"Lucid Dreams" (alternatively "Lucid Dreams (Forget Me)") is a song by American rapper and singer

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. It was officially released by

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and

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on May 4, 2018, after previously being released on

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in June 2017. The song was produced by

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and debuted at number 74 on the ''

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, peaking at number 2 on the chart. The song has over 2 billion streams on

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, being one of the most streamed songs on the platform. A remix featuring fellow American rapper and singer

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was recorded in 2018 but remained unreleased due to sample clearance issues. The remix leaked online in May 2021 after fans pooled together $12,000 to purchase the song from leakers. On May 28, 2021, the remix was officially released as a part of the re-release of ''

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'' that commemorates the album's third anniversary. In February 2022 the song was certified

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for selling over 10 million units in the U.S. The song has since come to be regarded as Juice WRLD's

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Background

In a June 2018 interview with

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, Juice Wrld stated the song was made to be a "therapy session" during a period of relationship problems he was encountering. "Lucid Dreams" was initially released on

on June 15, 2017, alongside the EP ''JuiceWrld 9 9 9.'' It eventually accumulated 2.5 million plays, leading to an official release as a single on May 4, 2018. In November 2018, producer

revealed that

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owned 85% of the rights to "Lucid Dreams," which features an

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of his 1993 hit " Shape of My Heart". In October 2019, members of then-defunct pop punk band

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sued Juice Wrld for $15 million, claiming that "Lucid Dreams" copied the melody of their song "Holly Wood Died". Following Juice Wrld's death on December 8, 2019, the band extended a "deadline for defendants to respond to the lawsuits" into February 2020. Yellowcard's law firm King & Fallow issued a statement disputing the $15 million figure in the lawsuit as "falsely reported" with the final figure yet to be determined. While expressing sympathies for Juice WRLD's sudden death, the firm said the action would be pursued despite "incredible mixed emotions" from the band and firm. After Juice Wrld's mother became the representative of his estate, Yellowcard quietly dropped the lawsuit on July 27, 2020, with the band's lawyer, Richard S. Busch, stating that the band was “very sympathetic not only of Juice WRLD’s death, but also needed time to decide whether they really wanted to pursue the case against his grieving mother as the personal representative of his estate.” Busch did however state that the case could be refiled if the band were to change their minds.

Composition

"Lucid Dreams" runs for four minutes. The meter is

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( time) and the key is

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. The tempo is 84 BPM. The song is structured around an interpolation of Sting's 1993 song " Shape of My Heart".

Music video

A music video for "Lucid Dreams" was directed by

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, released and uploaded on Lyrical Lemonade

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channel on May 11, 2018. It features Juice Wrld trapped up to his head in a floor, with his body tied down, and has been described by Milca P. of HotNewHipHop as "psychedelic and abstract". The music video has amassed more than 842 million views on

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Reception

The song debuted at number 74 on the ''

on the week ending May 26, 2018, with 10 million US streams and 4,000 digital downloads. The song jumped to number 35 the following week and then number 15. When it ascended to number nine, "Lucid Dreams" became Juice Wrld's first top 10 song on June 12, with 35.9 million US streams and 9,000 downloads. Reaching number three on the chart in July, the song lingered in the top 10 for months until it peaked at number two in October, blocked from the top spot by

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and

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's "

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". Following Juice Wrld's death in December 2019, "Lucid Dreams" re-entered the Hot 100 at number eight, becoming its 26th nonconsecutive week in the top ten. During the 2019 Grammy telecast, host

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performed 30 seconds of "Lucid Dreams", singing and playing piano, during a segment on songs about heartache. In 2019, ''

'' and ''

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'' ranked "Lucid Dreams" at number two and number one, respectively, on their lists of the greatest Juice Wrld songs.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2017 songs 2018 singles Interscope Records singles Songs written by Sting (musician) Juice Wrld songs Songs written by Juice Wrld Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Sampling controversies Music videos directed by Cole Bennett Songs written by Nick Mira Songs about dreams Songs written by Taz Taylor (record producer)