with the vocals being recorded at London's TaP Studio. Price mixed the song at Tracques while Chris Gehringer mastered it at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey.
"Hallucinate" runs for a total of 3 minutes and 28 seconds, and is composed in 4
4 time and the key of B♭ major, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. The verses follow a B♭5–G♭–A♭ chord progression, whilst the chorus adds an additional E♭ chord to the sequence. The song has a structure of verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, middle eight, chorus. Described by Lipa as her "festival song," "Hallucinate" is a disco-house track. The song features soulful flashes and a funky melody, and incorporates elements of 1990s and 2000s music, as well as dance-pop, electro swing, psychedelic, and synth-pop genres.
The production consists of a looped bass, pianissimo synthesizers, hi-hats, a synth bassline, mercilessly scythed violins, cowbells, EDM rhythms, a post-disco house groove, and retro drum beats, categorized as disco-house. Lipa showcases her higher vocal register, with her vocals ranging from F3 to D5. She also contributes a 1990s diva hook with husky vocals. The lyrics evoke different sensory experiences, and describe how crazy love can make one feel. It sees Lipa engaged in an all-consuming, addictive love and celebrating carnality and physicality as the gateway to higher ground.
This is quite different from the other songs on the album, which all tie in together. But I just wanted this to be like a fun '90s dance track. It felt so freeing. It makes me so happy.
— Lipa talking about "Hallucinate".