 Genius Meanings
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The xx – Intro
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“Intro”, a simple, two minute instrumental song is easily The xx’s most popular song. As of August 2017, it’s their most streamed song on Spotify, racking up over 200 million
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Rihanna, 311, Akon & The xx (Ft. JAY-Z & Snoop Dogg) – Intro / Umbrella / Amber / I Wanna Love You [Mixed]
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Nov 10, 2023 ... Intro / Umbrella / Amber / I Wanna Love You [Mixed] ... Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning.
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Yungg S – The XX Intro
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[Intro] / Yeah / Reality / Behind my eyelids / One minute, one second / [Verse 1] / Yo, it was only yesterday when I woke up / From this dream, vivid visions / When everything
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The xx – Crystalised
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“Crystalised” is about a complicated relationship, and ultimately uses crystallization as a metaphor for love. It’s the lead single from The xx’s eponymous debut album. Romy and
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The xx – Angels
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“Angels” opens with a restrained style and soft-spoken verses about the idea of being in love. Croft’s lyrics compare the premature end of an relationship to “dreaming of angels
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The xx – Shelter
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“Shelter” is the kind of track that launched the xx into a global phenomenon. Romy’s lyrical longing to right her perceived “wrong” is heart-wrenching. When it’s set to the stark
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The xx – Say Something Loving
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Airy and open, “Say Something Loving” uses echoed guitars, a matching bassline, varied percussion and programming as well as orchestration to express the feeling of feeling
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The xx, VINNE, SMACK, Gunna, Lil Baby, Skrillex, Flowdan & Fred again.. – Drip Too Hard / Intro / Rumble / My Mind (Loud Luxury Edit) [Mixed]
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[Intro: Lil Baby] / Drip too hard, don't stand too close / You gon' fuck around and drown off this wave / Doin' all these shows, I've been on the road / I don't care where I go
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The xx – Fantasy
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Mysterious in composition and with hushed vocals by Sim, “Fantasy” opens up with overlaid synths, the ends with a distorted bassline, Romy’s guitar hooks and fluttering samples
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LOONA – X X
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[Instrumental]
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Azad Right – It's All Right
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Azad Right spits over The XX’s popular “Intro” track and his this to say about it:
“A lot of people have been wanting to hear me rap with no hooks so I decided to do just that
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The xx – VCR
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“VCR” is about simple, nostalgic, and cute love. VCRs, or videocassette recorders, were used throughout the 1980s and 1990s to watch and record video until the DVD was invented in
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XXXTENTACION – ICE HOTEL (intro)
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“ICE HOTEL (intro),” featuring off of the EP, Ice Hotel X deleted. This is the intro.
X remixes SZA’s 2013 song “Teen Spirit” and samples her verses, along with sampling Pink
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alt-J – Intro
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The opener to alt-J’s An Awesome Wave, “Intro” wastes no time indicting the pretentious, unoriginal ilk of the music festival scene. It’s a beautiful song with some really biting
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XXXTENTACION – skin
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X portrays someone struggling with depression that cuts and commits suicide by shooting themself in the head.
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Rihanna – Drunk on Love
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[Intro] / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah / No / [Verse 1] / I feel like I'm a hopeless romantic / I can't help falling in love / I fiend for love / I want it, I crave it / I just can't get
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Carole & Tuesday – Polly Jean
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“Polly Jean” is Carole & Tuesday’s second opening theme for the second half of the anime (episode 13 to episode 24). The vocalists Nai Br.XX (Carole) and Celeina Ann (Tuesday
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French Montana (Ft. Swae Lee) – Unforgettable
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In honor of his 32nd birthday, French Montana delivered a present to his fans sharing “Unforgettable” on Instagram, in a now deleted post, captioning:
🔥🔥🔥🔥 BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM ME
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Jamie xx (Ft. Popcaan & Young Thug) – I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)
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The xx’s own Jamie xx released his solo debut In Colour, grabbing Popcaan and man-of-the-moment Young Thug for an assist with “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times).”
The song was
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The xx – Islands
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“Islands” is about fully committing oneself to one person in that relationship. Although the narrator has had other relationships and casual flings, the relationship they find in
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XXXTENTACION – FIND ME (Intro)
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“FIND ME” is the introduction to Members Only, Vol. 3. On the song, XXXTENTACION questions where his lover has been as he has been awaiting her.
Before its release, X previewed
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XXXTENTACION – NEVER
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In this song, there are several reoccurring themes; a girl, death, and X’s internal dispute with death vs. life. It is believed that the song is related to a relationship that X
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Genius Romanizations – JUNNA - コノユビトマレ (Kono Yubi Tomare) (Romanized)
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Nozomi doori ni / Kakete ageru / Tekagen wa shinai / Suki, kirai, suki, kirai / Saisho wa daare? / Hodohodo ja tsumannai / Subete ka zero ka / Suki, kirai, suki, kirai
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Playboi Carti – Long Time (Intro)
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“Long Time” begins Playboi Carti’s debut album with an ode to the determination that allowed him to become successful as a recording artist and the luxuries he can enjoy since
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Blue Scholars – Lumiere
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Samples “Intro” by The XX. The scenes in the video are from Oakland.
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XXXTENTACION – Teeth (Interlude)
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XXXTENTACION is singing this song about his breakup with his girlfriend, and what he is feeling about relationships. This song is also a sequel to “A Message To Tina Belcher.”
X
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Luci4 (Ft. 9lives) – XX pt. 3
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[Intro] / I hate I was ever in love with you / I hate I was ever in love with you / I hate I was ever in love with y-y-you / I wanted to have my son with you / I wanna go home; I'm
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The xx – On Hold
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“On Hold” is about trying to extend an already broken relationship. When you keep someone on hold during a phone call, they don’t know if they should wait for the call to resume or
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Jamie xx (Ft. Romy) – SeeSaw
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“SeeSaw” is the third track on Jamie xx’s solo debut In Colour, featuring bandmate Romy Croft from The xx.
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XXXTENTACION – SAD!
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On “SAD!” X laments about the struggle of letting go of a loved one and the feeling of depression that follows.
He details emotions of uncertainty surrounding a specific
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XXXTENTACION – vice city
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“vice city” is the earliest song publicly available on XXXTENTACION’s SoundCloud. The song is a classic to many fans with its melancholy melody, cynical lyrics with the
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XXXTENTACION – Carry On
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“Carry On” alludes to his ex-girlfriend, Geneva Ayala. It was produced by Potsu, who also produced 17 tracks “Jocelyn Flores” and “Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares,” which all
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Sig.Carlito – PL4Y Y0UR ROL3 xx
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[Intro: Sig.Carlito & Taylor Swift] / You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset / She's going off about something that you said (Yeah) / 'Cause she doesn't get your
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The xx – Basic Space
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“Basic Space” is about sex and intimacy in a new-relationship. The song, written solely by band member Romy Madley-Croft, utilizes several metaphors including water, stone, wax
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Marc E. Bassy – XX
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[Intro] / Maybe we get high, just so we can come back down to earth / Maybe we'll get by / That's all that matters / Baby when I'm alone, I'm never really alone / Just pretending
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XXXTENTACION – Riot
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On “Riot,” XXXTENTACION is giving his thoughts on the killings of African Americans across the United States and the riots that ensue. X condemns officers who abuse their authority
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The xx – Heart Skipped a Beat
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Oliver and Romy trades lines detailing the difficulties and emotions felt after a break-up.
This track is one of the stand-out cuts off The xx’s critically acclaimed debut album
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