"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" on YouTube |
"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.
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