| "Bring the Noize" | ||||
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| Single by M.I.A. | ||||
| from the album Matangi | ||||
| Released | 18 June 2013 | |||
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| Length | 3:23 (single version) 4:35 (album version) | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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"Bring the Noize" is a hip-hop song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth studio album, Matangi (2013). The track was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Surkin, Switch, Para One and Hugues Rey, and produced by Switch and Surkin.[1] It references Public Enemy's 1987 song "Bring the Noise"[2] and Janis Joplin's track "Me and Bobby McGee".[3]
The track was first previewed in March 2013 as part of Matangi Mix used as the soundtrack to Kenzo's fashion show in Paris.[4] The single was self-released worldwide as a digital download, under exclusive license to Interscope Records, on 18 June 2013, as the second single from the album. "Bring the Noize" was performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2014 and during the Matangi Tour.[5][6]
The single's cover features Sri Yantra and a little Om sign in the top right corner.
- ^ Matangi (CD liner notes). M.I.A. N.E.E.T Recordings. 2013. B0019325-02.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ada Tseng (17 June 2013). "New Song by M.I.A.: "Bring the Noize"". wasiapacificarts.usc.edu. Retrieved 3 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Claire Lobenfeld (6 November 2013). "The 10 Best M.I.A. Songs". www.stereogum.com. Stereogum. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Carrie Battan (17 June 2013). "Listen to a New M.I.A. Song, "Bring the Noize"". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "THE GLASTONBURY 2014 LINE-UP SO FAR…". Glastonbury Festival. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "M.I.A. / [BRING THE NOIZE]". Good Company (company). 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.