Up and away (song)
| Up and away | |
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| Casper | |
| publication | July 8, 2011 |
| length | 4:19 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , rap |
| Author (s) | Daniel Schaub, Melvin C. Riley, Benjamin Griffey, Steffen Wilmking |
| Label | Four Music |
| album | XOXO |
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Up and down is a song by the German rapper Casper . It was released on July 8, 2011 as the third track of his third solo album XOXO .
Emergence
The song was written by Melvin C. Riley and Benjamin Griffey ( Casper ). It was composed by Daniel Schaub and Steffen Wilmking , the latter also worked as a producer . The song was recorded in collaboration with Beatlefield Productions . According to their own statements, the beat is a sample from the Arty Farty Chillwave band How To Dress Well .
During the development of his album XOXO , cliché elements from rap and crossover were explicitly dispensed with.
publication
The song was released on July 8, 2011 on the Four Music record label . It is the third track of his third solo album XOXO . The official music video was posted on YouTube on December 7th . Two days later, on December 9th, the Up and Away EP was released. In addition to the original version of the song, this received four other titles, including a remix with Die Orsons , Prinz Pi , Felix Brummer , Timi Hendrix , MontanaMax , Olson and Chakuza .
The single reached number 42 in the charts in Germany .
content
The lyrics to Auf und vom is written in German. Musically, the song moves in the realm of rap and pop music . Casper addresses various problems in life that affect relationships , family , school, work or friends. In addition, the first verse addresses a lack of variety, unfulfilledness and vulnerability. He calls for people to leave these challenges behind, to be up and away .
reception
The song received, as well as the accompanying album XOXO, numerous positive responses. A reviewer from the hip-hop portal rappers.in particularly goes into the metaphors used: “As soon as you start to explain the metaphors with which the interpreter describes a emotional chaos between love, insecurity, loneliness and longing in Alaska, for example , you want to but mention in the same breath how you feel when you are up and away because you have wished yourself to just get out of the stress of everyday life. "
Lisa Wörner from the Laut.de editorial team writes: “Even tracks like 'XOXO' with Thees Uhlmann, 'Die letzte Gang der Stadt', 'Auf und Davon' or 'Michael X' tell stories of young people, no matter how personal they are a whole generation. Stories of red wine in a tetrapack, departure, dreams and about 'where we thought when we were sixteen / where we were when we were thirty'. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chart source: DE
- ↑ Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Lisa Wörner: Pathos and megalomania among youth ignite the lyric bomb. Laut.de , accessed on November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Interview: Casper. Juice , August 26, 2011, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Casper on Discogs , accessed November 24, 2016
- ↑ Casper - Up and Away on YouTube
- ↑ Up and Away Lyrics on Genius.com