4ÆM

4ÆM is a single by Grimes. It is the fourth single and fifth track on her fifth studio album, Miss Anthropocene.
4ÆM is the Goddess of Simulation.https://web.archive.org/web/20200228203815/https://www.grimesmusic.com/
==Background==
The song samples Deewani Mastani by Shreya Ghoshal and Ganesh Chandanshive from the 2015 Bollywood film Bajirao Mastani. In an interview with Headliner, Grimes explained what inspired her to sample the song:
On June 5, 2018, Grimes teased the song on her Twitter account, describing the song as an "ethereal chav jam" and "a cyberpunk interpretation of the bajirao mastani movie (..) from mastanis perspective".https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1003878639581081601
A demo version was leaked in November 2018, along with two mixes of a track called Deth Angels and a track called Cryptid, which would later become Darkseid on the final version of Miss Anthropocene. This demo had more vocals and less high pitched vocals. It’s also a fair bit longer than the final version of the song, containing a bridge and post-chorus that was not included in the final version. On October 25, 2019, an unfinished version of the song and the other tracks of Miss Anthropocene were leaked.
The song was performed at The Game Awards 2019 on December 12th, 2019 during the segment dedicated to the soundtrack of the then upcoming video game Cyberpunk 2077. She also announced that she is the voice actor for a character in the game named Lizzy Wizzy.
=== Meaning ===
Grimes told Apple Music:https://music.apple.com/us/album/miss-anthropocene/1496782284
When asked what's this song about, Grimes said this in response:
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== Trivia ==
* 4ÆM was the first song made for Miss Anthropocene.https://youtu.be/XjwwuOsSMlw?t=242
* 4ÆM and My Name is Dark were, according to Grimes, the hardest songs to make for Miss Anthropocene.https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/fb38tj/comment/fj29359/?context=3
* An unreleased alternative version (pseudo remix) of the song by Grimes exists and was played at the AXE Ceremonia music festival in Mexico City on March 23, 2024, and at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 13 and 20, 2024, featuring a slightly different beat and song structure.https://youtu.be/eE1yjC3qBFg?si=-lC1a3JWweNx2BqE&t=2409https://x.com/Grimezsz/status/1777843202592264448 It was intended for a Fortnite event.
==References==
Category:2019
Category:Singles
Category:Songs
Category:Miss Anthropocene
Category:Missing Credits