 Genius Meanings
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Green Day – Here Comes the Shock
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[Chorus] / Here comes the shock / Here comes the shock / Here comes the shock / Here comes the shock / [Verse 1] / We got the numbers, baby, gonna rumble in the streets / We're
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Green Day – Pollyanna
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[Verse 1] / Rainy days and razor blades, I think it's time to pull up the shades / It's wonderful to be alive / Hurricanes and headlines, standing in another line / It's wonderful
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Genius – February 2021 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' FEBRUARY 2021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For February 2021 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Taylor Swift – Ronan
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Swift wrote “Ronan” about a three-year-old boy named Ronan Thompson, who died of neuroblastoma after an eight-month battle in 2011. Ronan’s mother, Maya Thompson, who gets credit
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Eminem (Ft. Nate Dogg) – 'Till I Collapse
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Marshall makes a beat for himself and proceeds to tear it to shreds.
The drums are taken almost directly from Queen’s anthem “We Will Rock You”.
Although it has never been
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Danny Elfman, Paul Reubens & Catherine O'Hara – Kidnap the Sandy Claws
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[LOCK/SHOCK/BARREL] / Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws? / [LOCK] / I wanna do it / [BARREL] / Let's draw straws / [SHOCK] / Jack said we should work together / [BARREL] / Three of a kind / [
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The Beatles – Come Together
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“Come Together” is the opening track to Abbey Road, written by John Lennon and to be used as a campaign song for famed LSD enthusiast Timothy Leary, who was running for Governor of
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Alice in Chains – Rooster
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“Rooster” was the fourth single from Dirt. It was the highest-charting from the album in the US, reaching #7 on the rock chart in 1993.
It was written by Alice in Chains guitarist
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Naughty By Nature – Here Comes the Money [Shane McMahon]
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[Hook 1] / Here comes the money (here we go, money talk) / Here comes the money / Money, money, money, money / Money, money, money, money, money / [Treach] / Ching ching, bling
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Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight
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“Rapper’s Delight” has gone down in history as the first commercially successful hip-hop single, and one of the longest at nearly 15 minutes. It is, and will continue to be, one of
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Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
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“Intergalactic" is track #7 on Beastie Boys 5th (full-length) studio album, Hello Nasty, released 7.14.1998. In addition to producing, Mario Caldato, Jr. shares a writing credit
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2Pac – So Many Tears
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Death is a constant theme on the album, and on “So Many Tears” we get a glimpse inside the mind of a man on the brink of madness. We find an almost vulnerable 2Pac not only dealing
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Gorillaz (Ft. De La Soul) – Feel Good Inc.
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“Feel Good Inc.” is about criticism of herd mentality, isolation, and escapism.
The music video features computer-generated imagery combined with 2D animation. The inspiration for
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Bob Dylan – Murder Most Foul
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At midnight on March 27, 2020, Bob Dylan released “Murder Most Foul”—his first studio release since March 2017’s Triplicate and first original song release since September 2012’s
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DJ Kay Slay (Ft. 3D Na'Tee, Aobie, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Big Dubez, Billy Danze, Black Thought, Bodega Bamz, Bun B, Bynoe, Cassidy, Chris Rivers, Chuck D, Coke La Rock, Consequence, Conway the Machine, Cory Gunz, Dave East, DJ Doo Wop, Drag-On, E-A-Ski, E.D.I. Mean, Freddie Foxxx, Fredro Starr, Fred the Godson, Ghostface Killah, Gillie Da Kid, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grand Puba, Greg Nice, Gunplay, Havoc, Hocus45th, Ice-T, Inspectah Deck, Jim Jones, Joell Ortiz, Jon Connor, J.R. Writer, Junior Reid, Kaflow Kaboom, King Kirk, Kool DJ Red Alert, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, KXNG Crooked, Lil' Cease, Lil' Fame, Loaded Lux, Locksmith, Lord Jamar, Lord Tariq, Maino, McGruff, MC Serch, MC Shan, Merkules, Metta Sandiford-Artest, Mike Cee, Millyz, Mistah F.A.B., Ms. Hustle, Mysonne, Nino Man, Omar Epps, OT the Real, Oun-P, Page Kennedy, Papoose, Peter Gunz, Pretty Tone Capone, PTKNY, Raekwon, Rah Digga, Ransom, Ras Kass, Redman, RJ Payne, Rock (Heltah Sk
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[Intro: DJ Kay Slay & Sheek Louch] / Trackateering Music / Man, y'all did it with this one here, y'all / People love to use that quote, "I'm doin' it for the culture" / But what
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Jim Bryant, Johnny Green & West Side Story Orchestra – Something's Coming
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[TONY] / Could be... / Who knows?... / There's something due any day / I will know right away / Soon as it shows / It may come cannonballing down through the sky / Gleam in its eye
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Paul Kandel – Topsy Turvy
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[Crowd:] / Come one, come all! / Leave your looms and milking stools / Coop the hens and pen the mules / Come one, come all! / Close the churches and the schools / It's the day for
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Raw Fusion (Ft. Shock G) – Do My Thang
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[Erick Sermon] (Do my thing) / [VERSE 1: Money B] / To the beat, to the beat, to the beat y'all / Old school chants the party people used to dance to I recall / Summertime in
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Bob Rivers – Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep
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[Verse 1] / If you're havin' trouble with your barnyard friends / You got a thing for ewes / Been countin' sheep, but you're not in bed / Here's what you gotta do / Get outta the
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Taylor Swift – Our Song
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Swift solely composed “Our Song” for the talent show of her freshman year in high school.. It’s about Taylor’s first boyfriend, Drew Dunlop. It was included on Taylor Swift due to
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Sheck Wes – Mo Bamba
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“Mo Bamba” is a track named after Orlando Magic and former Texas Longhorn center Mohamed Bamba. He grew up playing basketball with Sheck and in this song, Sheck compares his
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Eminem – Rap God
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“Rap God” is Eminem’s braggadocious ode to himself and his career. Over its six-minute run-time, he references comic books, throws back to his old songs, and raps crazily fast.
