Mr. Arrow Key
| Mr. Arrow Key | |
|---|---|
| Lena | |
| publication | 17th May 2013 |
| length | 3:33 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Lena Meyer-Landrut, Sonny Boy Gustafsson, Linda Carlsson |
| text | Meyer-Landrut, Gustafsson, Carlsson |
| music | Sonny Boy Gustafsson |
| Label | Universal |
| album | Stardust |
Mr. Arrow Key is the title of an English-language pop song from the 2012 album Stardust by the German singer Lena .
background
Mr. Arrow Key was written by Lena Meyer-Landrut, Sonny Boy Gustafsson and Linda Carlsson, better known as Miss Li . Gustafsson is also the producer of the song. Gustafsson and Carlsson were involved in several songs on Lena's album Stardust , there are a total of five songs, which were either co-written and / or produced by both musicians.
Mr. Arrow Key was recorded at the Gröhndal and Årstaberg studios in Sweden. It is 3 minutes and 33 seconds long and first appeared on Lena's third album Stardust on October 12, 2012, in second place on the track list. In terms of genre, the song can be described as a pop song with folk and swing influences.
On April 18, 2013 it was announced that Mr. Arrow Key will be the third single from the Stardust album and will be released on May 17, 2013.
content
Lyrically the song is about inner turmoil in life, and the desire to be given a clear direction by something or someone. In the verses the lyric I ask the Mr. Arrow Key (arrow key, Eng. For keys , the song metaphorically for one direction), if he could help him solve his problems and to stand him aside in difficult situations. In the chorus it complains about past exertions:
| English | German |
|---|---|
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Been climbing up the walls |
Climbed the walls |
In an interview with her record company Universal, Lena explained about the genesis of the song: “In the past few years I would sometimes have wished for someone who could make difficult decisions for me. Someone with an ultimate plan for my life. A kind of very personal navigation system. And that's exactly what Mr. Arrow Key is all about . [...] In addition, I always wanted a song with one of those retro trumpets that we know from Beirut . And now I finally have an [s]. "
Criticism
The reviews of Mr. Arrow Key have been mixed. Birgit Fuß ( Rolling Stone ) described the song as an "irresistible catchy tune", with Lena and Amy Macdonald racing through the lines. Jörg Heinrich (merkur-online.de) called it a “lightning-fast folk-country cracker” that Amy Macdonald would be jealous of.
Kai Butterweck (laut.de) had a split opinion: "[Lena] gathers [...] a rumbling swing horde around her. As childlike as ever, she tries to squeeze a large part of her English vocabulary in three and a half minutes. By the end of the chorus at the latest, the Gute can no longer quite follow the given tempo, and so the trained overseas accent sounds a bit artificial in many places. "
Kevin Holtmann (plattentests.de) was not very enthusiastic: " Mr. Arrow Key is really meaningless sixties nonsense with polkadots sauce."
Live performances
Lena sang Mr. Arrow Key along with other songs from the Stardust album on the late night show Tv Total during commercial breaks. She also appeared on Sat.1 breakfast television and at the Reeperbahn Festival on September 20th.
Track list
The download EP for Mr. Arrow Key includes the album version of the song, as well as three live versions of Mr. Arrow Key , the first single Stardust and the album song Goosebumps , which was released during Lena's No One Can Catch Us Tour (2013) on 10. April 2013 in the Hamburger Große Freiheit 36 .
Stardust album
- Mr. Arrow Key - 3:33
- Mr. Arrow Key - 3:33
- Mr. Arrow Key (Live In Hamburg, 2013) - 4:18
- Stardust (Live In Hamburg, 2013) - 5:06
- Goosebumps (Live In Hamburg, 2013) - 4:38
Contributors
- admission
Mr. Arrow Key was recorded at the Gröhndal and Årstaberg studios.
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Web links
- Lena: lena-meyer-landrut.de official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lena Meyer-Landrut: Mr. Arrow Key Will The Next Single ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. lena-meyer-landrut.de
- ↑ Lena herself reveals the background to the making of her songs on Stardust . , universal-music.de, December 19, 2012
- ↑ Birgit Fuß : Lena - Stardust rollingstone.de, October 12, 2012
- ↑ Jörg Heinrich: Lena: New CD is the second victory after Osl o. , Merkur-online.de, October 12, 2012
- ↑ Kai Butterweck: Stardust v. Lena laut.de
- ↑ Kevin Holtmann: Lena - Stardust . plattentests.de, review
- ↑ Tv Total: Lena - Mr. Arrow Key , tvtotal.prosieben.de, broadcast 1803 v. 10/16/2012
- ↑ Lena - Mr. Arrow Key (Live Sat.1 breakfast television). youtube.com
- ↑ Lena - Mr. Arrow Key (Live @ Reeperbahn Festival). youtube.com
- ↑ No One Can Catch Us Concert # 6: Hamburg . daily-lena.de
- ↑ Lena - Stardust (album) booklet, p. 2, Universal
