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"'''Lithonia'''" is a song by American rapper [[Childish Gambino]]. It was released on July 2, 2024, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, ''[[Bando Stone & the New World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siroky |first=Mary |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Childish Gambino Unveils New Single "Lithonia": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2024/07/childish-gambino-lithonia-stream/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> It is a guitar-driven rock song named after the city of [[Lithonia, Georgia|Lithonia]] in Georgia.
"'''Lithonia'''" is a song by American singer [[Childish Gambino]]. It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album ''[[Bando Stone & the New World]]'' on July 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siroky |first=Mary |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Childish Gambino Unveils New Single "Lithonia": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2024/07/childish-gambino-lithonia-stream/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref> It is a guitar-driven rock song named after [[Lithonia, Georgia]].


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
The official music video for the song was released on July 22, 2024 and was directed by Jack Begert. The video features Donald Glover singing the song with a band in someone's house before a gory and horror-inspired plot twist occurs via an unexpected [[jumpscare]] that abruptly halts the song. The video features appearances from [[Alex Wolff]], [[Ludwig Göransson]], and [[Suzanna Son]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2024-07-22 |title=Watch Childish Gambino’s Intense New “Lithonia” Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-childish-gambinos-intense-new-lithonia-video/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2024-07-22 |title=Childish Gambino's 'Lithonia' Video Ends With a Gory Twist |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/childish-gambino-drops-lithonia-video-1235065081/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
The official music video for the song was directed by Jack Begert and released on July 22, 2024. The video features Gambino singing the song as the frontman of a band (featuring his long-time collaborator and the song's co-writer [[Ludwig Göransson]] on guitar and actor [[Alex Wolff]] on drums) in someone's house, and the band members and crowd members begin to pour with sweat as their eyes get more intense and bloodshot. The song is abruptly halted halfway through by a [[jump scare]] as Gambino suddenly screams when his eyes burst from his head, covering a young woman in the crowd (played by [[Suzanna Son]]) in blood; she screams and runs outside, at which point the scene cuts to her running through a forest as an eyeless Gambino chases her. Her screams can be heard in the distance as an [[aerial shot]] of the forest ends the video.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2024-07-22 |title=Watch Childish Gambino's Intense New "Lithonia" Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-childish-gambinos-intense-new-lithonia-video/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2024-07-22 |title=Childish Gambino's 'Lithonia' Video Ends With a Gory Twist |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/childish-gambino-drops-lithonia-video-1235065081/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
The single was well-received upon release and was praised mostly for its rock-based production and Glover's vocal delivery.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Childish Gambino Announces Release Date for Final Album ''Bando Stone & the New World'', Releases First Single 'Lithonia' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/childish-gambino-bando-stone-and-the-new-world-lithonia-release-date-1236059144/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Abby Jones of ''[[Stereogum]]'' described the song as "dramatic" and "rock-heavy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Childish Gambino – "Lithonia" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2270198/childish-gambino-lithonia/music/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref>
The single was well-received upon release and was praised mostly for its rock-based production and Glover's vocal delivery.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Childish Gambino Announces Release Date for Final Album ''Bando Stone & the New World'', Releases First Single 'Lithonia' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/childish-gambino-bando-stone-and-the-new-world-lithonia-release-date-1236059144/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Abby Jones of ''[[Stereogum]]'' described the song as "dramatic" and "rock-heavy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Childish Gambino – "Lithonia" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2270198/childish-gambino-lithonia/music/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref>

