“1000” is the second single off of N.E.R.D’s eponymous album, “NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES”. On it, N.E.R.D and first-time collaborator Future rap about how “making it” and becoming rich has changed their lifestyles, for the better and for the worse. The number 1000 takes different forms and has differing meanings across the song, representing the luxury (thousands of dollars) and the amplification (thousand percent, thousandfold) of N.E.R.D’s and Future’s new lives.

This song is also a representation of what could be accomplished if progressive America tapped into the ‘energy’ that is discussed throughout the album, notably on songs ESP and Rollinem 7’s. Pharrell’s and Shay’s verses on this song are not-so-subtly aimed at President Donald Trump and his supporters, fitting the theme and context of the album.