3005

Remnants from dreams! Gambino talked about writing this song in the morning and what “3005” is actually about. “All the good songs where I’m like, ‘How did I even come up with that?’ were probably remnants from dreams. I feel like when you first wake up, you’re still close to who you really are.” Gambino told the story of th song in an interview with Fuse TV: “Everybody’s like, ‘It’s a love song’. It’s kind of an existential thing. I’m just really scared of being alone. When I was little, there was a big dog down the street. I was really scared of it. But when I was with my sister, when I knew I had to protect her, I wasn’t afraid of the dog as much because somebody was there. I had a purpose… I kind of feel lost. I kind of lost that, I feel.”

Release date

Released on October 22, 2013

Artist

Childish Gambino

Songwriter/s

Donald Glover – Ludwig Goransson – Stefan Ponce

Label

Glassnote – Island

Album

Because the Internet

Chart Rankings

“3005” peaked at number 85 on the UK Singles Charts and at number 11 on the UK R&B Official Charts. The best chart ranking for “3005” was number eight on the US Rhythmic charts, but on the US Billboard Hot 100 it peaked at number 64. The Recording Industry Association of America certified it Gold for sales over 500.000 copies.

Artist’s age on release date

30

Cover Versions

SoMo – Hannah Wondmeneh – other amateur artists covered this song on Youtube