Kitty Kat (song)
| Kitty Kat | |
|---|---|
| Beyoncé | |
| publication | 2006 |
| length | 3:55 |
| Genre (s) | R&B |
| text | Beyoncé Knowles, Pharrell Williams , Miriam Makeba , Shawn Carter |
| music | The Neptunes , Beyoncé Knowles |
| album | B'Day |
Kitty Kat is a song by the American contemporary R&B singer Beyoncé from her second music album B'Day (2006). The song was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Pharrell Williams , Miriam Makeba , Shawn Carter , and Chad Hugo . Kitty Kat is a mid-tempo R&B song that is about what happens when your partner underestimates you.
Kitty Kat wasn't released as a single , but some American R&B radio stations played the track. This made it into the American Hot.R & B / Hip-Hop-Songs-Charts, in which it reached its highest position in May 2007 with number 66. The director for only a minute long music video took Melina Matsoukas , along with Knowles. It appeared on Knowles' video album B'Day Anthology Video Album (2007) and served as the intro to the song Green Light (2007).
background
Kitty Kat was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City and Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles . The song was written by Knowles, Pharrell Williams , Miriam Makeba , and Shawn Carter and produced by The Neptunes , Williams and Chad Hugo . The latter also took part in the production of Green Light (2007). Jason Goldstein mixed Kitty Kat with Steve Tolle. As for the song itself, Knowles said on MTV : “[Kitty Kat] is [a] very sexual [song], it talks about a man who hangs out with his co-workers all night and leaves you to sour at home. And you think like this: I don't need that. It's time to leave". The song appeared before the album release together with the title Freakum Dress on the website of the rap-up magazine.
Musical and content
According to EMI Music Publishing's Musicnotes.com website , Kitty Kat is a quiet R&B song. The nearly four-minute song was in clef written D. The tempo of the song consists of 78 beats per minute , Knowles vocal range extends from the note G 3 to C 5 . IGN Music's Spence D noticed the slower tracks like Kitty Kat in several productions of The Neptunes. Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times compared the song to " Whitney Houston's ballads." Andy Kellman of Allmusic said Kitty Kat could also be a song by singer Kelis .
In the song the female protagonist feels that her lover neglects and underestimates her. This is already clear at the beginning of the song in the first lines of text: “You know I hate sleepin [g] alone, but you said that you will be home soon. But baby, that was a long time ago. "(Translated roughly:" You know, I hate sleeping alone and you said you would come home in a minute. But that was a long time ago. ") In the course of the song, wonders the female protagonist: "What about my body, body? / You don't want my body, body." (something like: "What about my body? You don't want my body.") According to Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine, The protagonist "pulls" herself together and leaves the man who no longer feels any interest in her, as the chorus shows : "Let's go, little kitty kat / I think it's time to go / He don't want you anymore." ( "Come on, little kitten, I think it's time to go, he doesn't want you anymore"). Eb Haynes from AllHipHop magazine says that Kitty Kat should warn all boys that they can get restless as well.
reception
criticism
Kitty Kat received rather benevolent reviews in general. Eb Haynes of AllHipHop magazine described Kitty Kat as a seductive song. Norman Mayers from Prefix Magazine also highlighted the song in his album review. IGN Music's Spence D. named Kitty Kat one of the four best songs on the album, adding that the quieter song benefits the album as it slows down a bit and allows Knowles to use her clean vocals. In addition, the title would convey a dreamy sound and appear very sensual. Allmusic's Andy Kellman described Kitty Kat as a "deceptively cute, rainbow-colored title." Beyonce would act like a purring cat on the title, while she would rather show her claws on the est of the album. Jon Pareles of The New York Times described the song as "cute". Sal Cinquemani from Slant magazine noticed that Kitty Kat was the only "mid-tempo" track towards the end of the album. Thomas Inskeep of Stylus magazine said Kitty Kat would be a typical production from The Neptunes. He praised the "matching R&B keyboard melody ".
Timeout's Phil Harrison, on the other hand, said Kitty Kat would sound a little weak despite his climax. PopMatters' Mike Joseph was not impressed with the song and criticized it as bleak. kitty Kat was a complete waste of four minutes. Pharrell Williams, who helped produce the song, has had his best time in two years. Dave de Sylvi of Sputnikmusic wrote, "Pharrell's other contribution to the album is the regrettably normal 'Kitty Kat', a slow song that suggests Pharrell is only producing songs of his own taste."
