Kid Rock – All Summer Long [2008]
Kid Rock har datet Playboy playmate og skuespiller Pamela Anderson. “All Summer Long” var Grammy nominert i 2009 i kategorien Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Sangen toppet mange hitlister verden over. I Norge nådde den fjerde plass som beste plassering.
Jeg håper denne videoen får dere i godt humør og sommerfølelsen vekkes til livet.
“All Summer Long” på wiki:
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| Released | April 5, 2008 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | Allen Roadhouse | ||||||||
| Genre | Country rock, Southern rock | ||||||||
| Length | 4:56 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit) |
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| Label | Atlantic, Top Dog | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Edward King Kid Rock Gary Rossington Uncle Kracker Ronnie Van Zant Robert Wachtel Warren Zevon Leroy Marinell |
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| Producer | Kid Rock with Mike Clark | ||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIANZ) Gold (RIAA) |
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“All Summer Long” is the title of a song recorded by Kid Rock. It was released in 2008 as the third single from his ninth studio album Rock N Roll Jesus. The song is based on Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama“.[1] The idea for the mashup was suggested by Mike E. Clark.[2] The song has become a Number One hit in several countries, including UK, and has even crossed over to country music radio, giving Kid Rock his first Top Ten country hit. The song was the official theme song to WWE’s pay-per view event, Backlash 2008.
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About the song
The song is an up-tempo Southern rocker in which Kid Rock reminisces on his teenage romance during the summer of 1989 on Torch Lake, just north of Traverse City in Northern Michigan, while listening to “Sweet Home Alabama”.
Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine compared its theme to Bob Seger’s “Night Moves“.[1] The song samples the instrumental part of “Werewolves of London” and the most well known riff of “Sweet Home Alabama” alongside new lyrics by Kid Rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s longtime keyboardist Billy Powell plays the piano on the track, including a reprise of his famous piano solo at the end of “Sweet Home Alabama”. Kid Rock would later dedicate his performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards to Billy, shortly after his passing in early 2009.
Critical reception
Manchester Evening News rated the song three out of five stars, commenting that the song “incorporates the swampy riffs, the distinctive guitar solo and gospel choirs effortlessly.”[3] Billboard praised the song’s style adding that its lyrics “will make listeners nod and smile knowingly as they recall their own glory days.”[4] Rolling Stone named the song as a “story of sexual awakening” adding “It’s stirring stuff.”[5] This song was number 18 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[6]
Jim Malec, who writes for the country music review site The 9513, gave the song a “thumbs up” rating. Although he referred to the song as “highly derivative” for its use of sampling, and thought that some of the lyrics were poorly written, he also called it “essentially the perfect summer anthem”. Malec’s review goes on to call the song a positive change from the mostly “boring” mainstream country music, adding “Here’s an artist who is willing to show some personality.”[7]
Music video
The music video for the song was shot in Nashville, Tennessee and features Kid Rock driving a Grand Craft Grand Sport[8] boat out on the Old Hickory Lake, while two teenagers are shown enacting the song’s lyrics. Kid Rock is also shown partying with girls on a different boat, firing a machine gun whilst smoking a Cuban Cigar, and singing the song on a platform on the lake during night time. The platform, float & lights are an homage to the “Playboy girls” scene in the film Apocalypse Now. As the video ends, the small boat Kid Rock is driving can be seen with the word “cowboy” on the back.
Release history
| Region | Date |
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| United Kingdom | July 28, 2008 |
| United States | April 5, 2008 |
Charts
“All Summer Long” is Kid Rock’s fourth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and overall his biggest hit of his career. It reached as high as #23 on the Hot 100, based solely on airplay, since Kid Rock has not made his catalog available for legal digital download (therefore, the song has received no assistance from digital sales on the charts). It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts, making it his highest peaking single on this chart. It is his third top 40 hit on the Hot 100. The song has become Kid Rock’s second pop crossover hit (after “Picture“), reaching the top ten on Mainstream Top 40 radio. “All Summer Long” has also reached the top ten on Billboard’s Adult Top 40.
It marks Kid Rock’s third entry on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, after “Picture” and “Single Father”, both in 2003, and has reached #4 on the country charts, his first top twenty and top ten on that chart. It was a moderate hit on U.S. rock, peaking at #17 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, and #38 on Modern Rock Tracks.
The song is Kid Rock’s first international hit as well. The song went to #1 in the UK knocking off Dizzee Rascal’s Dance Wiv Me and being replaced by Katy Perry’s controversial song, I Kissed A Girl. In Europe, where there are physical and digital releases of the single, it has also topped the charts in The Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It has reached the top five in Norway, Sweden, Turkey and Poland. In Australia the song is his first top ten and number one single.
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| Single by Hit Masters | |
| Released | August 12, 2008 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:48 |
| Label | Hip Kiddy Records |
| Producer | Hit Masters |
A recording of the song was released digitally by “Hit Masters”, a karaoke company whose version was made available in the iTunes Store in North America. Due to Kid Rock’s decision to withhold his music from the iTunes market,[16] sales from the karaoke version eventually caused it to overtake Kid Rock’s original on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States peaking at number 19. This version also in peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital downloads. As Rock’s version remained in the top thirty based on radio airplay alone, Hit Masters jumped into the top twenty due to its sales strength.[17][18] However, the radio success of “All Summer Long” propelled Rock N Roll Jesus back up to number two on the Billboard 200, nearly a year after its release.[19]
Charts
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 28 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 28 |
| Hot Canadian Digital Singles | 16 |
The Rock Heroes
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| Single by The Rock Heroes | |
| Released | September 2008 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:56 |
| Label | Big Eye |
Another recording of the song by a karaoke band called “The Rock Heroes” has been released on iTunes for digital downloads in North America. In the U.S. it debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and then rose to number 29 the next week, and also in Canada it debuted at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital downloads in both countries.
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 16 |
| Hot Canadian Digital Singles | 8 |
Chart procession and succession
References
- ^ a b DeCurtis, Anthony (2007-10-18). “Kid Rock – Rock N Roll Jesus“. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16700035/review/16720051/rockandrolljesus. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ Graham, Adam (2008-07-17). “Hot Rock: Album, talent put genre mixer into spotlight“. The Detroit News. http://www.kidrock.com/news/2008/07/16/kid-rock-to-ride-wave-of-success-into-detroit-shows/. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ “Manchester Evening News Single Reviews – Kid Rock All Summer Long“. Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/single_reviews/s/1057067_kid_rock__all_summer_long_atlantic. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ “Billboard.com – All Summer Long Review“. Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3id1068ba907a57d3b2a992293093fb623. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ “Rock N Roll Jesus : Kid Rock : Review : Rolling Stone“. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16700035/review/16720051/rock_n_roll_jesus. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ “The 100 Best Songs of 2008“. Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
- ^ Malec, Jim (2008-07-17). “Kid Rock – “All Summer Long”“. The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/kid-rock-all-summer-long/. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ^ A Grand heritage
- ^ “Top 50 Singles Chart – Australian Recording Industry Association“. Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h “Kid Rock – All Summer Long worldwide track positions and trajectories“. acharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/36157. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ “Canadian Hot 100 2008-08-09“. Canadian Hot 100. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&pageNumber=11-50&g=Singles. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ “dutchcharts.nl Kid Rock – All Summer Long 2008-08-02“. Dutch Top 40. http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2008&date=20080802. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ “RIANZ“. Rianz.org.nz. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on 2008-09-25
- ^ a b c d e f “Billboard.com – Kid Rock Chart History“. Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=12517&model.vnuAlbumId=1077161. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (2008-08-29). “Kid Rock Living Large Without iTunes“. Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844114. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-08-28). “T.I. Sets New Record With Hot 100 No. 1 Jump“. Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003843472. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Chart Beat Chat, Billboard magazine
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (2008-08-27). “Bonus Jonas! A Second Week At No. 1 For The Brothers“. Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i066557ae265766af3225ea2d79c1ee88. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part [2008]
Dette er singel nr to fra Pussycat Dolls‘ andre studio album Doll Domination.
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Doll Domination på wiki:
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| Released | September 19, 2008[1] (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2007 — 2009 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, pop, dance | |||||||||
| Length | 62:40+ | |||||||||
| Label | A&M / Interscope | |||||||||
| Producer | R. Kelly, Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Polow da Don, Sean Garrett, Danja, Fernando Garibay, Ron Fair, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Nicole Scherzinger | |||||||||
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Doll Domination is the second studio album from American girl group the Pussycat Dolls released from September 19, 2008 by A&M Records under license to Interscope. The album sees the group re-unite with previous producers and writers such as Timbaland, Polow da Don and Sean Garrett as well as explore a more up-tempo sound with Rodney Jerkins, and Danja. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 79,000 copies in its first week.[2]
The album features some of the songs originally recorded for Nicole Scherzinger’s solo project Her Name Is Nicole as well as guest vocals from Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, R Kelly, Polow da Don, New Kids on the Block, A.R. Rahman and will.i.am (varies by region). The album includes the singles “When I Grow Up“, “Bottle Pop“, “Whatcha Think About That” and “I Hate This Part“. However despite relatively successful singles the album underperformed selling less than their previous album, PCD.
In 2009, several new songs together with some of the original ones were packaged as 10-song compilation entitled Doll Domination 2.0, which was released in Australia. An EP, Doll Domination: The Mini Collection, was released in the UK featuring three new songs and their three UK singles. The new editions spawned two further singles including the worldwide hit “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)” and “Hush Hush.” The group also released the final version of the album Doll Domination 3.0 in the UK on August 10, 2009 featuring three new song, “Painted Windows”, “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” and “Hush Hush; Hush Hush”.[3][4]
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Recording and production
MTV initially reported that the album would be called “To Those Who Wait” but later The Dolls would go on to say in an interview that the album would now be named Doll Domination after receiving many requests from fans. From mid 2006 production began with Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett and Timbaland with The Clutch. Other producers came on board as the project progressed. Initially the process was slow as lead singer Nicole Scherzinger was supposed to release her own solo project Her Name Is Nicole whilst production was ongoing. However the album did not materialize after Scherzinger had four failed US singles (despite “Baby Love” being successful in Europe). Consequently “When I Grow Up“, “Who’s Gonna Love You” and “Happily Never After” which were originally songs from the solo project became songs for Doll Domination.[5] Lead Doll Nicole Scherzinger spoke about the release on reality show Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll where she name-dropped and performed a fourth song “Just Say Yes” recorded for her own solo album. After being scrapped the song was placed on the early tracklistings for the Dolls album by MTV, Amazon and HMV but never made the actual release.
Musical content
The album saw Scherzinger become involved in the vocal production of many of the songs as well as designing the concept. Like the previous album she is the only member of the group to have writing credits on the album having contributed to “Bottle Pop”, “Hush Hush”, “Who’s Gonna Love You” and “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)”. She is also responsible for lead vocals on all of the songs. Melody Thornton provides additional backing vocals and ad-libs to many of the songs, although on “Elevator”,”Love The Way You Love Me” and “Painted Windows” she can be found sharing the lead vocals with Scherzinger. Additionally on “Takin’ Over the World” she sings secondary vocals. The new songs from the 2009 recording sessions did see more of the group become involved vocally. Jessica Sutta makes her debut on “Top of the World” singing co-lead vocals with Thornton and Scherzinger. “Painted Windows” is the first song to feature all of the group singing back vocals but Thornton’s ad-libs/additional vocals are limited to a two-line bridge near the end of the song.
Recordings “Love Gun” produced by Cee-Lo Green and “Whatever Happens” written & produced by Ryan Tedder were cited as highly desired but failed to make an appearance.[6] Tedder’s previous work (Leona Lewis‘ “Bleeding Love and OneRepublic’s “Apologize) have proved commercially successful and so some critics were angered regarding the non-inclusion of his work. Other recordings written and produced by Sean Garrett such “Away” was re-recorded by Enrique Iglesias while “Glamour Girl” was recorded by Electrik Red with Scott Storch providing additional production. “Just Say Yes” which was originally confirmed for the album, written by Gary Lightbody also failed to materialize much to the critics surprise. The 2009 recording sessions spawned the tracks “Takin’ Over the World (We Love To Entertain You)”, “Hush Hush; Hush Hush”, “Top of the World“, “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny), “Painted Windows” and “Bad Girl” all of which except for the last are featured in some form on the re-release of the album although it does vary by territory. “Bad Girl” was instead released as part of the Confessions of a Shopaholic Soundtrack, whilst “Top of the World” was made the theme tune to MTV’s new reality series The City.
Re-Releases
In April 2009 Billboard Magazine stated that The Dolls had only sold around 400,000 copies. Subsequently Scherzinger confirmed that the current album would be re-released with new songs. In the interview she said: “it’s a new life, a new push for Doll Domination. In this industry these days, that’s what we’re trying to do, always put new music out there and get people to pay attention. So this is a way for people to get new songs of ours and for people who haven’t picked up the album so far to get another spin of our music.”[7] The revised edition was released with the same cover art in many European countries: April 14 in France and April 24, 2009 in Germany[8] and the Netherlands.
All in all the lack of sales over the 2008 and 2009 triggered several re-releases meaning that the album now exists in around eight different versions. In September and October 2008 the standard edition of the album was released worldwide featuring the 16-song track listing. International markets received two of the four bonus tracks. In the US and Europe a deluxe edition was released as the same time featuring 5 bonus songs (each one sung by a different member of the group). Then nearer in December 2008 the collectors edition was released in Australia and the US featuring all of the songs from the deluxe addition but adding two extra bonus tracks. UK fans were able to buy the deluxe edition only whilst the group were on the UK leg of the tour and it was sold at selected arenas.
In April 2009, after recording new songs the album was re-issued in all territories. Mainland Europe received the 2009 edition featuring all of the original songs plus 3-4 new songs/remixes. At the end of April, Doll Domination 2.0 was released in Australia, a compilation album featuring 6 of the original songs and 4 new ones. On April 27, 2009 an EP titled Doll Domination: The Mini Collection was released in the UK featuring their four singles plus two new songs and two weeks later the UK received its own deluxe edition of the album which was identical to the international deluxe edition except that it included a new remix of Scherzinger’s solo song “Baby Love” previously not released as a bonus track in the UK. On August 10, it was announced that Doll Domination 3.0 would be released in the UK following the success of all of the five singles which were released in the UK having all managed to reach top 20 positions on the UK singles chart making it one of the group’s most successful markets.
Promotion and world tour
On May 20, 2008, the Pussycat Dolls performed their new single “When I Grow Up” for the first time live on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[9][10] again at the MTV Movie Awards on June 1, and a third time on So You Think You Can Dance on June 12.[11] The song was released on May 27, 2008.[12]
Other appearances included:
- Hosting the 2008 Maxim Hot 100 on VH1. They hit the position number seventeen.[13]
- They also performed five songs at a Wal-Mart Soundcheck showcase: “I Hate This Part”, “Takin’ Over the World” and “When I Grow Up” from Doll Domination, and “Buttons” and “Don’t Cha” from PCD.
