We Appreciate Power

"We Appreciate Power" is a song by Canadian musician Grimes, featuring American musician Hana. It was released on November 29, 2018, as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album. The song was written and produced by Grimes, Hana and Chris Greatti. On November 26, Grimes announced she would be releasing new music on November 29. Two days later, she revealed that the single is titled "We Appreciate Power" and features Hana, and shared the artwork. The release of the song was accompanied by a lyric video directed by Grimes and her brother Mac Boucher. A press release states that the song was inspired by the North Korean band Moranbong and was written "from the perspective of a Pro-A.I. Girl Group Propaganda machine who use song, dance, sex and fashion to spread goodwill towards Artificial Intelligence." Rolling Stone called the song "the most aggressive single Grimes has released to date", and described it as "somewhere between power pop and straightforward industrial (with an extended bridge reminiscent of the most sweeping moments in a Final Fantasy score)" and "a distinctly 2018 take on Nine Inch Nails-esque hard-edged rock."

[Intro: HANA] We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power, power [Chorus: HANA] What will it take to make you capitulate? We appreciate power We appreciate power Elevate the human race, putting makeup on my face We appreciate power We appreciate power, power [Verse 1: Grimes] Simulation, give me something good God's creation, so misunderstood Pray to the divinity, the keeper of the key One day, everyone will believe [Chorus: HANA] What will it take to make you capitulate? We appreciate power We appreciate power When will the state agree to cooperate? We appreciate power We appreciate power, power [Verse 2: Grimes] People like to say that we're insane But AI will reward us when it reigns Pledge allegiance to the world's most powerful computer Simulation: it's the future [Chorus: HANA] What will it take to make you capitulate? We appreciate power We appreciate power Elevate the human race, putting makeup on my face We appreciate power We appreciate power, power [Bridge: Grimes & HANA] And if you long to never die Baby, plug in, upload your mind Come on, you're not even alive If you're not backed up on a drive And if you long to never die Baby, plug in, upload your mind Come on, you're not even alive If you're not backed up, backed up on a drive [Chorus: HANA] What will it take to make you capitulate? We appreciate power We appreciate power Elevate the human race, putting makeup on my face We appreciate power We appreciate power, power [Chorus: HANA] What will it take to make you capitulate? We appreciate power We appreciate power When will the state agree to cooperate? We appreciate power We appreciate power [Post-Chorus: HANA] We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power We appreciate power [Outro: Grimes] Neanderthal to human being Evolution, kill the gene Biology is superficial Intelligence is artificial Submit Submit Submit Submit Submit Submit Submit Submit