Genius Meanings
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HAIM – Lost Track
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Prior to the official release of “Lost Track,” its music video played in theaters before screenings of Licorice Pizza, a film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson starring Alana Haim
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Taylor Swift (Ft. HAIM) – no body, no crime
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“no body, no crime” is an imaginative take on Swift’s part on a true crime story, featuring HAIM band member Este Haim—good friends of Swift's—as the center of a missing persons
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Genius – March 2022 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MARCH 2022 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For March 2022 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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The New Basement Tapes – Kansas City
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The third track on Lost On The River – the collaborative project using unreleased Bob Dylan lyrics.
Elvis Costello wasn’t there for the recording of this song, but he overdubbed
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Calvin Harris (Ft. HAIM) – Pray To God
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Despite the unlikely combination of EDM producer Calvin Harris and (mostly) rock band HAIM, this track successfully merges their strengths.
The harmonies sung by the Haim sisters
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HAIM – Walking Away
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[Verse 1] / You don't wanna talk, don't wanna work it out / If you were gonna face it, you would've by now (Tell me) / When were you around? When were you a—? / I waited hours and
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HAIM (Ft. Thundercat) – 3 AM (Remix)
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[Chorus: HAIM] / Now you're calling / 3 AM, my head is spinning / Pushed off the sheets from my bed / 'Cause the phone keeps ringing / All I keep thinking is, "Have I lost my mind
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Stromae (Ft. HAIM, Lorde, Pusha T & Q-Tip) – Meltdown
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“Meltdown” opens the Mockingjay: Part 1 soundtrack with an all-star cast. Belgian artist Stromae provides production, Pusha T describes the Capitol’s decadence, Lorde and Q-Tip
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Gracie Abrams – Right now
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[Verse 1] / Look at me, I feel homesick / Want my dog in the door / And the light in the kitchen / From the fridge on the floor / And the faint overhearing / Of my mom on the phone
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Clairo – Bags
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“Bags” is the first single from Clairo’s debut album Immunity. It was first teased on May 24, 2019, with Clairo announcing that the track would be available at midnight.
Co-
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Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well (Part 1)
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“Oh Well” was recorded in 1969, by Fleetwood’s then vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green.
The song was composed in two parts, “Part 1” being a fast electric blues song with
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Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)
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[Verse 1] / It's been so long (Long) / That I haven't seen your face / I'm tryna be strong (Strong) / But the strength I have is washin' away / It won't be long (Long) / Before I
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Lagwagon – Inspector Gadget
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[Instrumental]
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Lorde – Supercut
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In “Supercut”, Lorde dreams of an idealised relationship and looks back on the positive parts of a relationship, but realises that the real relationship she has isn’t quite so. Her
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The Churchills - הצ’רצ’ילים – Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys
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The title track of Jericho’s 2nd album, “Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys”. According to Robb Huxley, the song is about drug addiction, as it tells the story of a psychedelic night
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Neon Indian – Polish Girl
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The second track on Neon Indian’s second album Era Extraña. The song addresses the pining of a long lost ex.
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Taylor Swift – betty
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“betty” touches on the aftermath of “august,” which describes a summer love that was doomed from the start. Listeners learn that while the summer affair was going on, the speaker
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Lil Baby (Ft. Young Thug) – Right Now
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On “Right Now,” Lil Baby recruits fellow Atlanta rapper for a very introspective song.
Over an instumental produced by Thug’s frequent collaborator London on da Track, the two
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Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side
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Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” is a tribute to Andy Warhol’s “factory” of friends and superstars from the New York underground. Here’s Holly, Jackie and Joe in 1971:
The
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Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
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Touching on the topic of the tough year lead singer Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman had following their announcement of their divorce on April 26, 2018, “Bad Liar” is the
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Taylor Swift – High Infidelity
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“High Infidelity” continues a pattern of Swift exploring the nuances of cheating and infidelity, which started in 2017’s “Gorgeous.” Swift then got deeper into the subject
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INXS And Jimmy Barnes – Good Times
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Everybody shake / Everybody groove / Everybody shake / Mary, Mary, you're on my mind / Folks are gone and / The place will be mine / Aw, Mary, Mary, wanna be with you / And this is
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Caroline Polachek – So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings
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“So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” is the fourth single from Caroline Polachek’s debut solo album, Pang. Its release on September 16th 2019, was accompanied by the announcement of
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz & Stephanie Beatriz) – In the Heights
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[USNAVI] / Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day / I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away / Pop the grate at the crack of dawn / Sing while I
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Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
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“Lavender Haze,” the love life-inspired opening Midnights‘ track, captures the feelings of a honeymoon-style relationship and is inspired by the classic 50’s phrase of the same
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Gracie Abrams – 21
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In an interview with ‘Women in Pop’ Gracie talks about the origins of this song.
“The story is pretty directly in the lyrics honestly, but that’s because of the fact that in the
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Clairo – Sofia
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“Sofia” is third single from Clairo’s debut album, Immunity. “Sofia” is about Clairo’s first crushes on women such as director Sofia Coppola or actress Sofia Vergara. In this song
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