Genius Meanings
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Foo Fighters – Waiting on a War
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The third and final preview from Medicine At Midnight, “Waiting on a War” is a multi-faceted song that has a deeply personal meaning for Foo Fighters' leader Dave Grohl
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Foo Fighters – Making a Fire
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[Refrain] / Na, na, na-na-na-na na, na / Na-na-na-na na, na, na-na-na-na na / Na, na, na-na-na-na na, na / Na-na-na-na na, na, na-na-na-na na / [Verse 1] / I've been waitin
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Genius – January 2021 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' JANUARY 2021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For January 2021 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Foo Fighters – Shame Shame
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“Shame Shame” is the first single off Foo Fighters' tenth studio album Medicine At Midnight.
Foo Fighters debuted the song on November 7th, 2020 with a performance on Saturday
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Foo Fighters – Cloudspotter
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[Verse 1] / Big baby, run and hide / Hope it don't sting when the feeling dies / I got sweet dreams tucked in tight / Silver screen sister in a suit and tie / Two lovers, sick and
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Foo Fighters – No Son of Mine
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[Verse 1] / No son of mine will ever do / The work of villains, the will of fools / If you believe it, it must be true / No son of mine, no son of mine / [Verse 2] / No son of mine
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Foo Fighters – Chasing Birds
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[Verse 1] / Chasing birds to get high / My head is in the clouds / Chasing birds to get by / I'm never comin' down / My heart is six feet underground / [Chorus] / The road to Hell
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Bring Me The Horizon – Parasite Eve
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“Parasite Eve,” the second single from POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR, was recorded during the 2020’s quarantine and, although the inspiration for the track didn’t come from the COVID
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Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young
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[Verse 1] / Love dies young, and there's no resuscitation / Once it's done, no regeneration / It's a losin' game that'll make you play / Your hand against your chest, love dies
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – By the Way
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As the title track from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ eighth studio album, “By the Way” reflects the underlying theme of the record—Anthony Kiedis’ love life, and the emotions
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Black Sabbath – War Pigs
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As the opening track of the influential Black Sabbath album, Paranoid, “War Pigs” was originally titled “Walpurgis.” Walpurgis Night takes place on the 30th April to mark the eve
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The War on Drugs – Pain
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[Verse 1] / Go to bed now, I can tell / Pain is on the way out now / Look away, a domino falls away / I know it's hard lookin' in / Knowin' that tomorrow you'll be back again
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The War on Drugs – Red Eyes
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The first single off of Lost In The Dream that was released with the announcement of the album.
The title suggests the red, puffy eyes you get after crying – fitting for someone
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Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
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[Verse 1] / Say a prayer and close the light, thumb upon the scale / The pillow is cold, and that ship has sailed / Time has run the river dry, dry as a twisted trail / Into the
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Bad Omens – Just Pretend
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[Verse 1] / I'm not afraid / Of the war you've come to wage against my sins / I'm not okay / But I can try my best to just pretend / [Pre-Chorus] / So will you wait me out / Or
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The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me
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“Pray For Me” preaches loyalty, sacrifice and redemption—with both artists taking on the voice of a despondent hero. Kendrick knows a thing or two about a hero/Messiah-complex from
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Led Zeppelin – The Battle of Evermore
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An epic, Celtic folk saga relating a mythological struggle between good and evil, this song is notable within the Led Zeppelin catalogue for several reasons.
It’s the only track
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Foo Fighters – Holding Poison
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[Verse 1] / I got this thing and I've been takin' it out on you / Takin' it out on you / Poor you / Like a machine that's always breakin' down on you / Breaking down on you / So
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Sum 41 – Blood in My Eyes
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This song failed to chart even though it was nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock performance, losing out to Foo Fighters.
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Dee Gees – You Should Be Dancing
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[Verse 1] / My baby moves at midnight / Goes right on 'til the dawn / My woman takes me higher / My woman keeps me warm / [Chorus] / What you doin' on your back, on your back? Oh
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The War on Drugs – Arms Like Boulders
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[Verse 1] / And so now, now that you realized / That planets are spheres with oil on the inside / And your God is only a catapult / Waiting for the right time to let you go / Into
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can't Stop
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Released as a the third single from By The Way, “Can’t Stop” is known for its simple but catchy guitar riff, pulsating bass and thoroughly cryptic lyrics.
Throughout the track
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Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
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The first song on Arcade Fire’s 2010 album The Suburbs. Like their other work, it’s concerned with growing up, but isn’t fictional – it’s about band members Win and Will Butler’s
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The Rolling Stones – Miss You
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“Miss You” was released in 1978 as a single from the Some Girls album and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Penned by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, this hit has been
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The War on Drugs – Victim
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[Verse 1] / I surrender, baby, help me understand / I've given everything when I had to give / Maybe I'm a victim of my own desire / I can't change it, mm, yeah / [Verse 2] / I
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Asia – The Day Before the War
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Standing on the border / Waiting on the line / Silence is a stranger / In these troubled times / I recall a better place / Where I controlled my mind / We had no fears at all
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Dee Gees – Shadow Dancing
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[Verse 1] / You got me looking at that heaven in your eyes / I was chasing your direction, I was telling you no lies / And I was loving you / When the words are said, baby, I lose
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Dee Gees – Tragedy
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[Verse 1] / Here I lie / In a lost and lonely part of town / Held in time / In a world of tears, I slowly drown / Goin' home / I just can't make it all alone / I really should be
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The War on Drugs – You Don't Have to Go
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[Verse 1] / Love is a bird I can't even see / Even in the darkness right in front of me / And you were shining bright through the window / In the morning / There's a tone that
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Joy Division – Disorder
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“Disorder” kicks things off with drummer Stephen Morris pushing the tempo forward, and Peter Hook entering next with octave jumping basslines. The song is fast, almost punky, and
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Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
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“Go Your Own Way” was the first single from Fleetwood Mac’s award winning eleventh LP Rumours, from 1977.
This album was written during the fallout of many relationships within
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