In
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MF DOOM (Ft. Bobbito) – Rhymes Like Dimes
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This is a classic free-association DOOM song, though its overarching idea is that he sells his rhymes, or music, like drug dealers sell Dimebags of weed (which cost $10, roughly
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Kendrick Lamar – FEAR.
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On “FEAR.,” Kendrick explores three instances of true terror at ages 7, 17, and 27, respectively. In the first verse, he explores the fear he experienced growing up in the hood
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Gorillaz – Rhinestone Eyes
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“Rhinestone Eyes” was intended to be the fourth and single from British alternative band Gorillaz’s third studio album, Plastic Beach (2010,) but was replaced by Doncamatic
The
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Timbaland (Ft. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado) – Give It to Me
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There were a number of controversies at the time of “Give It To Me”’s release involving Timberlake, Timbaland and Nelly Furtado. Producer Scott Storch accused Justin & Timbaland of
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Isaiah Rashad (Ft. Syd) – Silkk da Shocka
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Similar to “West Savannah” off Cilvia Demo, Rashad shares a poetic description of how much his lover means to him. Both tracks depict a young, troubled couple who care deeply about
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Team StarKid (Ft. Corey Dorris, Jeff Blim, Joey Richter, Lauren Lopez & Robert Manion) – Show Stoppin Number
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Emma (Lauren Lopez) and Ted (Joey Richter) are trapped by professor Hidgens who here reveals his secret passion: musicals! Professor Hidgens (Robert Manion) sings of the most
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Michael Jackson – They Don't Care About Us
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The fourth single off Jackson’s album HIStory, this is one of Michael’s most controversial songs of all time and was accused of being anti-Semitic. The song is a plea against
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Blue Öyster Cult – (Don't Fear) The Reaper
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This 1976 hit’s meaning led to great discussions by fans. While written with the thoughts of the inevitability of death and dying young on the lyricist’s mind, he staunchly
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The Moldy Peaches – Anyone Else But You
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Anyone Else But You is from the Moldy Peaches' self-titled 2001 record.
It was featured extensively in the movie Juno, where it was sung by the film’s protagonist (played by
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Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
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D.U. creates a witty parody of the hip-hop dance number that, despite (or because of) its satirical bent, has become a classic of the genre. And please, pronounce the man’s name
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Tyler Childers (Ft. The Highwall) – Shake the Frost
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In this song Tyler uses multiple mental images to compare himself to a situation where you would “shake the frost”. First, he describes a beautiful forrest and compares his love to
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Coast Contra (Ft. Cosmic Kev) – The Come Up Show Freestyle
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[Intro: Taj] / We up on Cosmic Kev, man, uh / Been a dream for a minute, so have to be here, you know what I'm sayin'? / Apt. 505 is out right now / Coast Contra in the buildin
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Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
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The first single off of Springsteen’s seminal album Born In The U.S.A., this track was written two years after most of the other songs on the album.
Producer Jon Landau thought
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Better Oblivion Community Center – Sleepwalkin'
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[Intro] / Like, it's, it's impossible to count / One, two, three, four / [Verse 1: Conor Oberst] / Drinking cold, black coffee / I shake and shake, still won't get off me / Another
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TLC – Waterfalls
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“Waterfalls” is a Grammy-nominated 1995 single by TLC from their second album CrazySexyCool and arguably the group’s signature song.
The song was produced by Organized Noize and
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Timbaland (Ft. Drake) – Say Something
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[Chorus: Drake] / This shit was all I knew, you and me only / I did it all for you, still you were lonely / We could've worked it out, uh, but I guess things change / It's funny
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