I'll be in the sky
| I'll be in the sky | |
|---|---|
| Bob | |
| publication | January 31, 2011 |
| length | 4:06 |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| Author (s) | Bob |
| Publisher (s) | Grand Hustle Records , Atlantic Records |
| album | Who the F # * k Is BoB? / BoB Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
I'll Be in the Sky is a song of the American rapper B.oB . The song was released on January 31, 2011 as the fourth single from his album BoB Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray . The song was recorded back in 2008. The song was already on BoB's mixtape Who the F # * k Is BoB? contain. The cover of the single shows BoB sitting between a pole and a loudspeaker.
Music video
The official music video, shot in Los Angeles, was released on October 2, 2009 on the official Atlantic Records channel . The video begins with a meteorite falling to earth. A farmer stands just a few meters away and begins to film the resulting crater with his cell phone. As he gets closer, he sees something moving in the crater, drops his mobile phone and runs away. You can see a news channel reporting from the place where the meteorite hit. From then on you can see BoB alternately sitting at a piano and singing on a hill. Sometimes he sings and raps in Los Angeles. Some time later you can see BoB singing in front of a class while all the children in front of him swing their hands to the left and right. At the end of the video you can see him being "sucked in" by a UFO.
reception
Chart success
The song hit the Irish, British, UK R&B charts and US Bubbling Under R&B / Hip-Hop singles. In Ireland it was ranked 24th, 17th in the UK R&B Top 40, 61st in the UK Top 75 (4 weeks in total) and 5th in the US Bubbling Under R & B / Hip-Hop Singles .
criticism
The single received mostly positive reviews. Robert Copsey from Digital Spy, for example, said about the song: “Built around a subtle but addictive hip-hop piano hook reminiscent of D-12, Bobby Ray spits about making the most of life before we all kick the bucket - something we're guessing is now a lot easier now he's earned his millions. Not that we're jealous, of course. ”And gave the title 
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Jon Stickler: BOB ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF 'I'LL BE IN THE SKY' UK RELEASE . Stereoboard.com, January 13, 2011, accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ I'll Be In The Sky at music-house.co.uk
- ↑ Cover ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b B.oB - "I'll Be In The Sky". YouTube , accessed June 29, 2012.
- ↑ I'll Be in the Sky at chart-track.co.uk
- ↑ I'll Be in the Sky at officialcharts.com
- ↑ I'll Be in the Sky at chartarchive.org
- ↑ Robert Copsey: BoB: 'I'll Be In The Sky'. Digital Spy , accessed June 29, 2012.
Web links
- I'll Be in the Sky at Discogs (English)