"3005" (album version entitled "V. 3005") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Childish Gambino from his second studio album Because the Internet. The song was released on October 22, 2013 as the first official single from the album. Gambino co-wrote and co-produced the song with Stefan Ponce and Ludwig Göransson. The song has since peaked at number 11 on the UK R&B Chart and 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On October 21, 2013, Gambino released "3005" to SoundCloud, revealing it as the first single from his second studio album Because the Internet. The following day it was released for digital download on iTunes. The song was produced by Gambino himself, along with Stefan Ponce and Ludwig Goransson.

Childish Gambino said that he wrote the song early in the morning, as he does with all the songs he considers his best songs. He spoke on the track's significance saying, "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." The song features "deprecating, punchline-packed bars" by Gambino, backed by "his, Stefan Ponce and Ludwig Göransson‘s quirky, futuristic synth boardwork" and a heavy bass. The song has been described as being introspective.

"3005" was met with general acclaim from music critics. Billboard gave the song a positive review saying, "The elastic "3005" essentially offers a collage of influences by some of modern hip-hop's biggest talent, evoking the braggadocio of Big Sean on the verses and flicking off a hook that would sound at home on Drake's Nothing Was the Same. Like Drizzy, Gambino tries to navigate through his bars before stopping on a dime to silkily croon, "I'll be right by your side, 'til 3005."" Franklin Soults writing for The Boston Globe named "3005" Because the Internet's "essential track". David Drake of Complex stated that "3005" is a hit record, with a huge, dreamily transcendent hook.

...
Wikipedia