Shortly after its release, the single became part of a viral ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' meme on [[TikTok]], describing the heroic sacrifice of a [[comic relief]] character named Fartbuckle. Moises Taveras of ''[[Kotaku]]'' called the original video "epic," writing, "Gambino [...] definitely did not write a song about a goblin named Fartbuckle, but someone made a video so good that it almost feels like he did."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taveras |first=Moises |date=July 30, 2024 |title=TikTok Has Been Mourning A Goblin Named Fartbuckle And It's As Odd As It Sounds |url=https://kotaku.com/tiktok-fartbuckle-childish-gambino-lithonia-1851609004 |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> In response, Glover himself uploaded a short animation referencing the meme and the original video's pen-and-paper aesthetic.<ref>{{TikTok | id= donaldglover/video/7397157657439653150 | name= Donald Glover }}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5834|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=July 15, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-07-12|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=July 15, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>
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{{single chart|UK|88|date=20240712|rowheader=true|access-date=July 12, 2024}}
{{single chart|UK|88|date=20240712|rowheader=true|access-date=July 12, 2024}}
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|97|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|69|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
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{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|25|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|11|artist=Childish Gambino|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
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Latest revision as of 20:21, 2 January 2025

"Lithonia"
Single by Childish Gambino
from the album Bando Stone & the New World
ReleasedJuly 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)
Genre
Length2:59
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Childish Gambino
  • Ludwig Göransson
  • Max Martin
  • Michael Uzowuru
Childish Gambino singles chronology
"Sweet Thang (24.19)"
(2020) 		"Lithonia"
(2024) 		"In the Night"
(2024)
Music video
"Lithonia" on YouTube

"Lithonia" is a song by American singer Childish Gambino. It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album Bando Stone & the New World on July 2, 2024.[3] It is a guitar-driven rock song named after Lithonia, Georgia.

Music video

[edit]

The official music video for the song was directed by Jack Begert and released on July 22, 2024. The video features Gambino singing the song as the frontman of a band (featuring his long-time collaborator and the song's co-writer Ludwig Göransson on guitar and actor Alex Wolff on drums) in someone's house, and the band members and crowd members begin to pour with sweat as their eyes get more intense and bloodshot. The song is abruptly halted halfway through by a jump scare as Gambino suddenly screams when his eyes burst from his head, covering a young woman in the crowd (played by Suzanna Son) in blood; she screams and runs outside, at which point the scene cuts to her running through a forest as an eyeless Gambino chases her. Her screams can be heard in the distance as an aerial shot of the forest ends the video.[4][5]

Reception

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The single was well-received upon release and was praised mostly for its rock-based production and Glover's vocal delivery.[6] Abby Jones of Stereogum described the song as "dramatic" and "rock-heavy".[7]

Shortly after its release, the single became part of a viral Dungeons & Dragons meme on TikTok, describing the heroic sacrifice of a comic relief character named Fartbuckle. Moises Taveras of Kotaku called the original video "epic," writing, "Gambino [...] definitely did not write a song about a goblin named Fartbuckle, but someone made a video so good that it almost feels like he did."[8] In response, Glover himself uploaded a short animation referencing the meme and the original video's pen-and-paper aesthetic.[9]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Lithonia"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 85
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 91
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 88
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 69
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 11

References

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  1. ^ Mier, Tomás (July 2, 2024). "Childish Gambino Previews 'Bando Stone & the New World' LP With 'Lithonia'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Griffin, Marc (July 2, 2024). "Childish Gambino Returns With Lead Single, "Lithonia," From Last Album". VIBE.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Siroky, Mary (July 2, 2024). "Childish Gambino Unveils New Single "Lithonia": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Monroe, Jazz (July 22, 2024). "Watch Childish Gambino's Intense New "Lithonia" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Mier, Tomás (July 22, 2024). "Childish Gambino's 'Lithonia' Video Ends With a Gory Twist". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (July 2, 2024). "Childish Gambino Announces Release Date for Final Album Bando Stone & the New World, Releases First Single 'Lithonia'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Jones, Abby (July 2, 2024). "Childish Gambino – "Lithonia"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Taveras, Moises (July 30, 2024). "TikTok Has Been Mourning A Goblin Named Fartbuckle And It's As Odd As It Sounds". Kotaku. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Donald Glover on TikTok
  10. ^ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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