- On October 14 2008 the group performed at the Sydney Opera House as part of a series of concerts promoting Xbox 360 and its new game Lips.
- On the 15th of October 2008, the Dolls appeared on Australian TV show Sunrise and performed “When I Grow Up” and their latest single “I Hate This Part”.
- In December 2008, The Dolls performed a medley of some of their most successful singles on the Royal Variety Show for her majesty Queen Elizabeth in the UK, the performance comprised of “Don’t Cha“, “I Hate This Part” and “When I Grow Up“.
- World Domination Tour
The Dolls kicked off their second headline tour on January 18, 2009 to promote the album. The World Domination (also known as Doll Domination Tour) visited venues across Europe and Oceania with Lady Gaga as the main opening act. Ne-Yo also featured as a support act on the European-leg of their tour at selected venues.
The Dolls then toured North America, performing as the opening act for Britney Spears’ The Circus: Starring Britney Spears tour. This constituted the North American Leg of the World Domination Tour.
Reception
Commercial
The album debuted in the US at number 4 (one spot higher than their debut album) after first week sales of around 79,000 however the album failed to have much chart longevity and struggled to stay in the top 25 in the run up to the end of the year. In its second week, the album dropped to number 17, and in its third week, it sat at number 30.[14] It spent an astonishingly short seven weeks in the top 100, compared with their debut album which spent almost a year there, By 2009 it had dropped out. In other territories its performance was similar although. However in the week of January 10 2009, it re-entered the top 100 at number one hundred. The album has so far sold 356,000 copies in the U.S., far less than their debut PCD.
In France and in the United Kingdom the album has sold 100,000 copies, being certified as Gold. The first two singles failed in Russian charts, however the song “Hush Hush” which was not a single at the time of release, became a huge hit, peaking at number one on Russian Airplay Chart[15] which helped the album reach platinum status[16] certification in just three weeks.
Critical
The album has received mostly average to negative reviews from critics, having been rated just 51 out of 100 on Metacritic.[17]
August Brown of the Los Angeles Times, states that the album does not live up to its 2005 predecessor, and gave the album one and a half stars out of five.[18] Likewise, Nic Oliver of Music OMH gives the album four star out of 10, stating that, besides the tracks “Out of This Club” with R. Kelly and “Love The Way You Love Me”, “This is an album that reels off one clunker after another…this is an album heading straight for the bargain bins.”[19] The exceptions include “I Hate this Part”, a break-up number on which Nicole Scherzinger is allowed to emote fully, and “Whatcha Think About That?”, which contains a cheeky rap from Missy Elliott.[20] The Boston Globe summarised the album as “Great trashy, hook-laden songs that make your lips smack never need to be apologized for, just enjoyed. The Pussycats’ debut from 2005 was that kind of disc, and though this follow-up tries darn hard to follow that formula, it comes up just short. Still, it’s often filled with giddy, brilliantly produced goofy pleasures with nothing on its mind beyond love and pleasure. Oh, sure, there are a couple of ballads about heartache and regret, but lead singer Nicole Scherzinger sounds more like she’s pining for a good facial than a guy. Especially as the disc wanders to its fatiguing 21st track. We know the Dolls want staying power, but c’mon…”[21]
Digital Spy said that “Doll Domination is an over-long, patchy album that lacks any kind of lyrical cohesion. This isn’t to say that individual tracks don’t hit the spot. Nothing here matches the hyperactive brilliance of ‘When I Grow Up’, but future single ‘I Hate This Part’ is wonderfully melodramatic and each of the four Timbaland productions is bang on the money. Overall 3/5 stars”.[22] The New York Times said “were they, strictly speaking, human? That’s what their new album, Doll Domination sets out to establish. Between dance tracks concocted by big-time producers like Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, Sean Garrett and Polow Da Don, the Pussycat Dolls flaunt a newly prominent accessory: a breakable heart. In the 16 songs on this fully packed album, each striving to be a single, the Dolls still flirt and strut most of the time. But now, every so often, they ache. Ms. Scherzinger’s small, flexible voice thrives in the programmed, computer-tuned R&B tracks. No less crafty or calculated than their bump-and-grind numbers, the farewell songs are a move toward expanding the franchise. Now the Pussycat Dolls are stocking a little empathy along with the attitude.”[23]
However Digital Spy later said that of The Mini Collection that: “‘Painted Windows’ is an impressive new Rodney Jerkins production, stomping and scuzzy in equal measure, while ‘Hush Hush; Hush Hush’ is a faintly ridiculous house remix of a Doll Domination album cut. It now comes complete with a whopping great lift from ‘I Will Survive’, but somehow it works. First impressions notwithstanding, in an age where music fans can download what they fancy on a track-by-track basis, the ‘Mini Collection’ actually starts to make sense. For £3.99 on iTunes, or just under a fiver in the shops, you get a fat-free serving of Pussycat hits without the padding that bogged down the original Doll Domination. Overall 4/5 stars.”[24]
Singles
- “When I Grow Up” was the first single from the album. It was a hit, peaking at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,[25] number two in Australia’s Singles Chart, number three in the UK Singles Chart and number three in the Canadian Hot 100. The video for this single won the Dolls a Video Music Award for Best Dancing in a Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
- The Second single was “I Hate This Part“. The song became a worldwide hit reaching number one in Romania, number two in Belgium, number three in France, the top five in Canada, the top ten in Australia, Turkey, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, and Ireland, and the top twenty in Denmark, Japan, Germany, Norway, the United States and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number eleven in the US and made it to number four on the European Billboard Hot 100.
- The third release from the album was “Whatcha Think About That“, featuring Missy Elliott and released exclusively to the US, Ireland, UK and France. While the video premiered in October, 2008. This single proved to be unsuccessful in the U.S. and subsequently it received a limited release. The song managed to reach number 9 in the UK.
- The fourth single was “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)“. It is the English recording of “Jai Ho” the hit movie theme from the film Slumdog Millionaire. It features A.R. Rahman. The single has reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100,[26] number 20 on the Billboard Pop 100,[27] number 5 in Canada, and number 3 in the UK,[28] ahead of its physical release. The song reached number 1 in Finland, Ireland, Australia, Greece, and Turkey.
- The fifth single from the album was “Bottle Pop“. The single version does not feature Snoop Dogg but instead a small rap intro by Scherzinger. It was only released in Oceania and Germany and reached top 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Without any promotion it proved successful in the US having reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, becoming the fifth song by the group to do so.
- “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” is the final single from the album. The original ballad version serves as the single’s b-side whist Dave Aude has also produced a dance remix for the single. It was only released to airplay and digital download outlets in the US[29] and reached a peak of 73 on the Billboard and 41 in Canada. Internationally the single reached number 2 in Turkey, 10 in Australia, and top 20 in most European countries. Additionally the song went on to become the group’s sixth consecutive number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.
Track listing
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| 1. | “When I Grow Up“ | Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith, “Rock City” | 4:04 | ||||||
| 2. | “Bottle Pop” (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Fernando Garibay, Sean Garrett, Nicole Scherzinger | 3:30 | ||||||
| 3. | “Whatcha Think About That” (featuring Missy Elliott) | Jamal “Polow da Don” Jones, Ester Dean, Ron Fair,Elliott | 3:48 | ||||||
| 4. | “I Hate This Part“ | Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Jonas Jeberg, Mich “Cutfather” Hansen, Kara DioGuardi, Scherzinger | 3:39 | ||||||
| 5. | “Takin’ Over the World” | Chase N. Cashe, Chisolm, Farris, Gouche, Daniel Groover, Sims | 3:35 | ||||||
| 6. | “Out of This Club” (featuring R Kelly & Polow da Don)) | Robert Kelly, Jamal Jones | 4:08 | ||||||
| 7. | “Who’s Gonna Love You” | Jones, Scherzinger, DioGuardi | 4:00 | ||||||
| 8. | “Happily Never After” | Shea Taylor, Shaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith | 4:49 | ||||||
| 9. | “Magic” | Tim “Timbaland” Mosley, Jerome Harmon, The Clutch | 3:41 | ||||||
| 10. | “Halo” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 5:24 | ||||||
| 11. | “In Person” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 3:36 | ||||||
| 12. | “Elevator” | Darkchild, Crystal “Cristyle” Johnson | 3:41 | ||||||
| 13. | “Hush Hush“ | Fair, Andreas “Quiz” Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina Wroldsen, Scherzinger | 3:48 | ||||||
| 14. | “Love The Way You Love Me” | Chauncey Hollis, Cashe, DioGuardi, Jesse Woodard, Kasia Livingston | 3:21 | ||||||
| 15. | “Whatchamacallit” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 4:20 | ||||||
| 16. | “I’m Done” | S. Ridel, T.L. James, A. Huff | 3:18 | ||||||
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| 1. | “When I Grow Up” | Darkchild, McCarty, Samwell-Smith, Rock City | 4:04 | ||||||
| 2. | “Bottle Pop” (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Garibay, Garrett, Scherzinger | 3:30 | ||||||
| 3. | “Whatcha Think About That” (featuring Missy Elliott) | Jones, Dean, Fair, Elliott | 3:48 | ||||||
| 4. | “I Hate This Part” | Secon, Hector, Jeberg, Cutfather, DioGuardi, Scherzinger | 3:39 | ||||||
| 5. | “Takin’ Over the World” | Cashe, Chisolm, Farris, Gouche, Groover, Sims | 3:35 | ||||||
| 6. | “Out of This Club” (featuring R Kelly & Polow da Don) | Kelly, Jones | 4:08 | ||||||
| 7. | “Who’s Gonna Love You” | Jones, Scherzinger, DioGuardi | 4:00 | ||||||
| 8. | “Happily Never After” | Taylor, “Ne-Yo” | 4:49 | ||||||
| 9. | “Magic” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 3:41 | ||||||
| 10. | “Halo” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 5:24 | ||||||
| 11. | “In Person” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 3:36 | ||||||
| 12. | “Elevator” | Darkchild, Cristyle | 3:41 | ||||||
| 13. | “Hush Hush; Hush Hush“ | Fair, Quiz & Larossi, Wroldsen, Scherzinger | 4:13 | ||||||
| 14. | “Love The Way You Love Me” | Hollis, Cashe, DioGuardi, Woodard, Livingston | 3:21 | ||||||
| 15. | “Whatchamacallit” | Timbaland, Harmon, The Clutch | 4:20 | ||||||
| 16. | “I’m Done” | Ridel, James, Huff | 3:18 | ||||||
| 17. | “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” (featuring A.R. Rahman) | R. Fair, A.R. Rahman, Jones, Scherzinger | 3:46 | ||||||
| 18. | “Top of the World“ | Calvo da Gr8, The Writers Camp | 3:31 | ||||||
| 19. | “Painted Windows” | Darkchild, Cristyle, Kaleena Harper, Osinachi Nwanari | 3:34 | ||||||
Doll Domination 2.0
Doll Domination 2.0 is a streamlined compilation of songs from the 2009 revised edition of Doll Domination. In total it features 10 tracks, 6 from the original release plus the remix of “Hush Hush” and “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)“, “Top of the World“, and “Painted Windows” released exclusively to Australia on April 24, 2009. It was supposed to be released in the United States on April 14, 2009,[30] however, the release was scrapped for reasons unknown.
| Source: iTunes/Australian Doll Domination 2.0 | |||||||||
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| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “When I Grow Up” | 4:04 | |||||||
| 2. | “I Hate This Part” | 3:39 | |||||||
| 3. | “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) featuring A.R. Rahman” | 3:46 | |||||||
| 4. | “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” | 4:13 | |||||||
| 5. | “Top of the World” | 3:31 | |||||||
| 6. | “Halo” | 5:24 | |||||||
| 7. | “Painted Windows” | 3:34 | |||||||
| 8. | “Bottle Pop (featuring Snoop Dogg)” | 3:30 | |||||||
| 9. | “Takin’ Over the World” | 3:35 | |||||||
| 10. | “I’m Done” | 3:18 | |||||||
Doll Domination: The Mini Collection
The Dolls went on to release Doll Domination: The Mini Collection[31] exclusively in the UK on 27 April 2009. It is an EP collection of songs featuring the group 3 previous UK singles from Doll Domination as well as their fourth and fifth singles “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” and “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” (the up-tempo remix of “Hush Hush”) as well as new song “Painted Windows”.
| The Mini Collection EP | |||||||||
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| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) featuring A.R. Rahman” | 3:46 | |||||||
| 2. | “When I Grow Up” | 4:04 | |||||||
| 3. | “Whatcha Think About That (featuring Missy Elliott)” | 3:48 | |||||||
| 4. | “Painted Windows” | 3:34 | |||||||
| 5. | “I Hate This Part” | 3:39 | |||||||
| 6. | “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” | 4:13 | |||||||
Doll Domination 3.0
On August 10, 2009, Doll Domination 3.0 was released in the UK using the original cover art, it includes all of the songs from the Standard Edition as well as songs from the “Mini Collection”.[3]
| Released August 10, 2009 | |||||||||
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| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “When I Grow Up” | 4:04 | |||||||
| 2. | “Bottle Pop (featuring Snoop Dogg)” | 3:30 | |||||||
| 3. | “Whatcha Think About That (featuring Missy Elliott)” | 3:48 | |||||||
| 4. | “I Hate This Part” | 3:39 | |||||||
| 5. | “Takin’ Over the World” | 3:35 | |||||||
| 6. | “Hush Hush; Hush Hush (up-tempo remix)” | 4:13 | |||||||
| 7. | “Out of This Club (featuring R Kelly & Polow da Don)” | 4:08 | |||||||
| 8. | “Who’s Gonna Love You” | 4:00 | |||||||
| 9. | “Happily Never After” | 4:49 | |||||||
| 10. | “Magic” | 3:41 | |||||||
| 11. | “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) featuring A.R. Rahman” | 3:46 | |||||||
| 12. | “Halo” | 5:24 | |||||||
| 13. | “In Person” | 3:36 | |||||||
| 14. | “Elevator” | 3:41 | |||||||
| 15. | “Hush Hush (ballad version)” | 3:48 | |||||||
| 16. | “Love The Way You Love Me” | 3:21 | |||||||
| 17. | “Whatchamacallit” | 4:20 | |||||||
| 18. | “Painted Windows” | 3:34 | |||||||
| 19. | “I’m Done” | 3:18 | |||||||
| 20. | “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps” | 2:14 | |||||||
Charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia | September 19, 2008 | Standard edition | Interscope Records |
| United Kingdom[47] | September 23, 2008 | Polydor Records | |
| United States | Standard edition,[48] deluxe edition[49] | A&M Records | |
| Worldwide | October, 2008 | Standard edition, deluxe edition | A&M, Interscope, Universal Music |
| Australia | December, 2008 | Collectors edition | Interscope |
| Japan | Universal Music (JP) | ||
| France | April 14, 2009 | Doll Domination (2009 bonus tracks edition) | Universal Music (EU) |
| Europe | April 24, 2009 | ||
| Australia[50] | Doll Domination 2.0 | Interscope | |
| United Kingdom | April 27, 2009 | Doll Domination: The Mini Collection | Polydor |
| May 12, 2009 | Deluxe edition | ||
| August 10, 2009 | Doll Domination 3.0 |
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Taylor Swift – Love Story [2008]
I en alder av snart 20 år er Taylor Swift allerede kronet som dronning av country pop. Hennes andre album “Fearless” ble Billboards mest selgende i 2008.
