- 2017-08-18
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Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔ Logic Premieres New Music Video for “1-800-273-8255” Starring Don Cheadle and Matthew Modine
American rapper Logic premiered a new music video for "1-800-273-8255" directed by Andy Hines, starring Don Cheadle, Matthew Modine, Luis Guzman, Coy Stewart and Nolan Gould. The song features Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara and American singer-songwriter Khalid. It was written by Sir Robert Hall II (Logic), Arjun Ivatury, Alessia Caracciolo and Khalid Robinson.
The video draws a young gay man coming to terms with his sexuality while faced with bullying and initial pushback from his family.
The track was released in April 2017 and included on Logic's third studio album "Everybody", which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the UK Album chart. It's Logic's first album to hit the top of that chart.
The song title is the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is the United States based suicide prevention network of 161 crisis centers, that provides a 24/7, toll-free hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.- About the song, Logic said in an an interview with Genius;
"So the first hook and verse is from the perspective of someone who is calling the hotline and they want to commit suicide. They want to kill themselves. They want to end their life. When I jumped on a tour bus that started in Los Angeles, California and I ended in New York City and did a fan tour where I went to fan’s houses and shared meals with them, hung out with them, played them my album before it came out. Them along with other people on tour, just fans that I met randomly, they’ve said things like, “Your music has saved my life. You’ve saved my life.” And I was always like, “Aw so nice of you. Thanks.” And I give them a hug and shit but in my mind, I’m like, “What the fuck?” And they’re really serious. And they tat shit on their arms and get shit like lyrics that save their life and in my mind, I was like, “Man I wasn’t even trying to save nobody’s life.” And then it hit me, the power that I have as an artist with a voice. I wasn’t even trying to save your life. Now what can happen if I actually did?." -
- source : Rolling Stone
