LSD (song)

"LSD"
"LSD"
Single by A$AP Rocky
from the album At.Long.Last.ASAP
Released	May 21, 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Neo-soul; alternative R&B; neo-psychedelia;
Length	3:58
Label	Polo Grounds; RCA;
Songwriter(s)	Rakim Mayers; Issac de Boni; Michael Burman; Hector Delgado; Bobbie Gentry; Michael Mule; James Scheffer;
Producer(s)	Hector Delgado; Jim Jonsin; Finatik N Zac;
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
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.

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

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
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


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[13]	Gold	45,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[14]	Gold	25,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[15]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[16]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[17]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "L$D - Single by A$AP Rocky". iTunes. 21 May 2015.
^ A$AP Rocky: LSD (Video 2015), retrieved 2019-01-18
^ "A$AP Rocky Talks Seeing Colors, Not Doing Molly, & the Color of the Dress". Noisey Youtube. September 2015.
^ Stutz, Colin (July 21, 2015). "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "See the Full List of 2016 Grammy Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
^ Ryan, Gavin (June 6, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Taylor Swift Bad Blood Spends Second Week At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 23, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Canadian single certifications – A$AP Rocky – L$d". Music Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "Danish single certifications – A$AP Rocky – L$D". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "Portuguese single certifications" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "British single certifications – Asap Rocky – Lsd". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "American single certifications – A$AP Rocky – L$D". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

External links

"LSD" music video on YouTube

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[1] "L$D - Single by A$AP Rocky". iTunes. 21 May 2015.

[2] A$AP Rocky: LSD (Video 2015), retrieved 2019-01-18

[3] "A$AP Rocky Talks Seeing Colors, Not Doing Molly, & the Color of the Dress". Noisey Youtube. September 2015.

[4] Stutz, Colin (July 21, 2015). "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[5] "See the Full List of 2016 Grammy Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

[6] Ryan, Gavin (June 6, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Taylor Swift Bad Blood Spends Second Week At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

[sc_Canada_A$AP_Rocky-7] "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

[8] "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 23, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[sc_Billboardhot100_A$AP_Rocky-9] "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_A$AP_Rocky-10] "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-11] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[CanadaA$AP_RockyL$dsingleCertRef-12] "Canadian single certifications – A$AP Rocky – L$d". Music Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[DenmarkA$AP_RockyL$DsingleCertRef-13] "Danish single certifications – A$AP Rocky – L$D". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[PolandsingleCertRef-14] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[PortugalsingleCertRef-15] "Portuguese single certifications" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[United_KingdomAsap_RockyLsdsingleCertRef-16] "British single certifications – Asap Rocky – Lsd". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

[United_StatesA$AP_RockyL$DsingleCertRef-17] "American single certifications – A$AP Rocky – L$D". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

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