Jeg kan godt forstå at de fengende kommersielle låtene slår an. De fester seg lett på hjernen uten at de er det minste irriterende som fort kan skje i denne sjangeren.
| Taylor Swift | |
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Taylor Swift performing live in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Alison Swift |
| Born | December 13, 1989 Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Country, country pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano,[1] ukulele[2] |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Big Machine |
| Associated acts | Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers |
| Website | TaylorSwift.com |
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. In 2006, she released her debut single “Tim McGraw“, which peaked at number six on the Billboard country charts. Later in October 2006, she released her self-titled debut album, which produced five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and was certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The New York Times described Swift as “one of pop’s finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults”.[3]
According to Nielsen SoundScan, Swift was the biggest selling artist of 2008 in the United States with combined sales of more than four million albums. Swift’s Fearless and her self-titled album finished 2008 at number three and number six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million.[4] She was the first artist in the history of Nielsen SoundScan to have two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart.[4] Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks.[5] No album has spent more time at number one since 1999-2000. It also was the first album by a female artist in country music history to log eight weeks at #1 on The Billboard 200. In mid-January 2009, Swift became the first country artist to top the 2 million mark in paid downloads with three different songs.[6] As of the week ending February 8, 2009, Swift’s single “Love Story” became the country song with most paid downloads in history and the first country song to top the Mainstream Top 40 chart.[7][8] Swift then subsequently went onto replicate the feat, reaching #1 again on the Mainstream Top 40 in September 2009 with “You Belong With Me“, making it just the second country song in the chart’s history to reach the top. [9] According to the 2009 issue of Forbes, Swift is ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity with over $18 million in earnings this year.[10]
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Early life
Swift was born in the borough of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Scott, a stock broker, and Andrea Swift, a homemaker. She has a younger brother, Austin.[11] When she was in fourth grade, Swift won a national poetry contest with a three page poem entitled “Monster In My Closet”.[12][13] At ten, Swift began writing songs and singing at karaoke contests, festivals, and fairs around her hometown. During one summer, Swift devoted herself to writing a 350 page (unpublished) novel.[14] She was a member of Kirk Cremer’s SNL-inspired kid’s sketch comedy group, TheatreKids Live!, where she was a natural comedic talent. After seeing her karaoke performance at one of the cast parties, it was Cremer’s mother who first suggested that Swift seemed more of a natural to pursue a career in country music, rather than theatrical performing. Cremer soon leased space at a local mall and began to showcase his young protégée in weeknight performances of country songs with karaoke backing tracks. Emboldened by her performances and growing audiences, she began to perform in other local open mike and karaoke nights. Her first major show was a well-received performance at the Bloomsburg Fair, arranged by local performer Pat Garrett.[15]
Songwriting interest
Swift first learned to play guitar from a computer repairman who showed her how to play three chords. After learning those three chords, she wrote her first song, “Lucky You”. She began writing songs regularly and used it as outlet to help her with her pain from not fitting in at school. Other kids would react badly to her so she wrote songs about them.[citation needed]
Early work
Swift’s greatest musical influence is Shania Twain.[16] Her other influences include her grandmother, LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner and Dolly Parton. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer,[17] Taylor’s tastes always ran more toward country and she developed a love for Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton at an early age.[18] She also credits the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain for demonstrating how much impact can be made by “stretching boundaries”.[19] At age 11, Swift made her first trip to Nashville hoping to obtain a record deal by distributing a demo tape of her singing with karaoke songs. She gave a copy to every label in town.[20] Swift faced rejection, not just from record labels, but also from her peers.[21] After Swift returned to Pennsylvania, she was asked to sing at the U.S. Open tennis tournament; her rendition of the national anthem received a lot of attention.[22] Swift started writing songs and playing 12-string guitar when she was 12. Swift began to regularly visit Nashville and wrote songs with local songwriters. By the time she was 14, her family decided to move to an outlying Nashville suburb.[23] When Swift was fifteen, she rejected RCA Records because the company wanted to keep her on a development deal.[24] Swift then performed at Nashville’s songwriters’ venue, The Bluebird Café, catching the attention of Scott Borchetta[25] who signed her to his newly-formed record label, Big Machine Records. She also became the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house at 14.[26]
Music career
2006–2008: Taylor Swift
Swift performing at a café with a koa wood guitar in June 2006
Swift’s first single, “Tim McGraw“, was released to radio in mid-2006 and reached number 6 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart during the week of January 27, 2007.[27] Swift said, “I wrote the song in my freshman year of high school. I was dating a guy who was about to go off to college. I knew we were going to break up so I started thinking of all the things that I knew would remind him of me. Surprisingly, the first thing that came to mind was that my favorite country artist is Tim McGraw.”[18] Her self-titled debut album Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006.[28] Swift wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, which debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and sold 39,000 copies during its first week.[29] It later peaked at number one at Billboard Top Country Albums and number five on the Billboard 200.[30] It also spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the Top Country Albums charts[31] and remained at the top for 24 out of 91 weeks.[32] The only other country artists this decade to achieve the number-one sales position for 20 weeks or more are The Dixie Chicks and Carrie Underwood.[33] As of November 2008, Taylor Swift has sold over three million copies and 7.5 million single downloads.[34]
Swift has surpassed the 200 million mark for music streams on MySpace. She is currently ranked in the Top 10 for the most MySpace visits for all genres of music, and is MySpace’s current top-ranking Country artist.[35][dead link] Swift is the most searched musical artist on MySpace in 2008.[36] The music video for “Tim McGraw” set a record by appearing for 30 consecutive weeks on GAC’s fan-voted weekly Top 20 music countdown show, and reached number one on CMT’s video charts. The video also won Swift an award for Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2007 CMT Music Awards.[37] Her pursuit of country music stardom was the subject of “GAC Short Cuts”, a part-documentary, part-music-video series airing since the summer of 2006 on the country music channel.[38] On May 15, 2007, Swift performed “Tim McGraw” at the Academy of Country Music Awards. She sang the song to Tim McGraw in the audience, and introduced herself for the first time to him. Swift has been an opening act for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on their Soul2Soul 2007 tour. She has opened in the past for George Strait, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts as well.[39]
On August 21, 2007, Swift performed live on the season finale of America’s Got Talent.[40] The second single from the Taylor Swift album, “Teardrops on My Guitar“, was released February 24, 2007. The song originally made its peak positions in mid-2007, peaking at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was re-released to the Hot 100 and Pop 100 in late 2007 with a pop remix that brought “Teardrops on My Guitar” to #13 on the Hot 100 and #11 on the Pop 100. In October 2007, Swift’s songwriting peers at the Nashville Songwriters Association International honored her with their Songwriter/Artist of the Year Award, making her the youngest artist ever to win the award.[41]
On November 7, 2007, Swift won the 2007 CMA Horizon Award and also performed “Our Song,” the third single from her album, which would go on to become her first #1 song the week of December 22, 2007, where it leaped up from the #6 spot. This was the biggest jump to Number One since January 1998, when Tim McGraw’s “Just to See You Smile“, also jumped from #6 to #1.[42] “Our Song” spent six weeks at #1 on the Country charts and also peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #24 on the Billboard Pop 100. Swift also recorded a holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, which was released October 16, 2007, exclusively available at Target stores. The album, which was not as successful as her self-titled debut, featured both holiday classics such as “Last Christmas” and original songs written by Swift. Swift was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist, but lost to Amy Winehouse. Swift’s successful single, “Picture to Burn” was the fourth single from her debut album. The song debuted early in 2008 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Country Chart in the spring of 2008.
Swift performing at Yahoo HQ in 2007
Big Machine Records announced the release of “Should’ve Said No” on Monday, May 19. The song is the fifth and final single from Swift’s debut album. She performed it on the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.[43] The performance started off with her dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and jeans, but soon after a short black halter dress was revealed. In the last minute of the song, she went backstage to perform the final verse under a cascading waterfall. Swift had wanted to do that performance on stage with the water and the change of clothes since she was ten years old.[44] “Should’ve Said No” became her second Number One single for the chart dated August 23, 2008. In June 2008, at the CMA Music Festival held in Nashville, Swift signed autographs for nearly eight straight hours. It was the longest autograph-signing session since Garth Brooks‘ 23-hour marathon in 1996.[45] In Summer 2008, Swift released Beautiful Eyes, an EP sold exclusively at Wal-Mart.[46] In its first week of release, the album sold 45,000 copies, debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and #9 on the Billboard 200. With her self-titled debut album at #2 the same week, Swift became the first artist to hold the Top 2 positions of the Top Country Albums chart since LeAnn Rimes did so in 1997.[47] Swift plays a custom-made Taylor acoustic guitar made of koa wood.[48]
2008–present: Fearless
Swift’s latest studio album, Fearless, was released in the United States on November 11, 2008.[49] The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Its sales of 592,304 were the highest debut of any country artists in 2008. This is also the largest opening U.S. sales week in 2008 by a female artist in all genres of music, and the fourth biggest overall behind Lil Wayne, AC/DC and Coldplay.[50] Its lead single “Love Story” became a hit on both the country and pop charts. During the first week of release, more than 129,000 of Swift’s sales were sold digitally. This gives Swift the best online start for any country album in history.[51] It also makes Swift the fourth biggest week for a digital album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking them in 2004.[52] Through its eighth week of release, Fearless has sold more than 338,467 paid downloads, making it the bestselling country album in digital history. In second place is Swift’s debut Taylor Swift with sales of 236,046 downloads as of April 18, 2009.[53]
In its debut week, seven songs in total on Fearless were charted on Billboard Hot 100, tying Swift with Hannah Montana for the most by a female artist in a single week. With “White Horse” charted at #13, this gave Swift her sixth top 20 debut of 2008, a calendar year record for any artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Of the 13 tracks on Fearless, 11 have already spent time on the Hot 100.[52] “Change”, a song from the album, was selected as part of a soundtrack supporting Team USA’s efforts in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[47] The song was also featured as part of the soundtrack of NBC’s broadcast package of the Olympics. She also released the lead single from the album, “Love Story“, on September 12, 2008. The song is accompanied by a music video that is based on Romeo and Juliet. The song has reached number 2 on iTunes Store Top Downloaded Songs and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also called as Taylor Swift’s signature song. Fifteen weeks after being added to pop radio, “Love Story” also became the first country crossover recording to hit number one on the Nielsen BDS CHR/Top 40 chart in the 16-year-history of list, as well as number one on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart.[54] The second single from Fearless, “White Horse“, was released on December 8, 2008. The music video for the song premiered on CMT on February 7, 2009. Though it missed the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs as of the week April 11, 2009, “White Horse” claimed the #1 spot atop the USA Today/Country Aircheck chart (powered by Mediabase) in that week.[55] “Forever & Always”, another song from the album, was based on Swift’s relationship with singer Joe Jonas.[56]
Swift is Billboard’s Top Country Artist and Hot Country Songwriter of 2008; she is also country music’s best-selling artist of 2008.[57] Swift ranked seventh on Nielsen SoundScan Canada’s top-10 selling artists across all genres in 2008. Fearless and Taylor Swift took the #1 and #2 slots on 2008 Year-End Canadian Country Albums Chart.[58] Swift sang the Star-Spangled Banner at game three of the World Series in Philadelphia on October 25, 2008. On January 10, 2009, Swift made her first musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, making her the youngest country singer to appear as a musical guest on the show in its 33-year run.[59][60] Swift’s show achieved SNL’s highest adult 18-49 rating and overall viewer total since the November election (in 2008). It was tied for the #7 rating of that week among all broadcast and cable entertainment programs on all networks and outscored all its telecasts of last season in 18-49 and total viewers.[61]
On February 8, 2009, Swift performed her song “Fifteen” with Miley Cyrus at the 51st Grammy Awards. Since the release of Swift’s second album, Fearless, she has released one new song “Crazier” for the soundtrack of the feature film Hannah Montana: The Movie. At the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Swift picked up Album of the Year honors as a performer and producer for Fearless. She is the youngest artist in history to win Album of the Year award. Swift was also awarded the Academy’s Crystal Milestone Award, given for Outstanding Achievement in Country Music. The Academy lauded her for career achievements including selling more albums in 2008 than any other artist in any genre of music, the breakthrough success of her debut album (which spawned five Top 10 hits, more than any in history for a female artist’s debut CD), and the worldwide crossover success of her #1 single “Love Story“. The Academy also cited Swift’s contribution to helping country music attract a younger audience.[62]
As of late April 2009, Swift has sold more than 14 million downloads, as well as three Gold Mobile Ringtones.[63] In June 2009, Swift performed “Thug Story” with T-Pain at the CMT Music Awards. She went on to win two awards for Female Video of the Year and Video of the Year.[64] On July 14, 2009, it was confirmed Swift would perform at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. “I’m so excited that MTV and the VMAs have invited me to perform, because I think this year’s show will be unlike anything they’ve ever done!” stated Swift. “I love incorporating theatrics into my performances, and the VMAs have always allowed artists to run with that,” Swift says. “MTV has been so good to me, and I could not be more excited about this year’s VMAs.” This was Swift’s first performance on the VMAs. The show aired September 13 on MTV, with British comedian Russell Brand hosting for the second year in a row.[65] In addition to having three of her songs featured, Swift will appear as a playable character in Band Hero.[66] Swift announced September 6 on her Myspace blog that Fearless will be re-released on October 27 with six new songs. It will also include a DVD with her tour footage and pictures.[67]
In January 2009, Swift announced her first headlining tour. Swift is taking her North American Fearless Tour 2009 to 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada over the span of 6 months. Opening acts include Kellie Pickler and Gloriana, a new group in country music. The tour features a theatrical presentation of graphics, sets and visual elements designed by Swift; Swift plays guitar as well as piano. Multiple costume changes and a fairy-tale castle are some of the elements of the three-act show.[68] The tour kicked off April 23 in Evansville, Indiana. On February 6, 2009, tickets went on sale for the May 22 date at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and sold out in two minutes.[69] Tickets for several dates and venues, including Madison Square Garden, went on sale the following week and sold out in one minute.[70][71][72][73][74] On April 28, 2009, Swift gave a free, private concert to students at Bishop Ireton High School, a small Catholic school in Alexandria, Virginia after the school won a national “TXT 2 WIN” contest from Verizon Wireless.[75] The students sent over 19,000 text messages to Verizon during a roughly one month long contest. Swift played for about an hour during the school’s field day, an annual day-long recess with games and activities. On October 8, 2009 Swift’s official website announced that her sold-out Fearless Tour would return to North America for 37 additional dates in 2010.
