Thunderclouds (song)

"Thunderclouds" is a song by pop music supergroup LSD. It was released on August 9, 2018,[2] by Columbia Records as the third single from LSD's debut studio album of the same name, following "Genius" and "Audio".[3] The song was written by Labrinth, Sia, Diplo, King Henry, and Jr Blender; while being produced by Labrinth, Diplo, and Jr Blender.

"Thunderclouds"
Single by LSD
from the album LSD
Released	August 9, 2018
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	3:07
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Timothy McKenzie Sia Furler Thomas Wesley Pentz Henry Agincourt Allen Philip Meckseper
Producer(s)	Labrinth Diplo Jr Blender King Henry
LSD singles chronology
"Audio" (2018) "Thunderclouds" (2018) "Mountains" (2018)
Music video
"Thunderclouds" on YouTube

"Thunderclouds" was used as the main theme song for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 promotional campaign, being featured extensively in parts in the company's ads, as well as at the reveal event in New York on August 9, 2018.[4]

The single is the group's most successful song to date.

Music video

The official music video for the song, directed by Ernest Desumbila, was released on 30 August 2018.[5] Billboard's review called the video "super trippy" and described it as follows: "The group travels across pink and purple skies inside a flying red car piloted by Diplo and housing a living Sia puppet. Labrinth flies on his own personal cloud - a very common theme taken from Chinese mythology - while a mysterious candy-haired girl, played by Maddie Ziegler, dances on top of the car with a Sia-inspired hair-do. The party encounters thunderstorms along the way. … With the power of love, the group eventually finds their way out of the storm and returns to the dazzling pink-clouded skies."[6]

Track listing

• Digital download[7]

1. "Thunderclouds" (Lost Frequencies Remix) – 3:18

• Digital download[8]

1. "Thunderclouds" (MK Remix) – 3:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

• Sia Furler – vocals, lyricist, composer, production
• Diplo – production, programming, lyricist, composer
• Labrinth – production, engineering, programming, vocals, lyricist, composer
• King Henry – production, programming, lyricist, composer
• Jr Blender – programming, preparation, lyricist, composer
• Manny Marroquin – mix engineering
• Chris Galland – mix engineering
• Randy Merrill – master engineering
• Bart Schoudel – engineering
• Robin Florent – engineering assistance
• Scott Desmarais – engineering assistance

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–19) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 69 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 42 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 37 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 62 Croatia (HRT)[15] 9 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[16] 74 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 26 France (SNEP)[18] 27 Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 56 Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 19 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[21] 21 Ireland (IRMA)[22] 8 Italy (FIMI)[23] 23 Israel (Media Forest)[24] 6 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[25] 97 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[26] 8 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[27] 6 Malaysia (RIM)[28] 9 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[29] 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 38 Norway (VG-lista)[31] 29 Portugal (AFP)[32] 66 Romania (Airplay 100)[33] 11 Scotland (OCC)[34] 11 Serbia (Radiomonitor)[35] 1 Singapore (RIAS)[36] 5 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[37] 27 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 15 Slovenia (SloTop50)[39] 28 South Korea International Downloads (Gaon)[40] 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 80 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 38 UK Singles (OCC)[43] 17 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[44] 47 US Billboard Hot 100[45] 67 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 28 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[47] 19 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[48] 22

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Romania (Airplay 100)[49] 97 Chart (2019) Position Portugal (AFP)[50] 356

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[51]	Platinum	70,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52]	Gold	15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[53]	Platinum	80,000
France (SNEP)[54]	Platinum	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[55]	Platinum	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[56]	Platinum+Gold	90,000
Poland (ZPAV)[57]	Platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[58]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[59]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• Diplo discography
• Labrinth discography
• List of top 10 singles in 2018 (France)
• Sia discography

References

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55. "Italian single certifications – LSD – Thunderclouds" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Thunderclouds" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
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58. "British single certifications – LSD – Thunderclouds". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 7, 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Thunderclouds in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
59. "American single certifications – LSD – Thunderclouds". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.