Genesis (Grimes song) explained

Genesis
Cover:Grimes - Genesis.png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Grimes
Album:Visions
B-Side:Ambrosia
Recorded:August 2011
Label:4AD
Producer:Grimes
Next Title:Phone Sex
Next Year:2012

"Genesis" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes, released on January 9, 2012, as the lead single from her third studio album, Visions (2012).[1] The song is one of Grimes' most successful releases so far, as a result of the song's music videos becoming viral, mostly through micro-blogging site Tumblr. The NME placed the song at number 16 on its list of 50 Best Tracks of 2012.[2]

Music video

The self-directed video for "Genesis" premiered on August 22, 2012.[3] It was filmed in Los Angeles and co-stars rapper and stripper Brooke Candy, whom Grimes describes as "a very contemporary muse". In the video, Grimes is seen alongside a group of friends while driving an Escalade in the desert, holding an albino python in the back of a limousine, and posing in the woods. She said of the concept of the video: "It's loosely based on this painting by my favorite painter, Hieronymus Bosch, called The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things. I wanted to play with Medieval/Catholic imagery. I was raised in a Catholic household and went to a Catholic school, and my childhood brain perceived medieval Catholicism as an action movie: There's this crazy omnipresent guy who can destroy you at any moment."[4]

Track listings

Digital download[1]
  1. "Genesis" – 4:15
Limited-edition cassette single[6]
  • A. "Genesis" – 4:15
  • B. "Ambrosia" – 3:31

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Genesis – Single by Grimes . . February 22, 2012.
    2. Web site: Album and Tracks of the Year. . March 11, 2015.
    3. Web site: Watch The New Video for 'Genesis' by Grimes . 4AD . August 22, 2012 . January 6, 2013.
    4. Web site: Battan . Carrie . Director's Cut: Grimes: "Genesis" . Pitchfork Media . August 27, 2012 . January 6, 2013.
    5. Mexico Ingles Airplay / Billboard / Genesis Grimes. Billboard. 2021-06-09.
    6. Web site: Yin-Wong . Flora . EXCLUSIVE: Grimes Cassette Tape Treasure Hunt . . March 20, 2012 . December 14, 2015.