2009 MTV Video Music Awards controversy
On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, singer/rapper Kanye West came on the stage and took the microphone from Swift during her acceptance speech for winning Best Female Video for “You Belong with Me“, saying that Beyoncé’s video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)“, nominated for the same award, was “one of the best videos of all time”. This caused the audience in the venue to respond negatively.[76][77] He handed the microphone back to a stunned and reportedly upset Swift, who did not finish her acceptance speech.[76][78] West was removed from the remainder of the show for his actions.[76] When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech.[76][79] Following the awards show, West apologized for his verbal outburst in a blog entry (which was subsequently removed).[76] He was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst,[77][80][81][82][83] and by President Barack Obama in an “off the record” comment.[84][85][86][87] He later posted a second apology on his blog and appeared on The Jay Leno Show one day after the incident, apologizing publicly.[77]
On September 15, 2009, Swift talked about the matter on The View. Asked what she was thinking the moment it happened, she stated, “Well, I think my overall thought process was something like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe I won, this is awesome, don’t trip and fall, I’m gonna get to thank the fans, this is so cool‘“, she said, and that she further thought, “‘Oh, Kanye West is here. Cool haircut. What are you doing there?’ And then, ‘Ouch.’ And then, ‘I guess I’m not gonna get to thank the fans.‘“[88][89] In addition, she said that West had not spoken to her following the incident.[89] Following Swift’s appearance on The View, West contacted her to apologize personally; Swift said she accepted his apology.[89][90] The night of the awards show, Swift became the first country music artist to win an MTV Video Music Award.[90]
Television appearances
In 2008, Swift made her acting debut in Brad Paisley’s music video “Online“. In that same year Swift filmed a documentary for MTV entitled MTV’s Once Upon a Prom and a documentary with Def Leppard for CMT entitled CMT Crossroads, which was premiered on November 7, 2008, drew more than 4.5 million viewers for its four initial airings.[91] Swift collaborated with the Jonas Brothers in their 3D Concert Film, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The film was released on February 27, 2009 in North America. The concert film brought in $12,700,000 on its opening weekend.[92] Swift made her primetime television acting debut on CBS’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Turn, Turn, Turn on March 5, 2009 in the U.S. and Canada. The episode was watched by 20.8 million viewers.[93] Swift made a cameo appearance in Kellie Pickler’s music video “Best Days of Your Life“. Swift also appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie as “woman singing in the barn”. The film was released on April 10, 2009 in North America.[94] The television show Dateline NBC showcased an hour to Swift on May 31, 2009. The episode titled Dateline NBC: On Tour With Taylor Swift included scenes from her tour bus, concert footage, and rehearsals. She was also interviewed for the show and some of her exclusive video diaries were shown.[95]
Philanthropy
On September 21, 2007, Swift launched a campaign to protect children from online predators.[96] She has teamed up with Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to combat internet sex crimes.[96] The year-long campaign, launched in partnership with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, will distribute Internet safety information and materials to parents and students across the state.[96] In early 2008, Swift donated the pink Chevy pick-up truck given to her by her record label to children’s charity, the Victory Junction Gang; in June, 2008, Swift donated all the proceeds she got from her merchandise sales at the 2008 Country Music Festival to Red Cross, the Nashville Area Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and the National American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.[97] Swift donated $10,000, funded by CMT ONE COUNTRY, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by winning the “Video of the Year” and “Female Video of the Year” awards at the 2008 CMT Music Awards.[98] In 2009, Swift won “Video of the Year and “Female Video of the Year” awards at the 2009 CMT Music Awards. She donated $5,000, funded by CMT, to American Red Cross.[99]
Swift donated $100,000 to the Red Cross in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008.[100] Swift has teamed up with Sound Matters to make listeners aware of listening “responsibly“.[101] Swift supports @15, a teen-led social change platform underwritten by Best Buy to give teens opportunities to direct the company’s philanthropy through the newly-created @15 Fund. Swift’s song, “Fifteen“, is featured in this campaign.[102] Swift has lent her support to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal by joining the lineup at Sydney’s Sound Relief concert,[103] reportedly making the biggest contribution of any artist playing at Sound Relief to the Australian Red Cross.[104] Swift donated her prom dress, which raised $1,200 for charity, to DonateMyDress.org.[105]
Public image and other work
Swift has been featured on the cover of a number of magazines. In 2008, the list includes Blender, Seventeen,[106] Billboard,[107] Girls’ Life,[108][109] Women’s Health and CosmoGirl.[110] In 2009, Swift graced the cover of Teen Vogue,[111] Self Magazine,[112] Rolling Stone,[113] Allure,[114] Glamour,[115] and Bliss.[116] She has been a cover girl for Blender, for which she was one of two country artists during the magazine’s fifteen year run to be a cover subject.[117] Additionally, she was named number fifty-seven on Maxim’s sexiest women of 2008.[118] CosmoGirl voted Swift as the “2008 Girl of the Year”.[119] Swift was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of “The RS 100: Agents of Change”.[120] She was nominated as a candidate for TIME’s “2009 The Time 100 Finalists” list, which is determined by online voting.[121]
Jakks Pacific released a celebrity doll of Swift in late 2008.[122] Taylor Swift is the face of L.E.I. Jeans (Life Energy Intelligence) since 2008.[123] Swift and the L.e.i. Clothing Line made a deal to create a line based on Swift’s style of dressing. It will appear in Wal-Mart in the coming months.[124] However, Swift said she does not want to be called a designer. Instead, she says she will inspire the clothing company’s dress line based on her own style. “I don’t look at it like I’m branching out as a designer… It’s not the Taylor Swift designer line.”[125] In 2009, Swift became the National Hockey League’s newest celebrity spokesperson. She appears in commercials for the Nashville Predators.[126]
Personal life
Swift’s best friend has been Abigail Anderson, whom she has known since ninth grade. During a discussion of Shakespeare in an English class they learned what they had in common. “We were the ones in the back of the class saying negative things about Romeo and Juliet because we were so bitter toward that emotion at the time,” said Anderson. “We just really connected … and ever since then we have been inseparable.”[127] Anderson also appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to surprise Swift. On that episode of Ellen, Swift also revealed that Joe Jonas broke up with her in a 27-second phone conversation.
Swift is also close friends with Kellie Pickler, with whom she co-wrote Pickler’s second single “Best Days of Your Life” from her self-titled album Kellie Pickler.[128] In July 2008, Swift graduated from the Aaron Academy, a Christian school in Hendersonville, Tennessee which offers a home-schooling program.[129]
Band
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Swift has had the same backup band for most of her career thus far. Some of them join her to record in the studio[citation needed]. Banjoist Ben Clark and fiddle player Emily Poe are the only two people who have left the band. As of 2009, the lineup is:
- Taylor Swift – Lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Grant Mickelson – Guitar
- Paul Sidoti – Guitar
- Mike Meadows – Banjo, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, cello
- Caitlin Evanson – Fiddle
- Amos Heller – Bass
- Al Wilson – Drums
Discography
- Albums
- 2006: Taylor Swift
- 2008: Fearless
- EPs
- Live albums
- 2008: Live From SoHo
- Video albums
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Online | Herself | Music video |
| 2008 | Best Days of Your Life | Herself | Music video |
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | Herself | Cameo |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Haley Jones | Television series (“Turn, Turn, Turn“) | |
| CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift / Def Leppard | Herself | Music DVD | |
| Hannah Montana: The Movie | Herself | Cameo | |
| 2010 | Valentine’s Day | Samantha Kenny | Movie acting debut |
- Taylor Swift is also featured in the GAC shortcuts TV series.[130]
Awards and nominations
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Britney Spears – Womanizer [Directors Cut] [2008]
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| Recorded | 2008 | ||||
| Genre | Electro pop, synthpop | ||||
| Length | 3:43 | ||||
| Label | Jive | ||||
| Writer(s) | Nikesha Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi | ||||
| Producer | K. Briscoe/The Outsyders | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (Australia, Denmark) Gold (RIANZ, Belgium, Finland, Spain) Silver (United Kingdom) |
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“Womanizer” is a song by American pop singer Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the first single of the album. The song, described by Spears as a girl anthem, recalls a womanizing man, while the protagonist of the song makes clear she knows who he really is. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of Atlanta-based production team, The Outsyders, the song is musically and up-beat electropop song.
The song received mixed reviews, with critics complimenting its hook and deeming it a “comeback single”. It was compared to previous Spears’ songs like “Toxic” and “Ooh Ooh Baby”. The song was a massive success, becoming Spears’s eighth number one single worldwide, and her first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since her debut “…Baby One More Time“, almost 10 years prior. In addition, the song topped over 30 charts worldwide. “Womanizer” has become Spears’ biggest selling digital single in the US, selling over 2.8 million copies.
The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, shows Spears chasing the womanizer and includes scenes of her naked in a steam room. It became a worldwide success after premiering online, with 80 million views since its release and won “Best Pop Video” at the MTV Video Music Awards. Spears performed “Womanizer” on various TV shows and on The Circus: Starring Britney Spears, where she performs it as the encore wearing a policewoman uniform.
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Background and production
The song was produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of Atlanta-based production team, The Outsyders.[1][2] During a live interview with New York’s Z100, Spears talked about the song quoting: “It’s basically saying, ‘We know what you’re up to.’ It’s about guys cheating on girls, it’s a girl anthem. That’s why I like it”.[3]
Music and structure
“Womanizer” is a moderate electropop song composed in the key of C# minor with 139 beats per minute. The chord progression in the song is C#m-F#m-E-Eb-D. Spears’ vocal range spans over two octaves from C#3 to C#5.[4] The song is written in the verse–pre-chorus–chorus form. It has been compared to previous Spears’ songs such as “Toxic“(2003) and “Ooh Ooh Baby”(2007).[5] The track opens with its characteristical sirens[6] and has a staccato beat that runs through the whole song.[7] The “quick-witted” vocals have been compared to the style of the Andrew sisters and are heavily autotuned.[7] After the bridge, Spears sings the chorus one more time and the song ends while the beat drops and Spears sings the “you’re a womanizer, baby” hook.[8]
Release
Announced as the lead single from the album, “Womanizer” was first released to radio stations worldwide on September 26, 2008. It was released commercially in the United States on October 7, 2008 through digital distribution. It was released as a CD single on October 25, 2008 in Australia; November 14, 2008 in Germany; and on November 24, 2008 in the UK.
On October 15, 2008, the song made a record jump from ninety-six to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record set by T.I.’s “Live Your Life“, which had jumped from number eighty to number one the week before,[9] a record later broken by Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You“.[10] It also garnered first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003, topping Mariah Carey’s take for “Touch My Body” by just over 200 units.[11] A commercial to promote the character “Chuck Bass” from Gossip Girl that featured “Womanizer” was first shown on The CW’s channel and was later available on Spears’s official website.[12]
Critical reception
Ann Powers of The Los Angeles Times described the track as “retro-futurism” that “takes a roller coaster ride via the snappy staccato beats crafted by the young Atlanta-based production team the Outsyders.”[7] “It’s clean and contemporary,” the website said, “The highly manipulated vocal complements Brit’s Mississippi Valley Girl diction; though she’s been turned into a robot again, she actually sounds engaged.”[7] Popjustice also gave the song a glowing review, stating that whilst the leaked clip was enjoyable, the full track “throws the whole thing into a brand new realm of amazingness.” The reviewer also said the track, “lays a really strong foundation for the fully-realised comeback that didn’t quite happen last time and it’s hard not to think of it as a late contender for single of the year.”[13] British newspaper The Observer gave the song the maximum five stars referring to it as a “comeback single” and as having a “genius hook”. It also said, “However, it’s also been called lazy, largely by misinformed people who also think that Kylie’s ‘la la la’s would have been better with proper words.”[14]
Bill Lamb of About.com thought that Spears sounded confident, but he wrote a generally negative review of “Womanizer.” Lamb wrote that the song sounded “like a rather weak attempt to approach the attitude of Katy Perry in a classic Britney futuristic bubblegum pop context. Unfortunately, after a few listens it all becomes quite dull.” Lamb also wrote that the song was “no match for her classic material.”[15] He would later name “Womanizer” the third “Most Annoying Pop Song” of 2008.[16] Daily News‘ music critic Jim Farber criticized the song, saying it is not the brilliant single Spears needs. Farber says, “From the sound of it, it should have been delayed indefinitely. Spears delivers the title word no fewer than nine times in a row, in a nagging tone meant to mimic the most irritating of schoolyard taunts.”[17] Ian Watson of Dotmusic gave the song six stars out of ten and felt that she was too controlled in “Womanizer”. In the review, Watons wrote that Spears sounded “trapped on this single. Not trapped, as in desperate and distraught, but trapped as in literally frozen – like she’s been placed into a robot on a production line and she has to sing these words, dance these steps, work it like this, until the spotlight snaps off and the factory’s powered down for the night..” Watson concluded that the song was “not much fun to live but compelling to observe.”[18]
Chart performance
The track entered the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart at fifty-nine with three days of its radio release alone.[19] It also debuted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 at eleven on the week of October 11, 2008.[20] The song then entered the Hot 100 chart at ninety-six on the following week due to rising airplay.[21] On October 15, the song made a record-breaking ninety-six position jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking not only the record for largest jump to #1, which had been set by T.I.’s Live Your Life only one week prior, but the record for largest jump by any song in the history of the chart, which was previously held by Beyoncé and Shakira’s “Beautiful Liar“. However, on January 28, 2009, it was announced by Billboard that Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” beat its jump by one place (97-1).[10] It also garnered first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003.[22] It marked Spears’s first number one single on the Hot 100 since her debut “…Baby One More Time“.[23] In addition, “Womanizer” has become Spears’ biggest hit on the U.S. radio along with her 1999 hit single “(You Drive Me) Crazy“,[24] both peaking at number-six on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[25] and it peaked number one on Mainstream Top 40, her first number one since her single Toxic.[26] In Canada, the single started at ninety-seven went up to forty-three and topped the Canadian Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks.[27]
Moreover, in Europe, the track has entered the top ten in every single country it was released.[28] Notably, topping the charts in Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Poland and Sweden.[28] In the United Kingdom, “Womanizer” debuted at number four on the official singles chart selling 46,000 digital downloads,[29] several weeks later the single peaked at number three.[30] In addition, the track has become Spears’ sixth European number-one single.[31]
The track debuted at number sixteen on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on October 13, 2008, and moved up to seven on the following week and stayed there on the next.[32] On November 2, 2008 the track then jumped two places to number five as well as debuting at number one on the Australian ARIA Dance Chart. This marks Spears fourth consecutive number one hit on the Australian ARIA Dance Chart. On November 24, 2008 the track was certified gold for sales over 35,000.[33] Then on January 12, 2009 the track was certified Platinum for sales over 70,000.[34] On July 20, 2009 the track re-entered the Australian ARIA Dance Chart at number nineteen.[35] Also in Oceania, in New Zealand, “Womanizer” debuted at number thirteen and peaked at number nine. The song was certified Gold after fourteen weeks selling over 7,500 copies and spent fifteen weeks on the chart.[36][37]
Music video
The music video directed by Joseph Kahn, who had previously directed Spears’ videos “Stronger” and “Toxic.”[38] In her documentary Britney: For the Record, Spears explains that she came up with the concept of the video and she wanted it to be a second part to “Toxic”. Part of it was filmed on September 24 and September 25, 2008 at a Los Angeles nightclub and restaurant.[38] The video was shot over three days.[39] Kahn suggested filming scenes of Spears naked in a sauna as a response to the attacks she had received over the years about her weight. The set was cleared for two hours, leaving her and Kahn alone shooting the sequence.[40]
The video begins with an opening caption that reads “Womanizer”, a reference to a similar opening caption in “Stronger”. During the intro, we see Spears naked and smiling at a steam room. These scenes are seen throughout the video. When the first verse begins, we see Spears making breakfast for her boyfriend (played by Brandon Stoughton), as he gets ready for work. When he is at the office, he sees a new secretary, which is actually Spears in disguise wearing a black bob wig. She starts dancing and sings the chorus. She makes him follow her into the photocopier, where she photocopies her buttocks. On the back, we see an akward-looking man, the same who appears in the plane scene on “Toxic”. Then, Spears is disguised as a redhaired waitress in a restaurant, she dances around him with her dancers and plays with him over the kitchen counter. After this, her boyfriend is seen getting driven home by Spears, disguised as chauffeur. She starts to kiss him, with her feet steering the wheel until both get home. Once they get into the bedroom, Spears reveals that she was the three women he was “womanizing” all along. She then begins attacking her boyfriend. This is shown through Spears as her three alter egos, and then as the real version of herself. The video ends by Spears throwing a blanket over him and making the bed. The video premiered on October 10 on ABC’s 20/20 at the end of their program. To promote the release of the music video, ABC launched an official five day countdown commercial for the week of October 6 – October 11. The director’s cut of the “Womanizer” video also appeared on an MTV blog that night.[41]
OK! magazine quoted “in addition to seeing Brit in three different sexy getups, the video…features an oiled-up Britney writhing around in nothing but a smile.”[42] MSNBC wrote “When Spears isn’t shown naked and writhing in a steam room, she’s fired up”.[43] “Think Fashion” (Canada) argued that “while Ms. Spears has had her fair share of failed attempts at making a comeback over the past year, we’re pretty sure this video will put her back on the map (not that she really ever left, let’s be honest).”[44] Australia’s NEWS.com.au simply said “Britney Spears is back to her old sexy self and she’s not afraid to flaunt it.”[45] TV Guide wrote; “The music video features some of the most strategically placed hands in music-video history” also quoting “Womanizer’s video is quite a return to form for the troubled pop star.”[46]
The music video for “Womanizer” became a worldwide success right after it premiered on the internet.[47] In the United Kingdom the video was viewed 7 million times in less than 48 hours breaking the record held by Leona Lewis‘ “Bleeding Love” which was viewed 5.4 million times in that same period.[48][49] In the United States the video was viewed by three million people in less than 48 hours making it the third fastest viewed video just behind Spears’ “Piece of Me“, and Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend“.[50] The music video has received over 80 million hits since its release on YouTube. Total viral views total over 100 million. To date, the music video has been viewed over 3 million times on MTV.com.[51]
The music video was named the best video of 2008 by an MTV poll.[52] The video also won Clip of the Year at the 2009 NRJ Music Awards.[53] The video was also voted “Best Video of 2008″ on an online poll on Fuse.tv, receiving over 5 million votes in the final round and beating other popular videos such as “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry and “Disturbia” by Rihanna.[54] The video received two nominations for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009; “Womanizer” was nominated for “Video Of The Year” and “Best Pop Video”. The video ended up winning the award for “Best Pop Video”.[55]
Live performances
Spears performing Womanizer as a policewoman on The Circus Starring: Britney Spears world tour.
