Hallucination (Regard and Years & Years song)

"Hallucination" was released as a single for digital download and streaming by Ministry of Sound in various territories on 18 February 2022. Musically, it is an English-language '80s-inspired and four-on-the-floor-driven disco-pop and synth-pop song, featuring a sample of the Filatov & Karas remix of Imany's single "Don't Be So Shy" (2015). The lyrics find Years & Years' member Olly Alexander warning off serial heartbreakers and all of the facets. Concerning its meaning, Alexander stated: == Reception ==

"Hallucination" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. While Cerys Kenneally of The Line of Best Fit labelled it as an "anthem", Isabel von Glahn from Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) highlighted the song's lyrics as "exciting" and noted its "club banger" potential. For Wyspa.fm, Przemysław Kokot complimented the song's blend of synth-pop as well as Alexander's "sensual" vocal delivery, and characterised it as an "flawlessly shimmering banger". Radio FG's Antony Harari further commended the collaboration between Regard and Years & Years. Commercially, "Hallucination" topped the rankings in Bulgaria and Russia, and entered the top 10 in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Croatia and Ukraine. The song further reached number 17 in Hungary, number 45 in Slovakia, number 56 in the United Kingdom and number 39 on New Zealand's Hot Singles chart as well as number 28 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. It received airplay among radio stations in Estonia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Serbia and the United Arab Emirates. == Promotion ==

An accompanying music video for "Hallucination" was uploaded to Regard's official YouTube channel on 11 March 2022. Directed by Sophia Ray, the video's concept was inspired by the American psychological drama film ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969). It depicts Alexander as an "apprehensive contestant" at the centre of a dark surrounding performing a contemporary-described choreography accompanied by several background dancers. == Track listing ==

• Digital download and streaming • "Hallucination" (Extended)3:47 • Digital download and streamingRemixes • "Hallucination" (Drop G Remix)3:13 • "Hallucination" (Luude Remix)2:47 • "Hallucination" (Navos Remix)2:30 == Charts ==

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