"Sirens" is a song by American rapper Travis Scott from his fourth studio album ''

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'' (2023). The song was produced by Scott, with additional production from

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and WondaGurl. The song ends with vocals from Canadian rapper

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Composition

The song contains samples of "Explorer Suite" by

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and "Nsunka Lwendo" by

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. It uses a distorted beat, which has been noted as influenced by

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, as well as drums that "seemingly take inspiration from"

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music and "muddled" strings.

Critical reception

The song received generally mixed reviews. Robin Murray of '' Clash'' wrote, 'SIRENS' is incredible, a true anthem whose rapid flow shows Travis at his most technically gifted. Intense and unrelenting, it feels built for wide open spaces". In an album review, Thomas Galindo of ''

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'' stated "And, while Scott's raps have never been the most substantive or introspective, the chemistry he finds with the immensely impressive production allows him to fit his voice perfectly into the pockets of his beats," citing "Sirens" as one of the songs that best display this quality. Aron A. of ''

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'' commented the song "feels like a psychedelic and exhilarating ride through the interstate at 100 MPH." Nathan Evans of ''

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'' stated that ''Utopia'' "rivals OutKast's ''

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'' for how it devours genres and settings into his world", before writing "But Scott sounds maddened by the pursuit of finding that vague world" and that it is reflected in how "he puts himself in the throes of" the "cacophonous

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of 'Sirens'". ''Complex'''s Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo picked "Sirens" (along with " God's Country") as the "biggest skip" of ''Utopia'', while Mike Destefano described it to be "a bit jarring at full volume, which is certainly intentional, but not the most inviting thing to listen to multiple times over." Vivian Medithi of ''

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'' said the song sounds like a "''

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'' wrote "On 'Sirens,' he rhymes 'detail' with 'de-vail,' 'he-ail, 'pee-pail' and 'festie-vee-ail,' which he follows up with the (more sophisticated?) 'festie-vee-awl.' It might be million-dollar production, but it's not million-dollar rap." Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of ''

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'' placed "Sirens" at number 12 in her ranking of the songs from ''Utopia''.

Music video

The music video was released as one of the segments of Travis Scott's film ''

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''.

Charts

References

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