“Womanizer” has been performed by Spears at a number of shows. The song was performed for the first time at the Bambi Awards in Germany, on November 28, 2008. She was also presented with a Bambi for “Best International Artist” by Karl Lagerfeld.[56][57]
The performance starts with circus music, while two of her dancers kiss, one of them being the “womanizer”. Then, Spears’ silhouette is seen behind a circular curtain and she sings the first part of the verse, before it burns. She comes out from it wearing a black ensemble and sings and dances throughout the song showing how he is a womanizer. Before the last chorus, her dancers get the womanizer into a circular cage; Spears sits on it at the end of the song. The song was performed on November 29 at Star Academy[58] and the following day on The X Factor. This performance was watched by over 13 million UK citizens, making it the most viewed episode in the show’s history.[59] On December 15 and December 16, 2008, she performed it in Japan at Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and NTV Best Artist 2008. All the performances were slightly changed in terms of staging, costumes and choreography.
The song is a major part in The Circus: Starring Britney Spears. After “Break the Ice“, a video interlude showcasing Spears’ music videos, the screens go up while showing images of security cameras, revealing Spears wearing a police uniform designed by Dsquared2, black sunglasses, a stick and a hat with her trademark B logo. All her female dancers wear policewomen uniforms, while her male dancers are dressed as criminals. During the performance, she dances around the male dancers and flirts with them. During the bridge, she performs a dance break with her stick. At the end of the song, she returns to the main stage surrounded by her dancers, and a shower of sparks falls over them. She then thanks the audience, bows to each side of the arena and leaves, with an instrumental version of “Circus” playing in the background.
Cover versions
The song has been covered live by UK singer/pianist Ana Silvera,[60] Franz Ferdinand,[61] Lily Allen,[61] The All-American Rejects,[62] Ladyhawke,[63] Girls Aloud[64] and L’Aura.[65]
Track listings and versions
Major formats released for “Womanizer”:
(Released: October 7, 2008)
(Released: October 25, 2008)
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(Released: December 19, 2008)
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Shakira – Whenever Wherever [2002]
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“Whenever, Wherever” is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). It is the second most successful song in her career, behind only “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006). There is also a version of “Whenever, Wherever” in the Spanish language, “Suerte”,[1] meaning ‘luck’. It talks about how she was “lucky” to find a person like him. It hit number 1 in 29 countries. The single became the biggest hit of 2002 worldwide.
The track was produced by Shakira, and was released as the first single from the album in the autumn of 2001. It was an international success, peaking at number one in Colombia, the rest of Latin America, almost all the European countries, Australia and New Zealand. In the Netherlands the song kept the number one position for nine weeks. It reached number two in the United Kingdom, number four in Canada, and number six in the U.S..
“Whenever, Wherever” is Shakira’s most successful song in Europe, where it topped many of the medium sized charts as Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. “Hips Don’t Lie” which is considered the most successful song in her career, though topping the majority of European markets sold substantially less in the bigger markets such as France and Germany.
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Structure
“Whenever, Wherever” is a Latin pop song composed in the key of C# minor.[2] The song takes heavy influence from Andean music, including the charango and panpipes in its instrumentation.[3] Remixes were made, the most famous in the USA being the Tracy Young “Spin Cycle” mix.
Music video
The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence, and features Shakira surrounded by the earth’s natural wonders. It begins with Shakira submerged in the ocean, before leaping out onto the surrounding rocks and observing a landscape of mountains. She then proceeds to walk into the desert, where she is soon seen dancing amid a stampede of horses. The stampede suddenly ceases, and Shakira kneels into a shallow pool of mud, and begins crawling through it. As the video nears its end, she is on top of a snowy mountain, and jumps off, descending into water and submerging herself, as though to bring the video full circle.
The video became an instant hit on several music programs. It became Shakira’s first video to retire on MTV’s Total Request Live, and reached number one for a single week on the MuchMusic program Countdown. It won the 2002 Latin Grammy Award for “Best Short Form Music Video“.
The Music Video has been viewed over 28 million times on YouTube, which makes it the most viewed music video by Shakira.
Chart performances
“Whenever, Wherever” was released as the first single from Shakira’s first English album “Laundry Service”, in December 2001. The single became the biggest hit of 2002 worldwide.
“Whenever, Wherever” is Shakira’s first single reach the Top Ten on the USA Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6. Despite not achieving a higher peak position in the U.S., the song achieved major cross over success on other Billboard charts after it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, #1 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay, at #3 on the Hot Dance Club Play and at #4 on the Top 40 Tracks.
In Europe, “Whenever, Wherever” became a major success, establishing Shakira’s presence in the European Mainstream with her very first single of her debut album in English, a feat that is accomplished by many debuting American singers during their third or last single in many occasions.
In the UK, “Whenever, Wherever” became Shakira’s first Top 3 hit, peaking at #2 for two consecutive weeks, and eventually spent ten weeks in the Top Ten and 19 weeks in the Top 75. The reason she didn’t get the number one spot was because it was the same week that Will Young (The first Pop Idol) released Evergreen.
In Switzerland, the song debuted at #9 and the following week, it reached the #1 position where it would stay for 17 consecutive weeks, becoming the 22nd most successful song in that country.
“Whenever, Wherever” became a #1 hit in several countries after it peaked at #1 in Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Venezuela.
Meanwhile, Spanish version, “Suerte”, also written by Shakira and Mitchell, was released as a single in Spain and in a handful of nations in South America, and Mexico. It was a huge hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard’s Hot Latin Tracks chart for 7 non-consecutive weeks and staying within the top ten over 4 months. It also topped almost all the Spanish-speaking countries.
It was also Shakira’s most successful single, until “Hips Don’t Lie” was released in 2006.
Cover versions
Irish singer-songwriter Mundy recorded an acoustic cover of the song retitled “Whenever, Wherever” for the compilation Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1.
In popular culture
- MADtv made a parody of the song starring Mo Collins as Shakira.The song title was “Whatever,Don’t Matter”.
- The dance from this song’s music video can be seen in the online game World of Warcraft.The female Troll characters do this when “/dance” is typed.
Other versions and live performances
- Shakira recorded a studio recording of the live version of the song used for TV performances, for the English and Spanish versions. It was called the “TV Edit”. She sang the original CD version only once, on the RADIO MUSIC AWARDS from 2001, where she performed the song live for the first time.
- A remix of the song was included on the re-release of Laundry Service, Laundry Service: Washed & Dried. Called the “Sahara Mix”, the song was completely transformed and given a heavy Middle Eastern feel. For her world tour, the Tour of the Mongoose, Shakira took the drums that begin the Sahara Mix and extended them into an intro for Whenever, Wherever/Suerte’s original version (which extended for Shakira to interact with the audience). Shakira also included the same intro for Whenever, Wherever/Suerte for her second world tour, the Oral Fixation Tour. However, for this tour, she danced to the drums with a rope, as opposed to nothing like in the Tour of the Mongoose.
- To promote the DVD Live & Off the Record, she used this song as a second single of it, editing the original live version to a Radio Edit Version and Video Edit Version, included in the “Poem to a Horse” promo.
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- Whenever, Wherever (The dark side of the moon mix) 7:45
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| Australia[4] | 3 x Platinum | 2002 | 210,000 |
| Austria[5] | Platinum | April 4, 2002 | 30,000 |
| Belgium[6] | 2 x Platinum | April 27, 2002 | 100,000 |
| Finland[7] | Gold | 2002 | 5,477 |
| France[8] | Diamond | July 11, 2002 | 750,000 |
| Germany[9] | Platinum | 2002 | 300,000 |
| Netherlands[10] | Platinum | 2002 | 60,000 |
| New Zealand[11] | Platinum | March 31, 2002 | 15,000 |
| Norway[12] | 3 x Platinum | 2002 | 30,000 |
| Sweden[13] | 2 x Platinum | March 11, 2002 | 40,000 |
| Switzerland[14] | 2 x Platinum | 2002 | 80,000 |
| UK[15] | Gold | April 5, 2002 | 400,000 |
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| Preceded by “O Me Voy O Te Vas” by Marco Antonio Solís “Héroe” by Enrique Iglesias “Cómo Duele” by Luis Miguel |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one song October 6, 2001 – November 3, 2001 (first run) November 17, 2001 (second run) February 16, 2002 (third run) |
Succeeded by “Héroe” by Enrique Iglesias “Dejame Entrar” by Carlos Vives “Flor Sin Retorno” by Charlie Zaa |
| Preceded by “Salvami” by Jovanotti “Questa è la Mia Vita” by Ligabue “Questa è la Mia Vita” by Ligabue “Freeek!” by George Michael |
Italian FIMI number-one single January 25, 2002 – February 1, 2002 (first run) February 22, 2002 (second run) March 8, 2002 (third run) March 22, 2002 – April 5, 2002 (fourth run) |
Succeeded by “Questa è la Mia Vita” by Ligabue “Questa è la Mia Vita” by Ligabue “Freeek!” by George Michael “The Hindu Times” by Oasis |
| Preceded by “May It Be” by Enya |
German number-one single February 1, 2002 – April 13, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Nessaja” by Scooter |
| Preceded by “In Your Eyes” by Kylie Minogue |
Australian ARIA number-one single February 3, 2002 – March 10, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Not Pretty Enough” by Kasey Chambers |
| Preceded by “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback |
Austrian Top 40 number-one single February 15, 2002 (first run) March 1, 2002 – April 5, 2002 (second run) |
Succeeded by “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback “Engel” by Ben feat. Gim |
| Preceded by “Lopen Op Het Water” by Marco Borsato and Sita |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single February 9, 2002 – April 6, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Like a Prayer” by Mad’House |
| Belgian (Flanders) number-one single March 2, 2002 – April 13, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Désenchantée” by Kate Ryan |
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New Zealand RIANZ number-one single February 10, 2002 – March 3, 2002 (first run) March 17, 2002 – April 7, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Amazing” by Alex Lloyd “Hands Clean” by Alanis Morissette |
| Preceded by “Get The Party Started” by Pink |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single February 28, 2002 – May 23, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Without Me” by Eminem |
| Preceded by “There’s A Whole Lot Of Loving Going On” by Six |
Irish IRMA number-one single March 16, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Unchained Melody” by Gareth Gates |
| Preceded by “Qui est l’exemple ?” by Rohff |
French SNEP number-one single March 30, 2002 – April 20, 2002 |
Succeeded by “Tous ensemble” by Johnny Hallyday |
| Preceded by “On se ressemble” by Mario Barravecchia |
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single March 30, 2002 |
Succeeded by “L’Agitateur” by Jean-Pascal Lacoste |
| Preceded by “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera |
World Single of Year 2002 |
Succeeded by “Crazy In Love by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z |
References
- ^ http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/lyrics/search/songs.asp?id=13
- ^ Sheet music for “Whenever, Wherever”. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2002.
- ^ Schwartz, Mark. “Music: Laundry Service, Shakira, CD”. Barnes & Noble. Retrieved February 25, 2007.
- ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Finnish certifications ifpi.fi (Retrieved August 23, 2009)
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ New Zealand certifications (see: chart #1302 – Sunday 31 March 2002) Rianz.org.nz (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m “Whenever, Wherever”, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
- ^ Romanian Top 100
- ^ “Whenever, Wherever”, UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 18, 2009)
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Nelly featuring Fergie – Party People [2008]
For meg er hver dag en fest. Men det kommer ikke av seg selv. Noen ting må på plass for at det svinger. Musikk og gratismoro så er vi langt på vei
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“Party People” is a song by American rapper Nelly, featuring American pop/R&B singer Fergie. It is the first single recorded for Nelly’s fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, and also appears on the deluxe edition of Fergie’s debut album, The Dutchess. The track is produced by Polow da Don, and is the lead single from Nelly’s album.
Killa Kyleon did a freestyle of this song called “Flow So Sick” which was released on Chamillionaire’s Mixtape Messiah 4.
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Background
The song was originally intended for Fergie’s debut album, The Dutchess (on the Deluxe Edition of which it now appears), and featured Miami-based rapper Trina. In yet another (see Love in This Club) example of Polow da Don releasing tracks or beats before they were intended, he played the track for Nelly who immediately decided that he wanted to use the beat.[1] Nelly and Fergie recently performed “Party People” at the 2008 BET Awards. The song Party People reached number 17 in the UK Charts in 2008.
Music video
The video was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Marc Webb.[2] Polow da Don, Keri Hilson and Ciara make cameos in the video.
The video premiered on MTV on April 14, 2008.[3] The video begins with many lights switching on revealing a large underground room where the room is suddenly filled with many people. We see Fergie on a swing high above the ground while Nelly rises up out of the ground in a cloud of smoke. The rest of the video continues with Nelly and Fergie rapping into the camera while breaking up fights at the party and images of Fergie walking along a walkway as well as jumping on Nelly’s back. In the middle of the video Nelly and Fergie rap aggressively at each other atop a raised platform before another short image shows Fergie sitting on the swing again. The video ends with a cameo from R&B singer Keri Hilson sporting a black T-shirt sporting the slogan “Hip Hop Aint Dead”.
The video has been viewed over 6 million times on popular video-sharing site YouTube.
Track listing
- UK CD Single
- Party People (Clean)
- Party People (Explicit)
- Cut It Out
Charts performance
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] | 14 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 52 |
| MTV Asia Chart Attack | 18 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 12 |
| German Singles Chart | 23 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 |
| MTV Asia Hiphop Count Down | 2 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 46 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 62 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 16 |
References
- ^ Jayson Rodriguez (April 9, 2008). Nelly And Fergie Both Wanted The ‘Party People’ Beat… So They Decided To Share It MTV News. Accessed April 20, 2008.
- ^ (March 24, 2008). Nelly’s ‘Brass Knuckles’ Due June 24 Rap-Up. Accessed April 20, 2008.
- ^ Heidi Montag Raps on TRL Accessed July 16, 2008
- ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on June 15, 2008.
- ^ Usher Stands Tall and Rihanna Bows at #1 on This Week’s UK Charts – Singersroom.com
The Saturdays – If This Is Love [2008]
I denne dance-pop låta har The Saturdays samplet Yazoo’s 1982 single “Situation“. Lett å kjenne igjen for de som digga Yazoo på 80tallet.
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| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B, electropop, dance pop |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label(s) | Polydor/Fascination |
| Associated acts | S Club 8 |
| Website | http://www.thesaturdays.co.uk |
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The Saturdays are a pop girl group formed in Britain in 2008, comprising Una Healy, Mollie King, Vanessa White, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford (Rochelle Wiseman & Frankie Sandford had previously worked in the band S Club 8). The Saturdays made their recording debut in 2008 under the record label Fascination Records, a sub-division of Polydor Records. Their debut album, Chasing Lights, produced five UK Top 25 singles: If This Is Love, Up, Issues, Just Can’t Get Enough and Work. The band embarked on their first headlining UK tour, ‘The Work Tour’, in June 2009.
The band are to release their new single “Forever Is Over” on 5 October 2009 , with their second album Colonial Masses following later. The album’s title was confirmed on MSN UK’s homepage on 16 September 2009.[1]
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History
2007-2009: Chasing Lights
The Saturdays are signed to Fascination Records, a sub-label of Polydor Records. Their album, Chasing Lights, was recorded during May and June 2008 with input from multiple producers and writers, including Ina Wroldsen and Alex Cartana. The group supported Girls Aloud on their Tangled Up Tour before the release of their first single, “If This Is Love“. The single was released in July 2008 and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
The second single, “Up“, was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 5. Also in October, the album Chasing Lights was released to generally mixed reviews. The album peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. The third single, “Issues“, was released in January 2009 and reached number four.
As well as supporting Girls Aloud, The Saturdays also supported The Jonas Brothers at their Hammersmith Apollo gig on 11 September. They also played at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball at the The O2 Arena in December. On 5 November they performed at Perez Hilton’s One Night In Liverpool. And played at Cardiff’s Gay Pride event. On the Christmas 2008 special of British Nickelodeon show Ross Lee’s Ghoulies, The Saturdays made a special appearance.[2]
They also guest starred in Hollyoaks Later on 18 September 2008 and on a short BBC show called myths. In December 2008 The Saturdays performed in Barnsley and Hull, as part of their Christmas lights
The Saturdays performing on tour with Girls Aloud in 2008.
switch on.
In January, the group released their fourth single, a cover of the Depeche Mode song “Just Can’t Get Enough” as one of the official Comic Relief 2009 singles, released on digital sales, 1 March, and on physical sales, 2 March. On 8 March 2009, the single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, just behind Flo Rida’s single Right Round, making this the first Comic Relief single not to reach number one since 1994. However, this is their highest charting single.[3] The song also was the girl’s third consecutive top twenty hit in Ireland, breaking into the top ten at number 9 in its second week of release, giving them their first top ten single and their first top ten appearance in a foreign music market.[4]
The group have also confirmed that they will be doing their own tour in 2009 – “The Work Tour“, which will coincide with the release of their fifth single, “Work“. The single ended up peaking in the UK outside of the top twenty at #22, making “Work” the band’s lowest charting single. The single is not in the UK Top 40 as of 2 August 2009.
2009/2010: Colonial Masses
It has been confirmed that the group will release its second album Colonial Masses on 12th October with the first single ‘Forever Is Over’ released on 5 October. The video for “Forever Is Over” was leaked onto YouTube on 22nd August 2009. They employ a street team to output enthusiastic comments onto various websites.[5] They also use third party technique.
The album’s title was confirmed on MSN UK’s homepage on 16 September 2009.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2008: Chasing Lights
- 2009: Colonial Masses
Singles
- July 2008: If This Is Love
- October 2008: Up
- January 2009: Issues
- March 2009: Just Can’t Get Enough
- June 2009: Work
- October 2009: Forever Is Over
Tours
Headlining
- 2009 – The Work Tour – began 2 June 2009 in Glasgow
- 2010 – The Colonies Tour – TBA
As supporting act
- 2008 – Girls Aloud – Tangled Up Tour
- 2009 – Take That Present: The Circus Live
Awards and nominations
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| 2008 | Popjustice Readers Poll | Best Single (Up) | 5th place |
| Best Album | 3rd place | ||
| Best Sleeve Artwork | Won | ||
| Best New Act | 2nd Place | ||
| Best Haircut (Frankie) | 2nd place | ||
| Most Likely To Split In 2009 | 3rd place[7] | ||
| Best Dance Routine (Up) | 2nd place | ||
| Heat Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Glamour Magazine Woman Of The Year Awards | Band Of The Year | Nominated |
References
- ^ http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/galleries/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=149728834&imageindex=3
- ^ http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/the-saturdays-perform-silent-fart-on-ross-lees-ghoulies/
- ^ BBC Radio 1 Singles Chart
- ^ http://acharts.us/song/42129
- ^ http://thesaturdays.forums.umusic.co.uk/t/584.aspx?PageIndex=8
- ^ http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/galleries/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=149728834&imageindex=3
- ^ http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3311&Itemid=9
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Alina Puscau – When You Leave (Basshunter Radio Mix) [2008]
Herlig dance låt som får sommeren til å vare litt lenger. Her snakker vi sol, lite klær og deilig kald drikke. Skru opp volumet!
Jeg visste ikke at godeste Basshunter har tourettes syndrom. Han klarer seg bra for det virker det som.
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| Birth name | Jonas Erik Altberg |
| Born | December 22, 1984 |
| Origin | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Eurodance, club, dance, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, producer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, synthesizers |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Warner Music Group/ Hard2Beat |
| Website | basshunter.se |
Jonas Erik Altberg (born 22 December 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden), better known by the pseudonym Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and DJ. Basshunter describes his own music as Eurodance, while others may also interpret it as club, and trance.[citation needed]
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Biography
Jonas Erik Altberg was born on 22 December 1984 in Halmstad, Sweden. He lived with his parents and younger brother near Tylösand, a famous Swedish beach. He started to produce music under the stage name “Basshunter” in 1999 with the computer program Fruity Loops, and released his first albums, The Old Shit and The Bassmachine, through his own web site in 1999 and 2004 respectively. His interest in music became greater as he progressed. After several demo songs spread over the internet, he started to get phone calls from dance clubs that wanted to hire him as a DJ. In April 2006, he signed his first contract with Warner Music, releasing his first single, “Boten Anna“. In Scandinavia, the song became a hit instantly and was the first ever Swedish language song to reach number one on the Dutch Top 40 Chart. His major label debut album, would chart all over Europe and launch him into the forefront of dance music[citation needed]. When Basshunter reached 50,000 friends on MySpace, he celebrated by releasing “Beer in the Bar – Myspace Edit” and chatting via webcam with fans. In 2007, Altberg released a re-recording of “Boten Anna”, titled “Now You’re Gone“, featuring entirely rewritten lyrics to appeal to a foreign market. The song subsequently charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and stayed there for 5 weeks.
Throughout 2007, Basshunter was working on a new album, titled Now You’re Gone: The Album., after the leading single it was released on 14 July 2008. He has also released a small clip of “Camilla”, while the song “I Can Walk On Water, I Can Fly” leaked unintentionally. After a planned release, “Please Don’t Go”, another single, was cancelled in an email to subscribers of the Hard2Beat newsletter. The single release was instead switched to “All I Ever Wanted“, an English re-recording of “Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA“, in the vein of “Now You’re Gone”. Within the single newsletter, it was also revealed that the next album was indeed “on its way”, along with the single, and that the album would be English reworkings of classic Basshunter songs.[citation needed]
The third double released in the UK was “Angel in the Night” not “Please Don’t Go”, which many fans speculated would be released instead[citation needed].
When interviewed by The Daily Mirror, Basshunter stated he would like to do a collaboration with Madonna as well as Robbie Williams stating that they were legends.[1]
The fourth single, “I Miss You” was released on 15 December 2008 alongside the Christmas single, “Jingle Bells (Bass)”.
Basshunter’s fifth and final single from the album Now You’re Gone: The Album is Walk On Water. The video was released by Hard2Beat on 27 February 2009. The song was Digitally Released on April 6 2009 With a Re-Release of the album, featuring The new radio Versions of the songs Angel In The Night, I Miss You and Walk On Water replacing the album versions of these songs. It also features New remixes of Walk On Water plus the music video for Walk On Water and a megamix video of the previous four singles from the Album.
Basshunter performed a new song titled “Every Morning” at the Dance Nation Tour in April 2009. In an interview with a University Newspaper (An Focal at the University of Limerick) Altberg confirmed that the song would be his next single. It will be released on the 28th of September. His fifth studio album, titled Bass Generation was announced on 1 July 2009 on the Hard2Beat website and will be released on 5 October 2009[2].
Altberg has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.[3][4]
Discography
- 1999: The Old Shit
- 2004: The Bassmachine (also remastered in 2005)
- 2006: LOL <(^^,)>
- 2008: Now You’re Gone – The Album
- 2009: Bass Generation
References
- ^ Basshunter interview, mirror.co.uk, 2008, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3imOrj2Of24.
- ^ Dolphin, David (2009-05-01). “Jonas Erik Altberg (Basshunter) Interview” (Text & Audio). An Focal. http://pf.csn.ul.ie/blog/?p=63. Retrieved on 2009-05-04.
- ^ Joo, Nathalie (2006-06-11). “Hitmakaren Jonas: De ville göra narr av mig” (in Swedish). Expressen. Kvällstidningen Expressen. http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=607653. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.
- ^ Mendoza, Nadia. ‘I was bullied for my Tourette’s’, The Sun July 15, 2008. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
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Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing [2008]
| Alesha Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alesha |
| Born | Alesha Anjanette Dixon 7 October 1978 Welwyn Garden City, England |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter, Model, Dancer |
| Years active | 1999–Present |
| Label(s) | Asylum Records Warner Music Group Polydor Records |
| Associated acts | Mis-Teeq, N*E*R*D,Sabrina Washington, Su-Elise Nash, Zena McNally, Enrique Iglesias |
| Website | AleshaDixon.co.uk |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Vocals | |
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (pronounced /æliːʃə ændʒənɛt dɪksɛŋ/; born 7 October 1978) is a British singer-songwriter, dancer and model. She first found fame in the all-female R&B trio Mis-Teeq, however she is now a solo artist. Mis-Teeq separated in 2005 and Dixon, signed to polydor began recording her debut solo album, however due to poor record sales she parted with her label. In 2007 Dixon became a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and eventually won. Her television exposure gave way to a successful comeback,[1] which included her releasing a second album; The Alesha Show in 2008. In 2009 it was announced that Dixon is to become a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.[2]
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Biography
Dixon was born in Welwyn Garden City, one of seven children born to a British mother Bev Harris and Jamaican father. She has five half-brothers called Adrian, Mark, John, Jeroame and Callum and one half-sister called Leyanne. As a child she learnt street dancing and later met future Mis-Teeq bandmate Sabrina Washington whilst taking dance classes.[3] She was educated at Monks Walk School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Her first job was at Ladbrokes,[4] although she wanted to become a PE teacher after leaving college.[5] After completing a diploma course, she had planned to take up a place at Loughborough University when she was approached on a train by a record producer, who asked her if she could sing, and on the way back home she was approached again by someone who asked if she was in a band. She then decided to put her degree on hold.
Music career
Her career began in 1999 when she met Sabrina Washington when they both joined Dance Attic (a popular hip-hop/jazz dance academy in West London), and together they formed a duo and recorded a demo titled “Inspiration”. During an audition, they met with Su-Elise Nash and then together they formed a trio. They were soon signed to Telstar Records with the addition of a new member, Zena McNally, and became the popular UK garage/R&B girl band, Mis-Teeq.
