"LSD" (stylized "L$D"; abbreviation for Love, Sex, Dreams) is a song by

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, an American hip hop recording artist. It was released on May 21, 2015, as the third

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from his second studio album, '' At. Long. Last. ASAP'' (2015). The song contains a sample from "Ode to Billie Joe" by

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for the song's drums.

Music video

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for the song, directed by Dexter Navy, was released on May 19, 2015. The second half of the music video contains a snippet of "Excuse Me" which also appears on the album. Navy is known for directing other music videos for ASAP Rocky such as Kids Turned Out Fine and

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. The video for "LSD" was nominated for

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at the

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. The video directly borrows imagery and was heavily influenced by French director

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's 2009 psychedelic

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''. The song came in at number 64 on the

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for 2015.

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* 2015 singles 2014 songs ASAP Rocky songs Songs written by ASAP Rocky Song recordings produced by Jim Jonsin Songs written by Jim Jonsin Songs written by Bobbie Gentry Songs about drugs {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub