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“Lucas With The Lid Off” by Lucas
“Lucas With The Lid Off” by Lucas appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1994 and 2002. Its best result is #72 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #145 alternative song of 1994 and #7,455 alternative song of all time.
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Danish rapper Lucas Secon picked "Lucas with the Lid Off" as the first single from Lucacentric, his second album, in 1994, and it's jazz rap with a showman's wink. The track lifts a sample from "When Buddha Smiles," a Benny Goodman song from 1935, and Big Beat Records released it.
It was a hit in America, reaching 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 22 on Modern Rock Tracks, and did even better in Australia, where it got to 15; it also cracked the top 40 in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Iceland. The French filmmaker Michel Gondry directed the video, which earned a Best Music Video nomination at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 | 101 |
| 1994 | 92 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 | 100 |
| 1994 | 72 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1919 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
Also listed as: Lucas with the Lid Off.
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