Mis-Teeq (1999 – 2005)
After months of recording throughout 1999 and early 2000, Mis-Teeq released their debut single “Why?” in April 2000, however, it was not long before McNally left the band to pursue her own solo career. The band made a decision to remain a trio. In 2001, they released their debut album Lickin’ On Both Sides, featuring hits “All I Want“, “One Night Stand“, “B with Me” and double A-side single “Roll On/This Is How We Do It“. After the success of their debut album, 2003 saw Mis-Teeq becoming the faces of JD Sports stores nationwide.[6]
In 2003, Mis-teeq released their second album Eye Candy, which included the singles “Scandalous“, “Can’t Get It Back” and “Style“. In 2004, Mis-Teeq toured the United States and released their debut single Scandalous from their American self-titled debut, a compilation of the albums Lickin’ On Both Sides and Eye Candy. They also released “One Night Stand” before coming back to Europe to start work with their third album however, Telstar Records went into administration.[7] The band was left with no choice but to release a Greatest Hits compilation under exclusive licences with Universal Records.
The last song Dixon recorded with Mis-Teeq was “Shoo Shoo Baby” for the Disney film Valiant. In March 2005, their Greatest Hits compilation was released and it was announced that they were separating to pursue solo careers.
Fired Up and record label departure
Dixon signed a £500,000, three-album deal with Polydor Records. She spent a year writing and recording her solo debut album, Fired Up, working with a wide range of producers including Richard X, Xenomania, Johnny Douglas, Brian Higgins, Estelle and Paul Epworth.
In June 2005, she announced her first solo single to be “Superficial”. However, at the last minute, the song “Lipstick” was chosen as the first single. “Lipstick” was released on 14 August 2006, and charted at 14 on the UK Single Charts. She released her second single “Knockdown” on 30 October 2006, which charted at 25 on the UK Download Chart. However on the official UK Singles Charts, the single peaked at number 45, falling down to 68 the following week.
On 6 November 2006, it was revealed that Dixon had parted company with Polydor Records. Polydor gave her full rights to her unreleased debut album, Fired Up. Her first single from the album, “Lipstick”, got to number 1 in Japan’s international ringtone chart and number 2 in MTV Japan’s hit list. Fired Up was officially released in Japan on 20 February 2008.[8]
The Alesha Show (2008–present)
She signed a four-album contract with Asylum Records in 2008.[9] Dixon’s first new album as part of her contract, The Alesha Show was released in the UK on 24 November 2008 and 21 November in Ireland. The official first single from the album, “The Boy Does Nothing” became her first solo top ten hit[10] on the UK Singles Chart, following a 76 spot jump from 84 to 8[11] on the UK Singles Chart chart on downloads alone. The single eventually peaked at number 5. The second single from The Alesha Show was “Breathe Slow” and entered the UK Singles Chart at number thirty-nine solely on download sales.[12] The single rose for three weeks before breaking into the top ten at number six,[13] giving Dixon her second top ten hit in the UK from downloads alone, and eventually peaked at number 3 on the Top 40 UK Charts, giving Dixon her second consecutive top 5 single. She also put a song up on her website for free download on 19 October 2008 named “Colours of the Rainbow”.
Dixon was dubbed the “British Beyoncé” by Strictly Come Dancing host Bruce Forsyth,[14] she later said “There’s only one Beyoncé. When Bruce says that I get embarrassed. It’s very sweet… but it’s not true.”[15] Mis-Teeq were often cited as the British equivalent to Destiny’s Child; the trio that first gave Beyoncé media attention.[16]
She will soon be supporting Enrique Iglesias on a world tour, which was leaked on the BBC show Something for the Weekend on 9 November 2008. It was announced that Alesha will embark on a 17-date UK tour, beginning on the 20th October, 2009 in Nottingham. The tour will be titled “The Alesha Show”
The third single from The Alesha Show, is titled “Let’s Get Excited” it has reached a peak position of 13 in the UK Singles Chart. Alesha broke a Guiness world record for using the biggest amount of backing dancers ever, whilst on Sky1’s Guiness World Records Smashed.[17]
Other ventures
Products and Endorsements
In 2003 whilst with Mis-Teeq, Dixon, Nash and Washington became the nationwide faces of JD Sports.[18]
In March 2007, it was announced that Dixon would become the face of the urban clothing brand Ecko Red.[19]
In 2008 Dixon signed a deal with shit face acedmey to endorse the new Ford Focus, an ad campaign featuring her was made, and a track called ‘4 U I Will’ was recorded using real car parts. Dixon said, “When Ford showed me the ad and the incredible instruments I immediately wanted to get involved.” Some of the instruments being used were the Door harp, the Clutch guitar and the Hatchback kick drum, in total 21 parts were taken from the car and transformed into unique looking and sounding instruments.[20]
In February 2008 Dixon fronted a campaign for the Department of Health, promoting safe sex and condom use.[21] The sum of money she received was never disclosed despite calls to have the sum made public.[22] Later in 2008 Alesha became the face of a new Veet campaign.[23]
In May 2009 Dixon collaborated with clothing label Dune, selling limited edition necklaces, with all the profits being donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust. John Eagen, Dune’s CEO stated that “they are delighted to have Alesha support this cause”. The necklace, which consists of three layers of gold, pewter and silver balls, was launched by Dixon to help raise awareness for the charity.[24]
In June 2009 Dixon fronted a new campaign for Toblerone chocolate, offering fans a free download of an exclusive new track called “Before the Sun Goes Down”.[25] Fans were also able to enter a competition to win a pair of VIP tickets to see Dixon in concert and meet her. Jane Furze, Toblerone Marketing Manager said in a statement, “We’re delighted to have Alesha on board – she’s a great personality and the perfect fit with the brand”[26]
Philanthropy
In 2009 Alesha climbed Mt Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. Joining her on the climb were Girls Aloud members Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh, Ben Shephard, Gary Barlow, Ronan Keating, Fearne Cotton, Denise Van Outen, and Chris Moyles.[27] Together they raised over £1,000,000 towards helping combat malaria in Tanzania.[28] The whole team met Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street [29] Dixon had previously been to Downing Street just months before the climb to meet with Sarah Brown in honour of the Cosmopolitan ultimate women of the year awards.[30] While discussing the malaria issue in Tanzania Dixon said,
| “ | I think people in England take things for granted, we complain about our NHS system and yes it’s not perfect but believe me it’s far better than what they’ve got here.[31] | ” |
Dixon backed Nickelodeon’s ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign which is the UK’s anti-bullying initiative.[32] The campaign aims to encourage children to speak out against bullies and help children gain the confidence to tell someone if they, or someone they know is being bullied. As the face of the campaign Alesha said: “Nickelodeon’s See Something, Say Something campaign is extremely close to my heart, so I felt compelled to show my support. I was bullied as a child and know how important it is to tell someone about it”.[33]
Dixon has made numerous appearances on Children in Need, a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for exactly that, Children in Need. Money raised (approximately £30 million each year) provides support in the form of grants to organizations working with children who may have experienced mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioral or psychological disorders; are living in poverty or situations of deprivation; or suffering through distress, abuse or neglect.[34] Alesha also won the BBC show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and a percentage of the money from phone votes went towards the charity.
Dixon is also a supporter of the ACLT (African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust),[35][36] which is a voluntary charity, whose main aim is to increase the number of Black and Mixed Parentage people on the UK Bone Marrow Register. The members of the ACLT freely volunteer their time in attempting to raise awareness in the Black community; enabling potential donors to come forward and be involved in the process of offering hope and a healthy future to someone whose disorder may otherwise prove fatal.
In June 2009 Dixon was asked to become an official ambassador for the charity, ‘Help a London Child’. In a statement Dixon said “I am very honoured that Help a London Child have asked me to be an ambassador and I have accepted. I have supported the charity for some time now and it makes sense to make my involvement more official. I am looking forward to continuing my support and I have already volunteered to run the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon to help raise funds for the charity!” Help a London Child Manager Kate Crabtree said, “This is fantastic news for Help a London Child and we are absolutely delighted. Alesha’s thoughtfulness and compassion make her the perfect ambassador and we look forward to her continued invaluable support.”[37]
Modelling and television appearances
As a model, Dixon is represented by Select Model Management and has appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan, FHM, Arena, Company, Bliss, Another magazines and in various other Editorial fashion shoots. In 2008 a poll showed that Dixon had “Britain’s sexiest legs” beating Cheryl Cole, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Lily Cole and others.[38] Dixon was cast as the lead female in the video clip for “She Wants to Move” by N*E*R*D after Pharrell spotted her on the cover of Arena magazine. Dixon has been featured in FHM’s annual 100 sexiest women in the world poll on a number of occasions. She is managed by Malcolm Blair.
Dixon has also presented many well-known shows in the UK, e.g. the MOBO Awards, CD:UK, ITV2’s coverage of The Brit Awards and presented the Live From the Red Carpet show at the 62nd British Academy Film Awards for E!.[39] She has also been a guest on BBC One’s current affairs programme This Week on two occasions, in November 2006 and December 2007. In 2009 it was reported that Dixon was in talks with television companies about a possible chatshow.[40]
Dixon was cast the role of ‘Selena’ in an upcoming British film, directed by Derek Lister called ‘Milestones’,[41] set against the backdrop of London’s jazz music scene. Dixon said, “It’s a small role, but it’s perfect for my first film.”[42]
Strictly Come Dancing
Dixon took part in series 5 of hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing in 2007, partnered with professional dancer Matthew Cutler. They had been the favourite from the third week, receiving the most points from the judges on numerous occasions. They received 4.5 million votes in the final, beating actor Matt Di Angelo and professional dancer Flavia Cacace to win the glitter disco ball.
It was revealed in July 2009 that Alesha will be joining the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel in September 2009,[43] she will be replacing Arlene Phillips, 66, which led to the BBC being accused of ageism by newspaper columnists Amanda Platell and Janet Street-Porter.[44][45] In a statement Jay Hunt, the BBC1 controller said, “Is it about ageism? Absolutely not, I’m committed to reaching out to the broadest possible audience.”[46]
It has been reported in the media that many of show’s professional dancers are furious at Phillips being replaced by Dixon. They apparently feel that they “will be judged by someone who knows less than they do about dancing”.[47]
The BBC has reportedly received a number of complaints from viewers angry about the changes to the judges line-up, with many feeling that Phillips has been axed for no good reason. Bosses at the BBC have also been accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show have been replaced.[48] Dixon, having a conflicting schedule also had to rearrange three dates on her upcoming tour, The Alesha Show in order to do the show, which is broadcast live on Saturday nights.[49]
| Week # | Dance/Song | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rumba / Hurt | 31 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive / Shake a Tail Feather | 36 | Safe |
| 4 | American Smooth / Top Hat, White Tie and Tails | 33 | Safe |
| 5 | Foxtrot / Heaven | 36 | Safe |
| 6 | Salsa / Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ | 35 | Safe |
| 7 | Waltz / A Time For Us | 38 | Safe |
| 8 | Cha Cha Cha / Crazy in Love | 39 | Safe |
| 9 | Tango / Jealousy Samba / Reach Out I’ll Be There |
38 36 |
Safe |
| 10 | Viennese Waltz / Memory Paso Doble / Toccata |
38 36 |
Bottom 2 |
| 11 | Quickstep / Valerie Argentine Tango / I’d Be Suprisingly Good For You |
38 38 |
Safe |
| 12 | Waltz / A Time For Us Cha Cha Cha / Crazy in Love Jive / We Love to Boogie |
39 38 35 |
Winner |
Personal life
In the summer of 2005, Dixon married MC Harvey, formerly of So Solid Crew, after a 5 year relationship. They separated just over a year later after MC Harvey had an affair with Javine Hylton,[50] they are in the process of divorcing. They have no children together.[51] In an interview with Lily Allen on Lily Allen and Friends she was asked, “What the f**k were you doing with that t**t from So Solid Crew” to which she didn’t reply but just laughed.[52]
After her marriage broke down and her record label dumped her within the space of two weeks Dixon they became . I just kept thinking, ‘What have I done to deserve this?’ I didn’t see the point in living.”[53] She decided move on and to turn around her life, saying “When you are knocked down you have two choices – stay down or get back up, stronger.”[54] She said that Strictly Come Dancing helped her overcome her problems and gave her a “Zest for life”[55]
Dixon cut all contact with her older brother, Mark Harris, after he sold his story of their “terrible” childhood, claiming that they “often went to bed hungry” and that her mother, Beverley neglected them in favour of sometimes violent boyfriends, he also accused Dixon of turning her back on her family in the pursuit of fame and fortune.[56] In response to the comments about her mother, Dixon said, “I cherish her. If anyone is rude about her or says a bad word about her they won’t be a part of my life. Unfortunately, that’s how I feel about my brother.”[57]
In February 2009, in an interview with the Daily Mail, Alesha spoke about her obsessive-compulsive behaviour:
| “ | My friends call me Monica because she’s the one in Friends who’s obsessed with cleaning. I always think the house looks messy; a messy house can depress me. It can make me feel messy. If my house is clean and everything is in order, I feel better.[58] | ” |
She is currently single, living with her dog Roxy.[59] Dixon has stated that she hates her own laugh, describing it as sounding like a “Crow” or “Sid James“[60] and saying “I’d change it if I could but it’s become a trademark.”[61] Dixon in an interview also said “somebody stole my laugh and made it into a ringtone”.[62]
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2008: Fired Up
- 2008: The Alesha Show
Tours
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- ^ “Dance star Alesha Dixon hits the pop trail“. Chester Chronicle. 2009-05-14. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/entertainment-chester/2009/05/14/dance-star-alesha-dixon-hits-the-pop-trail-59067-23614131/. Retrieved on 2009-07-12.
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- Official Australian website
- Official website
- Alesha Dixon on Strictly Come Dancing
- Alesha Dixon at MySpace
- Alesha Dixon at the Internet Movie Database
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Lady GaGa – Eh Eh [Nothing Else I Can Say] [2009]
Lady GaGa lager fengende musikk som er lett å like. Denne har festet seg i hodet mitt om dagen.
Nothing else I can say, Eh Eh…
Fra Wikipedia:
| Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta |
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| Født | 20. mars 1986 (23 år) | ||
| Yrke | Musiker, DJ | ||
| Nasjonalitet | |||
| Sjanger | Pop, dance,[1] electronic[2][3] | ||
| Stemmetype | Mezzosopran | ||
| Aktive år | 2006 – d.d. | ||
| Plateselskap | Kon Live Distribution Streamline Cherrytree Def Jam (2007 – 2008) Interscope (2008 – d.d.) [4] |
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| Nettsted | www.ladygaga.com | ||
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (født 20. mars 1986), mest kjent som Lady Gaga, er en amerikansk musiker og danser. Hun begynte karrieren sin som låtskriver for etablerte artister, som Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, New Kids On the Block og sanger og produsent Akon. Etter at Akon la merke til at hun hadde talent, signerte han henne på hans eget plateselskap, Kon Live Distribution. Etter det begynte hun å jobbe på debutalbumet.
Debutalbumet The Fame kom ut i 2008, og, som hun forklarte, handler om “hvordan hvem som helst kan føle seg berømt”. Til nå, har albumet nådd opp på de internasjonale listene med hit-singlene “Just Dance” og “Poker Face”. Gaga har blitt påvirket av glamrockere som David Bowie og Queen, men også popmusikere som Michael Jackson og Madonna.
