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Wikipedia article
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* Dirty Burd
* Commission
* BMG
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* Benjamin Levin
* David Burd
* Jamil Chammas
* Josh Coleman
* Magnus August Hiberg
| producer =
* Benny Blanco
* Cashmere Cat
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"'Earth'" is a charity single by American rapper Lil Dicky. It was released on April 19, 2019, three days before Earth Day, through Dirty Burd, Commission and BMG. The song features vocals from 30 artists.
Background
On April 19, 2019, Dicky took to Twitter to announce the release of a new song the following week. It was also reported that Justin Bieber would return to music as a guest feature on a new Lil Dicky song. Bieber confirmed the collaboration on Twitter a few days later.
Music video
On April 17, Dicky released a preview of the video that was released the following day. Co-directed by Nigel Tierney of Emmy-winning studio RYOT (the studio that made 'Behind the Fence VR'), Federico Heller of 3Dar (the studio that made 'Uncanny Valley'), Oddbot Animation, and Iconic Engine, the music video includes performances by 30 celebrities and singer-songwriters, such as Sia, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Halsey, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brendon Urie, Charlie Puth, Snoop Dogg, Miley Cyrus, among others.
Reception
The song received mostly negative reviews from critics. In a 'Pitchfork' review, Jeremy D. Larson panned "Earth" as a "terrible song" that "sounds less like a charity single and more like a theme to a downmarket Disney clone made explicitly to launder money for an offshore criminal enterprise". 'Spin' magazine included the song in their list of the worst songs of 2019, calling it a qualitative step back to Dicky's 2018 single "Freaky Friday". Tech2 News Staff gave an overall mixed review on the song. Journalist Evan Haynos claimed the song "lands flat" and "The humor in the song ... misses the target." Music journalist Gregg Johnson gave the song a generally positive review. Writer Keith Mann heavily criticized the song, saying it is "astonishingly bad" and "generic, soulless, laughless, [and] overblown".
Vocalists
List of guest vocalists with the role each plays in the song:
* Lil Dicky as Human
* Justin Bieber as Baboon
* Ariana Grande as Zebra
* Halsey as Lion cub
* Zac Brown as Cow
* Brendon Urie as Pig
* Hailee Steinfeld as Common fungus
* Wiz Khalifa as Skunk
* Snoop Dogg as Marijuana plant
* Kevin Hart as Kanye West
* Adam Levine as Vultures
* Shawn Mendes as Rhinos
* Charlie Puth as Giraffe
* Sia as Kangaroo
* Miley Cyrus as Elephant
* Lil Jon as Clam
* Rita Ora as Wolf
* Miguel as Squirrel
* Katy Perry as Pony
* Lil Yachty as HPV
* Ed Sheeran as Koala
* Meghan Trainor, Joel Embiid, Tory Lanez, John Legend as backup vocals
* Psy, Bad Bunny, Kris Wu as Milky Way, the Earth, and Mount Everest
* Backstreet Boys as the Credits
* Leonardo DiCaprio as himself
Charts
Certifications
See also
* Charity supergroup
* Earth anthem
References
Category:2019 songs
Category:Charity singles
Category:Environmental songs
Category:Leonardo DiCaprio
Category:Lil Dicky songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco
Category:Song recordings produced by Cashmere Cat
Category:Animated music videos
Category:Songs written by Cashmere Cat
Category:Songs written by Ammo (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Benny Blanco
Category:All-star recordings
Category:BMG Rights Management singles
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