"Mountains" is a song by pop music group
LSD
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. The song was released on 1 November 2018, and marks the group's fourth release, following "
Genius
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Audio
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Sound
*Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound
*Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum
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", and "
Thunderclouds".
The song was used in musical film
''Music'', co-written and directed by
Sia. In the film, it is performed by
Kate Hudson
Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Born to singer Bill Hudson (singer), Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama ''Desert Blue'', which was followed by supporting ...
and
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr. (; born August 6, 1981) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the musical ''Hamilton'', which earned him ...
Release and promotion
Ground members shared a short animated teaser audio and video clip on October 29, 2018.
Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...
shared part of the song on Instagram on October 31, and the track was released on November 1.
Reception
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DJ Mag
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'' described the song as "
electronic pop
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goodness".
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''LSD.''
* Sia – writer, lyricist, vocals
* Labrinth
Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Labrinth signed as a recording artist with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music in 2010, ini ...
– writer, lyricist, vocals, producer, programming, instrumentation, engineer
* Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...
– writer, producer, programming, instrumentation
* Nathaniel "Detonate" Ledwidge – producer, programming, instrumentation
* Boaz van de Beatz – additional production
* Gustave Rudman – additional production
* Yoda Francesco – additional production
* Bart Schoudel – engineer
* Luke Dimond – engineer
* Chris Galland – mix engineer
* Robin Florent – assistant mix engineer
* Scott Desmarais – assistant mix engineer
* Manny Marroquin
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– mixer
* Randy Merrill – masterer
See also
* Diplo discography
American DJ and record producer Diplo has released four studio albums, two reissue albums, ten EPs, six compilation albums, five mixtapes, one live album and a series of singles, music videos and other appearances. His alias, short for '' Di ...
* Labrinth discography
* Sia discography
References
2018 singles
2018 songs
Electropop songs
LSD (group) songs
Song recordings produced by Diplo
Song recordings produced by Labrinth
Songs written by Sia (musician)
Songs written by Labrinth
Songs written by Diplo
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