"No New Friends", sometimes titled "Know New Friends", is a song by LSD from the group's album of the same name, released by Columbia Records on 14 March 2019. The song serves as the album's fifth and final single, following "Genius", "Audio", "Thunderclouds", and "Mountains".
Composition
"No New Friends" is a pop song with electronic dance music (EDM) influences, and has a "thumping" dance beat with "bouncy" synth loops by Diplo, as well as harmonized vocals by Sia and Labrinth. Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone describes the song's bridge as "reminiscent of a boozy piano ballad".
Release and promotion Sia confirmed the song's release date via Twitter on 12 March 2019. The group performed "No New Friends" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in April 2019.
Reception Billboard Kat Bein described "No New Friends" as a "bright, rhythm-led tune that pops warm and sunny like spring for your ears", and "infectiously catchy with a touch of the islands that celebrates the buddies we already have". Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx called the song "upbeat" and "an ode to appreciating what you have". He wrote, "The song gives everybody a chance to shine, thanks to Sia's idiosyncratic vocals, Labrinth's hip-hop energy, and Diplo’s EDM-influenced pop production that ties everything together."
Music video The official music video for the song was released on 16 April 2019. Rolling Stones review called the video "an appropriately fantastical visual" and described it as follows: "The clip, directed by Dano Cerny and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, stars Sia's sixteen-year-old body double Maddie Ziegler as a giant. She encounters the pink-clad Labrinth in a Dr. Seussian land of puff-ball trees and whimsical puffy clouds, and the two quickly form a bond. They frolic through the trees, stare up at cloud formations and encounter human-sized clones of Ziegler dancing giddily on a hillside. Diplo appears later in the video as a floating sun and moon, and as another giant who towers over Ziegler. The video received nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards."Shaffer, Claire. "Sia, Diplo and Labrinth Frolic in Seussian Paradise in 'No New Friends' Video", Rolling Stone, April 16, 2019; and Diplo. "LSD – No New Friends (Official Video) ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo", YouTube, March 21, 2019
Track listing Digital download – Remixes "No New Friends" (Dombresky Remix) – 4:06 "No New Friends" (Aaron Redding Remix) – 2:48
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from liner notes of LSD.
Sia Furler – writer, lyricist, vocals Labrinth – writer, lyricist, vocals, producer, engineer, instrumentation, programming Diplo – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming King Henry – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming Jr Blender – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming Nathaniel "Detonate" Ledwidge – additional production Bart Schoudel – engineer Serban Ghenea – mixer John Hanes – engineer for mix Randy Merrill – masterer
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition China Airplay/FL (Billboard) 21 Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay) 1 Lebanon English (Lebanese Top 20) 17 Lithuania (AGATA) 60 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 10 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 8
Certifications
See also Diplo discography Labrinth discography Sia discography
References
External links (12 March 2019) (14 March 2019)