Chart placements
Although Kitty Kat was not released as a single, the song debuted in the week of May 5, 2007 at number 96 on the American hot R & B / Hip-Hop songs chart. The next week the song jumped to number 66, which remained its highest position. The song spent a total of 8 weeks in the R&B / hip-hop charts, and the song returned to the charts in July 2007 after a week's break.
Music video
The Director for Music Video of Kitty Kat led Melina Matsoukas , along with Knowles. The music video was shot only for Knowles' video album B'Day Anthology Video Album . It was the first of a total of eight music videos that Knowles shot for the video album within two weeks. The music video for Kitty Kat is only one minute long and serves as the intro or opening credits for the music video by Green Light . The music video for Kitty Kat was shot in a matter of hours. On the concept of the music video, Knowles said:
“We had a huge toy kitten [in the music video] that was so cute! I had to pretend that the cat was real, as the music video in front of a green screen was filmed ratio screen - I was created on a huge wooden cow and the technicians from this cute kitten. I used leopards - makeup , a leopard catsuit and the chains to represent a human cat. I really like cats ... "
Matsoukas said that it was very difficult to work with the cats. She told MTV , “These cats were the real divas on the set. They were completely crazy. We had animal trainers, but you can't really train cats. ”To get the effect that Knowles danced on the cat, Matsoukas used a huge plastic cow with a black blanket to surround the frame on which Knowles danced. Originally the music video was supposed to be longer and Knowles was supposed to wear even more outfits. The music video starts with a camera view of Knowles' face, she is wearing the leopard makeup. In some scenes of the music video you can see Knowles playing with a huge ball of pink wool and with the huge cat. The music video ends after a minute when Knowles leads the cat out of sight with a gold chain, after which the music video for Green Light begins immediately .
Contributors
The following people contributed to the creation of the song Kitty Kat :
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Individual evidence
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- ↑ a b c d Jennifer Vineyard: Behind the B'Day Videos. In: MTV News . Retrieved March 5, 2011 .
- ^ Two New Beyoncé Tracks. Rap-Up.com, August 23, 2006, accessed November 7, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Sasha Frere-Jones: Crazy from Love. In: The New Yorker . September 25, 2006, accessed March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d Kitty Kat digital sheet music (download) , MusicNotes.com.
- ↑ a b Joseph, Mike: Beyoncé - B'Day. PopMatters , September 11, 2006, accessed March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ a b D. Spence: Beyonce - B'Day . In: IGN Music . September 5, 2006. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ↑ Jim DeRogatis: Spins - Beyonce, “B'day” (Sony). (No longer available online.) In: Chicago Sun-Times . September 3, 2006, archived from the original on November 7, 2016 ; Retrieved March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Andy Kellman: B'Day. In: Allmusic . Retrieved March 5, 2011 .
- ^ A b Jon Pareles: All That Success Is Hard on a Girl (or Sounds That Way) . In: The New York Times . September 4, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ A b Sal Cinquemani: Beyoncé B'Day. In: Slant Magazine . August 29, 2006, accessed March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Eb Haynes: B'Day. (No longer available online.) In: AllHipHop . September 20, 2006, archived from the original ; Retrieved March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ Mayers, Norman: Beyonce. In: Prefix Magazine. September 5, 2006, accessed March 5, 2011 .
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- ↑ Phil Harrison: Beyoncé: B'Day. (No longer available online.) Time Out, August 25, 2006, archived from the original on February 12, 2008 ; Retrieved March 5, 2011 .
- ^ R & B / Hip-Hop Songs - Week of May 7, 2007. In: Billboard . Retrieved March 7, 2011 .
- ^ Beyonce Album & Song Chart History. In: Billboard Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs for Beyonce. Retrieved March 6, 2011 .
- ↑ R&B / Hip-Hop Songs - Week of July 14, 2007. In: Billboard . Retrieved March 7, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Jennifer Vineyard: Behind the B'Day Videos. In: MTV News . Retrieved March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ Beyonce releases 'B'Day' video album. In: USA Today . April 25, 2007, accessed March 5, 2011 .
- ↑ B'Day CD booklet. Sony Music BMG Entertainment .
