"I'm Tired" is a song by English singer
Labrinth
Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record lab ...
and American singer
Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the ...
, released as a single from the
season two soundtrack of American TV series ''
Euphoria
Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and dan ...
'' on 28 February 2022. It was written by Labrinth, Zendaya and the series' creator and director
Sam Levinson
Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film '' Operation: Endg ...
, and released following the season two finale.
The song was also included on the
season two score alongside an extended solo version with just Labrinth, and a Zendaya version called "Rue's I'm Tired". At the
74th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The awards ceremony was held live on September ...
, the song was nominated for
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
Background
The "
gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...
-inspired" song was first used in the fourth episode of season two, in which the character Rue (Zendaya) imagines herself in church.
Live performances
On April 22, 2023 Labrinth and Zendaya performed the song at Day 2 of
Coachella 2023.
Charts
Release history
References
{{Euphoria (American TV series)
2022 singles
2022 songs
Labrinth songs
Song recordings produced by Labrinth
Songs from television series
Songs written by Labrinth
Zendaya songs