Innhold[skjul] |
Biografi [rediger]
1986–2005: Tidlig liv [rediger]
Gaga ble født med navnet Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta i Yonkers i New York, med italiensk-amerikanske foreldre.[5] Faren hennes, Joseph Germanotta, er en internett-entreprenør, og moren hennes, Cynthia, jobber som telekommunikasjonsassistent.[5][6][7] Hun er deres eldste barn. Da hun var rundt elleve år, skulle Gaga begynne på Juilliard School på Manhattan,[8] men istedet begynte hun på den private skolen Catholic School of the Sacred Heart.[9] Gaga hadde lært å spille piano siden hun var fire år, og skrev sin første pianoballade da hun var 13 år, og begynte å opptre på “open mic nights” da hun var 14 år.[10] Da hun var 17 år begynte hun på Tisch School of the Arts, der hun studerte musikk.[10] Hun forbedret skriveferdighetene sine ved å komponere stiler og analytiske dokumenter som fokuserte på temaer som kunst, religion og sosio-politiske ordre.[11] Hun avsondret imidlertid fra New York University.[12] Da hun var 20 år, begynte hun å jobbe for Interscope Records som en låtskriver, der hun skrev sanger for popartister som Pussycat Dolls. Etter at hun flyttet ut fra foreldrenes hus,[13] begynte Gaga å opptre i Lower East Side Club-”scenen” med bandet Mackin Pulsifer og SGBand. Hun ville differensiere seg selv fra den typiske rock and roll-livsstilen, så hun valgte å fokusere på popmusikk.[14] Da hun snakket om farens reaksjon på dopbruket og opptredenen hennes i burlesque-forestillinger, sa hun: “Han kunne ikke se på meg på et par måneder… Jeg hadde på meg skinn-tangaer, så det var hardt for ham – han forstod bare ikke.”[9] Samtidig innledet Gaga et forhold med en heavy-metal-trommis kalt Luke. I mai 2009-nummeret av Rolling Stone beskrev Gaga forholdet deres og måten de slo opp på som “Jeg var hans Sandy, han var min Danny, og jeg ble knust.” Senere ble han en inspirasjon bak sangene på debutalbumet The Fame.[15]
Gaga fikk artistnavnet sitt når musikkprodusenten Rob Fusari sammenlignet den vokale stilen hennes med Freddie Mercury, og tok navnet Gaga fra singelen Queen gav ut i 1984, “Radio Ga-Ga“. Det var Fusari som hjalp henne med å skrive noen av hennes tidligere hits, som “Disco Heaven”, “Dirty Ice Cream”, og “Beautiful, Dirty, Rick”.[14]
2006-2007: Karrieren begynner [rediger]
Lady Gaga (venstre) og Lady Starlight på deres ukentlige party “New York Street Revival and Trash Dance”.[16]
Gaga var opprinnelig signert til Def Jam da hun var 19 år gammel, noe som skjedde etter at L. A. Reid hørte henne synge da hun gikk ned gangen fra kontoret hans.[17] Dog Gaga påstår at Reid aldri møtte henne.[17] “Jeg brukte å vente utenfor kontoret hans i timesvis, mens jeg håpte på at han skulle arrangere møter med meg om sanger, men det skjedde aldri.”[17] Reid sparket Gaga fra selskapet etter tre måneder.[17]
Noen år senere ble hun oppdaget av Vincent Herbert, som i januar 2008 signert henne til Interscope. Han var imponert over ferdighetene hennes. Flere artister ansatte henne som låtskriver, som Akons plateselskap Konvict Muzik, Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears og New Kids On the Block.[9] Gaga vakte også interesse hos Interscopes formann, Jimmy Iovine, tidlig i 2007.[17] Han tilbød henne en kontrakt via Streamline/Interscope og kompanjerte henne sammen med sanger/låtskriver Akon.[17] Det var Akon, som hørte henne synge en referansevokal på en av sangene hans, som oppdaget at Gaga også hadde et sangtalent.[18] Akon overtalte til slutt Jimmy Iovine til å signere henne en kontrakt på hans eget selskap, Kon Live Distribution.[17] Gjennom 207, samarbeidet Gaga med Lady Starlight, som hjalp henne med å skape sceneantrekkene hennes.[19] Paret begynte å spille små show på klubber i byen, som på Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End, og Rockwood Music Hall,[16] med sin liveopptreden “Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue”.[20] Anmeldt som “the Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow”,[21] var opptredenene deres som en low-fi hyllest til 1970-tallets varieté-show.[22] I august 2007, ble Lady Gaga og the Starlight Revue invitert til å spille på den amerikanske musikkfestivalen Lollapalooza, der de sjokkerte publikum med sin ville opptreden. Showet deres fikk heller dårlige anmeldelser.[10][16]
Først fokuserte hun på avant-garde, electronic dancemusikk. Senere fant Gaga sin musikalske nisje da hun begynte å innlemme popmelodier og David Bowie og Queens vintage glam-rock inn i mixen.[2] “Queen og David Bowie var nøkkelen for meg… jeg visste ikke hva jeg skulle gjøre før jeg oppdaget Bowie og Queen,” sier Gaga. “Når jeg spilte på rockeklubber i New York, synest mange plateselskaper at jeg var for teatralsk. Men når jeg dro på audition for musikaler, sa produsentene at jeg var for pop.”[2]
Det var gjennom vennskapet hennes med Akon at Gaga begynte å jobbe med hennes eget, nye materiale for debutalbumet hennes med produsent RedOne. Da hun allerede hadde en solid samling med electro-glam David Bowie-aktige og Queen-inspirerte sanger, ville Gaga mixe hennes retro dance beats med urbane melodier og et pop refreng men fortsatt beholde det med litt rock ‘n’ roll. Den første sangen de produserte var en blanding av Mötley Crüe sin hit “Girls, Girls, Girls” og AC/DC sin sang “T.N.T.“[14]
2008-nåtid: The Fame [rediger]
I løpet av 2008, hadde Gaga omflyttet seg til Los Angeles, der hun jobbet nært med plateselskapet hennes med å gjøre ferdig debutalbumet hennes The Fame.[14] “The Fame er om hvordan hvem som helst kan føle seg berømte,” forklarer hun. “Pop kulturen er en kunst. Det gjør deg ikke kul å hate pop kulturen, så jeg omfavnet det og du kan høre det på hele The Fame. Men, det er en fordelbar berømthet. Jeg vil invitere alle til partyet. Jeg vil at folk skal føle seg som en del av denne livsstilen.”[10] I dette albumet, påstod Gaga at hun “giftet” seg med mange forskjellige sjangre, “fra Def Leppard trommer og håndklapp til metal trommer på urbane sanger.”[17] Gaga begynte å jobbe med et felleskap hun kalte “Haus of Gaga”, som samarbeider med “musen” deres når det gjelder klær, scene apparater og musikk. “I denne industrien, får du mange stylister og produsenter kastet mot deg, men dette er mitt eget kreative team, modellert på Warhol’s Factory. Alle der er under 26 år og vi gjør alt sammen.[9] The Fame mottok for det meste positive anmeldelser fra kritikerne, ifølge musikkanmeldelsesaggregatet til Metacritic, har det mottatt en gjennomsnittlig score i 71 av 100.[23] Times Online beskrev albumet som “en fantastisk mix av Bowie-aktige ballader, dramatisk, Queen-inspirert midtempo sanger og synth-baserte dance sanger som erter ‘celebrity-chasing rich kids’.”[9] Albumets hovedsingel, “Just Dance”, ble utgitt 8. april 2008, og har nådd som nummer 1 i 7 land.[24] En av de landene var USA, der “Just Dance” begynte å bli sendt som radio airplay i oktober, og nådde som nummer 1 i 2009. Den ble Gaga sin første nummer 1-singel i USA.[25] Den andre singelen, “Poker Face”, ble utgitt 29. september 2008, og har nådd som nummer 1 i nesten 20 land, inkludert nesten alle hoved-musikkmarkeder i verden. “Poker Face” ble Gaga sin andre nummer 1-singel etter hverandre på Billboard Hot 100 lista i april 2009.[26]
The Fame nådde som nummer 1 i Østerrike, Storbritannia, Canada og Irland, og som nummer 4 i Australia.[27][28] Senere snudde Haus of Gaga fokuset sitt mot det amerikanske markedet, der Gaga skulle dra på hennes første konsert turné noensinne sammen med Interscope-kollegaer, de nylig reformerte New Kids On the Block. Gaga begynte turnéen med New Kids On the Block i Los Angeles 8. oktober 2008, og fortsatte til i slutten av november.[29] Hun sang gjestevokal på sangen “Big Girl Now” fra albumet deres, The Block.[30] Sent i oktober 2008, utgav Gaga The Fame i USA, der den debuterte som nummer 17 på Billboard 200. I den første uken solgte den 24,000 eksemplarer,[31] og nådde senere som nummer 4.[32] I verdensomfatning har albumet slgt 2,3 millioner eksemplarer.[33]
5. desember 2008 ble Gaga lagt til på BBC sin “Sound of 2009″ liste, som inneholder de beste stigende musikkstjernene.[34] Gaga ble bekreftet at hun skulle være med Pussycat Dolls som åpningsartist på turnéen deres i Europa og Oseania. Konsertene ble holdt på arenaer fra januar til mai 2009. Turnéen startet i Aberdeen, Skottland, 18. januar og endte i Perth, Australia, 30. mai 2009.[35] Gaga sin singel “Just Dance” mottok en nominasjon for “Best Dance Recording”, men tapte mot Daft Punk sin “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”.[36] 18. februar 2009, sang Gaga og Brandon Flowers fra rockebandet The Killers, på scenen sammen med electronic dance duo Pet Shop Boys på 2009 BRIT Awards. Pet Shop Boys fremførte en medley med de største hitsene deres da Gaga og Flowers ble med på den siste sangen, hit singelen fra 1985, “West End Girls”.[37]
20. februar 2009, rapporterte Huliq News at Gaga donerte billetter og møter med fansen, på hvert show på “Fame Ball” turnéen hennes i USA og Canada, for å få inn penger for Odyssey Charter School og barneskoler i Los Angeles som var blitt påvirket av budsjettkutt. Bud på billettene og møtene ble begynt 17. februar 2009 på eBay. Auksjonen, styrt av Giving Engine Auction Management, ble stengt 26. februar 2009.[38] Gaga sin første Nord-Amerikanske turné, The Fame Ball Tour, startet 12. mars 2009, og ble satt pris på av kritikerne.[39][40] Før det, lovte Gaga fansen sin at de kunne forvente masser av drama fra hennes kommende opptredener. Hun sa, “jeg ser på hva jeg gjør som et Andy Warhol konsept: pop forestilling kunst, multimedia, mote, teknologi, video, film. Når alt kommer sammen, kommer det til å bli et reisende museumsshow.”[41]
Gaga ble å se nesten helt naken på fremsiden av magasinet Rolling Stone i mai 2009 nummeret for den årlige “Hot” listen der hun bare hadde på seg plastikk bobler.[33][42]
Innflytelser og stil [rediger]
Gaga sin inspirasjon fremfor alt har vært mote. Hun har sagt at hun er “veldig interessert i mote” og at det er “alt” for henne.[9][43] Hun sier,
Når jeg lager musikk, tenker jeg på klærne jeg vil ha på meg på scenen. Det er om når alt blir sett på sammen—opptreden, kunst, pop forestilling kunst, mote. For meg, det er alt som kommer sammen og er en ekte historie, som kommer til å få tilbake super-fansen. Jeg vil få alt det tilbake. Jeg vil at billedbruket skal være så sterkt at fansen vil spise og smake og slikke på hver eneste del av oss.[43]
Sammen med Times Online, sa hun at hennes forkjærlighet for mote kom fra moren hennes, som alltid var “veldig stelt og vakker.”[7] Gaga har også sagt at hun elsker Versace hun ser på Donatella Versace som hennes muse på mange måter og ser på henne som et forbilde i alt hun gjør.[9] Hun er et ikon og er mektig, men folk skyter fortsatt piler på henne. Hun er definitivt utfordrende.”[9] Melissa Magsaysay fra Los Angeles Times rapporterte at Gaga kunne ha vært Donatella sin dobbeltgjenger.[44] Magsaysay sa at “hennes hat til å ha på seg en topp og en bukse på samme tid… gulpe champagne mens hun blir viftet på av oljete menn i Speedoer [er] veldig Donatella-aktig.”[44] Gaga har hennes eget kreative produksjonsteam, kalt “Haus of Gaga”, som hun håndterer personlig. Teamet skaper noen av klærne hennes, rekvisittene på scenen og hårstiler.[45] I slutten av 2008, ble det gjort sammenligninger mellom motesansen til Gaga og den amerikanske sangeren og låtskriveren Christina Aguilera, der det ble notert likheter mellom stylingen, håret og make-upen deres.[9] Aguilera påstod senere at hun ikke visste hvem denne personen var og hun “ikke visste om [Gaga] var en mann eller en kvinne.”[9] Gaga utgav senere et utsagn der hun tok i mot sammenligningene fordi på grunn av oppmerksomheten hun hadde fått fra media hadde gitt henne nyttig publisitet.[46] Gaga sa, “Hun er en stor sjerne, og visst noe skulle vært gjort, så skulle jeg sendt henne blomster, fordi, mange personer i Amerika visste ikke hvem jeg var før alt dette skjedde. Jeg ble på en måte markert på kartet.”[47][46] Senere la hun til at hun ikke bare vil bli husket for “Christina Aguilera skandalen” og at “ingen kan kopiere meg, fordi jeg kan ikke bli kopiert.”[9][46]
Gaga er naturlig brunette, selv om håret hennes har ikke hatt sin naturlige hårfarge siden 2008. Ifølge Times Online, har håret hennes blitt bleket fordi som en brunette, ble hun ofte feilaktig tatt for å være sin sanger-og låtskriver kollega Amy Winehouse.[7] Imaget og hennes sans for mote har blitt fulgt av andre kjendiser, blant andre Paris Hilton og Nicole Richie.[48] Nylige studier indikerer en økning på 25% i salget av truser i Storbritannia har blitt influert av Gaga. Ifølge undertøys-ekspert Annette Warburton, har tenåringsjenter på rundt 16 år kjøpt svarte underkjoler og hatt dem på seg som hot pants for å etterligne Gaga sin stil.[49] I mai 2009 i magasinet Rolling Stone, sa Gaga at hun er biseksuell og er inspirert av vakre kvinner. Ifølge henne er det et aspekt av seksualiteten hennes som gjør at kjærestene hennes blir “ukomfortable”.[15]
Diskografi [rediger]
Album [rediger]
- 2008: The Fame
EPer [rediger]
- 2009: The Cherrytree Sessions
Singler [rediger]
- 2008: “Just Dance” (feat. Colby O’Donis)
- 2008: “Pokerface”
- 2009: “Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)”
- 2009: “LoveGame”
- 2009: “Paparazzi”
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