"Hair" is a song by the American hard rock band

The Lucid The Lucid is an American hard rock group consisting of vocalist Vinnie Dombroski ( Sponge), guitarist Drew Fortier (ex-Bang Tango), bassist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), and drummer Mike Heller (Malignancy, Raven, Fear Factory). Background The ...

. Included on their debut self-titled album ''The Lucid'' (2021), it was written by

Drew Fortier Andrew Lawrence Fortier (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, guitarist, filmmaker, actor, and author. He is best known for his work with The Lucid; which he cofounded alongside Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), a ...

Mike Heller Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...

David Ellefson David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist for thrash metal band Megadeth. Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leadin ...

and

Vinnie Dombroski Mark "Vinnie" Dombroski (born December 4, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the American rock band Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a member of se ...

Background

The instrumental of the song was originally demoed by Drew Fortier in 2017. In early 2020, Fortier revisited the piece along with frequent collaborators Mike Heller and David Ellefson who recorded drums and bass for the demo respectively. Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski was brought in as a collaborator, completing the song, "Hair" as well as the line up for the band.

Recording

Drums and bass for the song were recorded at Mike Heller's Heaven and Heller Studio in Los Angeles, California with guitars and vocals handled by Fortier and Dombroski at their respective home studios.The song was mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert.

Release

The song was released on October 6, 2021 as the band's third single from ''The Lucid''.

Music video

The band collaborated with actor/filmmaker

Hannah Fierman Hannah Rose Fierman (born 8 September 1987 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire) is an English-born American actress best known for her role as Lily the succubus in ''V/H/S'' (2012) and ''Siren'' (2016). Biography Hannah Fierman began acting at the age of t ...

who, in addition to directing, wrote and starred in the video for "Hair". The video was released April 19 2021.

Accolades

References

{{reflist 2021 songs American alternative rock songs American hard rock songs