"Thunderclouds" was used as the main theme song for the
Samsung Galaxy Note 9phablet promotional campaign, being featured extensively in parts in the company's ads, as well as at the reveal event in New York on August 9, 2018.[4]
Description
Lyrically, the song describes trust issues developing and tearing apart a relationship. The hurtful words spewed by a partner are related to a housefire and the titular thunderclouds formed during a storm. The pre-chorus and chorus are sung by both Sia and Labrinth, whereas the verses alternate between them.
Music video
The official music video for the song, directed by Ernest Desumbila, was released on 30 August 2018.[5]Billboard's review called the video "super trippy" and described it as follows: "The group travels across pink and purple skies inside a flying red car piloted by Diplo and housing a living Sia puppet. Labrinth flies on his own personal cloud - a very common theme taken from Chinese mythology - while a mysterious candy-haired girl, played by
Maddie Ziegler, dances on top of the car with a Sia-inspired hair-do. The party encounters
thunderstorms along the way. … With the power of love, the group eventually finds their way out of the storm and returns to the dazzling pink-clouded skies."[6]
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201907 into search. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201839 into search. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201921 into search. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201843 into search. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
"Thunderclouds" was used as the main theme song for the
Samsung Galaxy Note 9phablet promotional campaign, being featured extensively in parts in the company's ads, as well as at the reveal event in New York on August 9, 2018.[4]
Description
Lyrically, the song describes trust issues developing and tearing apart a relationship. The hurtful words spewed by a partner are related to a housefire and the titular thunderclouds formed during a storm. The pre-chorus and chorus are sung by both Sia and Labrinth, whereas the verses alternate between them.
Music video
The official music video for the song, directed by Ernest Desumbila, was released on 30 August 2018.[5]Billboard's review called the video "super trippy" and described it as follows: "The group travels across pink and purple skies inside a flying red car piloted by Diplo and housing a living Sia puppet. Labrinth flies on his own personal cloud - a very common theme taken from Chinese mythology - while a mysterious candy-haired girl, played by
Maddie Ziegler, dances on top of the car with a Sia-inspired hair-do. The party encounters
thunderstorms along the way. … With the power of love, the group eventually finds their way out of the storm and returns to the dazzling pink-clouded skies."[6]
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201907 into search. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201839 into search. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201921 into search. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201843 into search. Retrieved 30 October 2018.