Let the Grass Grow
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| "Let the Grass Grow" | ||||
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| Single by Ruel | ||||
| from the album 4th Wall | ||||
| Released | 11 March 2022 | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
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| Producer | M-Phazes | |||
| Ruel singles chronology | ||||
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| Visualizer | ||||
| "Let the Grass Grow" on YouTube | ||||
"Let the Grass Grow" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel.[1] The song was released on 11 March 2022 as the second single from his debut studio album, 4th Wall (2023).[2][3]
"Let the Grass Grow" was written by Ruel Vincent Van Dijk, and PJ Harding.[1] The song depicts Ruel's "dark thoughts" on the negative impact humans have had on Earth.[3][2] The track was produced by Ruel's longtime collaborator Mark Landon, known professionally as M-Phazes, who also handled the song's vocal production.[4] "Let the Grass Grow" appears as the track number eight on 4th Wall.
Promotion
To promote the song, Ruel collaborated with director Joel Chamma on two accompanying videos.[5][6] A visualizer was released alongside the song on 11 March 2022, which was shot in Byron Bay Australia while the singer was on a surfing retreat with The Surfrider Foundation.[6][7] It was followed by an acoustic live performance video released on 22 April 2022.[8]
Personnel
Credits were adapted from Apple Music.[9]
Performing artists
- Ruel – vocals
- M-Phazes – synthesizer, drum machine
- Aidan Rodriguez – keyboards, acoustic guitar
- Sean Hurley – bass
- Colin Munroe – background vocals
Composition and lyrics
- Ruel Vincent Van Dijk – songwriter
- P.J. Harding – songwriter
Production and engineer
- M-Phazes – vocal producer
- Eric J. Dubowsky – mixing engineer
- Matt Curtin – assistant engineer
- Dale Becker – mastering engineer
- Connor Hedge – engineer