WUTD
| "WUTD + Vultures" | ||||
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| Single by Genesis Owusu | ||||
| Released | 15 March 2019 | |||
| Label | Ourness, AWAL | |||
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"WUTD" + "Vultures" are two songs by Ghanaian-Australian singer, Genesis Owusu, released as a double-A side single in March 2019.[1]
Upon release, Owusu said "'Vultures' is almost harrowing in its lyricism, detailing a lingering internal and external strife. But then it goes into 'WUTD', which is a song purely for me to shake my ass to. It kind of makes no sense and all the sense in the world at the same time."[1]
At the 2019 ARIA Music Awards it was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release.[2]
Reception
[edit]Al Newstead from Australian Broadcasting Corporation said, "'WUTD' is a slinky brew of RnB falsetto and funk backbone, and Genesis comes off like a total stud in the hazy blue music video, directed by Bartolomeo Celestino."[1] Newstead continued with "'Vultures' finds its groove in trippy synth-wave that's draped in gossamer guitars and trickling washes. It'd sound right at home on a playlist snuggled between Theophilus London and Tame Impala's 'Whiplash' and A$AP Rocky's 'Sundress'".[1]
Hayden Davis from PileRats said "'WUTD' is a soulful blend of tropical, Californian melodies and Owusu's more R&B-leaning vocal, which rises and falls as the single's production transforms around it." Davis said, "'Vultures', somehow more ferocious yet also more relaxed, with a psychedelic swirl of synth melodies and punchy percussion layered underneath his vocal which this time around, takes on a more traditional hip-hop sound."[3]
Track listings
[edit]Digital download/streaming
- "Vultures" – 3:42
- "WUTD" – 2:37
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Al Newstead (15 March 2019). "First Spin: Genesis Owusu's 'WUTD' & 'Vultures', a tasty double dip of hip hop fusion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Brandle, Lars (10 October 2019). "Tones And I leads 2019 ARIA Awards nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Hayden Davies (15 March 2019). "Genesis Owusu Solidifies His Place". The Music (magazine). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2026.