"Lucid" (stylised in

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) is a song by Japanese-British singer-songwriter

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, released on 25 November 2020 as the sixth overall and first single from the deluxe edition of her debut studio album ''

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''. Sawayama first teased a collaboration with

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on 2 October 2020, Tweeting out "BloodPop X Rina Sawayama Coming Soon" alongside a

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picture with the words "Lucid Mix" written on it.

Background and composition

The

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song is about "living a different life through dreaming". It was written by Sawayama and

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in 2018 on the floor of the singer's apartment from a beat sent to them by BloodPop. The song has been described as "

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-esque" and garnered comparisons to the singer's 2020 album ''

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'', also produced by BloodPop.

Music video

The video was directed by Dave Ferner and Ksenia Kulakova, and was filmed at MARS Studios, owned by Bild Studios, in London, with all staff observing

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protocols during production. The video was filmed using a virtual production set, with scenes created in

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and filmed using an LED projection screen.

In popular culture

The song was used in the third episode of the

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series ''Heartstopper'' and subsequently appeared on the ''Heartstopper: Official Mixtape'' released by

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References

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