Oblivion

Oblivion is a promotional single by Grimes, appearing on her third studio album, Visions. It is the third track on the album.
== Background ==
=== Meaning ===
In an interview Grimes stated:https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/the-grime-on-grimes/
In a retrospective track-by-track commentary, Grimes said about the song:https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/sr5yay/listening_note_booklet/
In an interview with SPIN, she revealed that the song is about:http://www.spin.com/articles/grimes-interview-2012-big-year
==Video==
== Lyrics==
==Trivia==
*The song was written for Doldrums.https://www.clashmusic.com/news/grimes-4ad-tie-the-knot/
*This song is one of Grimes' most successful releases so far and ranked at number 38 on Australian alternative music station Triple J's Hottest 100 2012 Countdown. It was named the best song of 2012 on Pitchfork, which in 2014 also named it the best song of the decade as of August 2014.http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9466-the-top-200-tracks-of-2010-2014/10/ It placed at number 229 on NME magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.http://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-300-201/330785#/photo/72
*The song got released exclusively on music blog Gorilla vs. Bear on October 17, 2011 before being officially released as part of Visions on February 21, 2012.https://www.gorillavsbear.net/mp3-new-grimes-oblivion/
*An unreleased dance remix of the song by Grimes exists and was played at the III points music festival in Miami on October 21, 2023, and at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2024.https://youtu.be/YrbxnZOSSmg
*Grimes released the acapella of Oblivion on WeTransfer on April 30th, 2023, along with the stems of songs from Miss Anthropocene.https://grimes.wetransfer.com/downloads/1b4883ec82ff19258a4ade94ce9cc80520230430024331/39493d
*"Oblivion" means The state or fact of forgetting or having forgotten; forgetfulness; (also) freedom from care or worry.https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=Oblivion
==References==
Category:Promotional singles
Category:Songs
Category:Visions
Category:Music videos
Category:2012