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| Single by A$AP Rocky | ||||
| from the album At.Long.Last.ASAP | ||||
| Released | May 21, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
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| Length | 3:58 | |||
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| "LSD" on YouTube | ||||
"L$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). 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$AP Rocky himself, was released on May 19, 2015. The second half of the music video contains a snippet of "Excuse Me" which also appears on the album. Navy is known for directing other music videos for A$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 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 |
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| 2015 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Editing | Nominated |
| 2016 | Grammy Awards | Best Music Video | Nominated |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) | 83 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 79 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) | 19 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 62 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 20 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP) | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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‡ 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.
- ^ 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.
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