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Genesis (Grimes song)

Field	Value
name	Genesis
cover	Grimes - Genesis.png
border	yes
type	single
artist	Grimes
album	Visions
B-side	Ambrosia
released	2012
recorded	August 2011
genre	{{flatlist
* Synth-pop<ref>{{cite web	first	Calum	last=Marsh	url=http://cokemachineglow.com/records/grimes-visions-2012/	title=Grimes Visions	work=Cokemachineglow	date=February 7, 2012	access-date=July 22, 2022}}
* electropop<ref>{{cite web	first	Larry	last=Ryan	url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/caught-in-the-net-genesis-and-an-artist-s-evolution-6288758.html	title=Caught in the Net - Genesis and an artist's evolution	work=The Independent	date=January 13, 2012	access-date=July 22, 2022}}
length
label	4AD
writer	Grimes
producer	Grimes
next_title	Phone Sex
next_year	2012
misc

| B-side = Ambrosia

Synth-pop
electropop

"Genesis" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes, released in 2012, as the lead single from her third studio album, Visions (2012). 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.

Music video

The self-directed video for "Genesis" premiered on August 22, 2012. 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."

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak
position	Mexico (Mexico Ingles Airplay, Billboard)
44

Certifications

Track listings

;Digital download

"Genesis" – 4:15

;Limited-edition cassette single :A. "Genesis" – 4:15 :B. "Ambrosia" – 3:31

References

Marsh, Calum. (February 7, 2012). "Grimes Visions". [[Cokemachineglow]].
"Genesis – Single by Grimes". [[iTunes Store]] (US). [[Apple Inc..
"Album and Tracks of the Year".
(August 22, 2012). "Watch The New Video for 'Genesis' by Grimes". 4AD.
Battan, Carrie. (August 27, 2012). "Director's Cut: Grimes: "Genesis"". Pitchfork Media.
"Mexico Ingles Airplay / Billboard / Genesis Grimes".
Yin-Wong, Flora. (March 20, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: Grimes Cassette Tape Treasure Hunt". [[Dazed]].

Wikipedia Source

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