Some of Us
2020 single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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"Some of Us" is a single released by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on August 13, 2020, that was included on their sixteenth studio album K.G..
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| Single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | ||||
| from the album K.G. | ||||
| A-side | "Some of Us" | |||
| Released | August 13, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Flightless | |||
| Songwriter | Cook Craig | |||
| Producer | Stu Mackenzie | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Some of Us" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
The song's lyrics stated that "Some of Us" are calling out those who ignore the warning signs of bigotry and prejudice with a reminder that “everything turns into dust” as well as directly mentioning how the COVID-19 pandemic fueled xenophobia across the world.[1] Some of Us was written by Cook Craig as a demo in 2019, and is sung by Stu Mackenzie.[1][2][3][4][5]
Release
A music video directed, edited and shot by John Angus Stewart, was released on August 13, 2020, alongside a single release.[1][6][7][8] The release would come shortly after the release of Honey, and before K.G. had even been announced.[9][10] The video was recorded on a thermal camera with Stewart pretending to be in the military to buy it.[1] It would be the last video released before the departure of Eric Moore on August 25, 2020, though he had no involvement in the video or K.G..[1]
Reception
Stereogum described "Some of Us" as a "jerky and chaotic and barreling track."[11] Triple J described it as "warped and hypnotic" and gave high praise to its lyrics and music video.[12] X-Press Magazine gave the single a 7/10, describing the song as a "marriage between King Gizzard and Tool" but that it "doesn’t flash any new tricks from the Gizz for once."[13]