Song · Willow
“Transparent Soul” by Willow featuring Travis Barker
Featuring Travis Barker
“Transparent Soul” by Willow featuring Travis Barker appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2021. Its best result is #35 on the Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #51 alternative song of 2021 and #344 of the '20s.
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Willow went full pop-punk with "Transparent Soul", released by MSFTS and Roc Nation on April 27, 2021, with drummer Travis Barker along for the ride; it led the way for her fourth solo album, Lately I Feel Everything. She wrote it at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in what she called a very introspective stretch, sparked by a quote from the guru Radhanath Swami, and she plays an Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent signature guitar on it.
The song is a kiss-off to fake people angling to use her, whose motives she can read straight through their see-through souls. The punk itch runs in the family: her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, once fronted the nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom and steered her toward the genre. A Kid Cudi remix followed that November.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 36 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
Also listed as: t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l.
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