"No New Friends", sometimes titled "Know New Friends", is a song by

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from the group's album of the same name, released by

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on 14 March 2019. The song serves as the album's fifth and final single, following "

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Composition

"No New Friends" is a pop song with electronic dance music (EDM) influences, and has a "thumping" dance beat with "bouncy" synth loops by

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, as well as harmonized vocals by

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and

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. Jon Blistein of ''

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'' describes the song's bridge as "reminiscent of a boozy piano ballad".

Release and promotion

Sia confirmed the song's release date via Twitter on 12 March 2019. The group performed "No New Friends" on ''

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'' in April 2019.

Reception

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'' Kat Bein described "No New Friends" as a "bright, rhythm-led tune that pops warm and sunny like spring for your ears", and "infectiously catchy with a touch of the islands that celebrates the buddies we already have". Derrick Rossignol of

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called the song "upbeat" and "an ode to appreciating what you have". He wrote, "The song gives everybody a chance to shine, thanks to Sia's idiosyncratic vocals, Labrinth's hip-hop energy, and Diplo’s EDM-influenced pop production that ties everything together."

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on 16 April 2019. ''

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and choreographed by

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, stars Sia's sixteen-year-old body double

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as a giant. She encounters the pink-clad Labrinth in a Dr. Seussian land of puff-ball trees and whimsical puffy clouds, and the two quickly form a bond. They frolic through the trees, stare up at cloud formations and encounter human-sized clones of Ziegler dancing giddily on a hillside. Diplo appears later in the video as a floating sun and moon, and as another giant who towers over Ziegler."

Track listing

*Digital download – Remixes #"No New Friends" (Dombresky Remix) – 4:06 #"No New Friends" (Aaron Redding Remix) – 2:48

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of ''LSD''. *

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– writer, lyricist, vocals *

– writer, lyricist, vocals, producer, engineer, instrumentation, programming *

– writer, producer, instrumentation, programming *

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– writer, producer, instrumentation, programming * Jr Blender – writer, producer, instrumentation, programming * Nathaniel "Detonate" Ledwidge – additional production * Bart Schoudel – engineer * Serban Ghenea – mixer * John Hanes – engineer for mix * Randy Merrill – masterer

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

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