Pass out
| Pass out | |
|---|---|
| Tinie Tempah ( Labrinth , not mentioned by name) | |
| publication | February 26, 2010 |
| length | 4:27 |
| Genre (s) | Trip-hop , grime |
| text | Labrinth, Tinie Tempah |
| music | Da Diggler, Labrinth, Tinie Tempah |
| Publisher (s) | Parlophone |
| Award (s) |
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| album | Disc-Overy |
Pass Out is a song by the British rapper Tinie Tempah together with the grime and R&B musician Labrinth , although his name is not mentioned. The song was written by Labrinth and Tinie Tempah and produced by Tempah and Da Diggler. It is the first single with the influence of Labrinth. It was first released on February 26, 2010 on iTunes on the Parlophone label. On November 16, 2010 a remix with Snoop Dogg was released, but only in the USA . The song was named Best Contemporary Song at the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards . Likewise, the song was in the Brit Awards 2011 the Brit Award for Best Single get.
backgrounds
It was said that after Tinie Tempah was allowed to produce and write two songs with Labrinth, Pass Out and Frisky , the first single would be Pass Out. Miles Leonard, who announced this, said: “It set new precedents for British urban music from what had been happening the year before. And it was a new sound; it sounded fresh, and like it came from the clubs. ” Parlophone , however, thought the song was too risky to play. In the end, however, the song was the first to be released.
The title also covers Prince Charles and Jean-Claude Van Damme and actors from The Hills . The song was played on BBC Radio 1Xtra by Tim Westwood and Ras Kwame for the first time on December 7, 2009 on BBC Radio 1 , the song was played by Zane Lowe, among others. Also Chiddy Bang released a version of the song.
Tempah told MTV News : “We tried out so many different things by going in the studio and having fun. It wasn't like we just put a drum & bass ending on it and then thought, done! We tried out so many things, guitars, reggae bass; we were having so much fun. ”and continued to describe his experiences in the studio.
On October 23, 2011 Labrinth released his single Earthquake , which he referred to as his version of Pass Out .
Music video
The official music video was first released on YouTube on December 23, 2009 . It takes three minutes and 57 seconds. So far, it has received over 41,000,000 views on YouTube. The video shows Labrinth and Tempah standing and singing in a dark room. Later in the video, Tempah smashes six white poles, prompting other British rappers like G Frsh to step into the video.
reception
Chart success
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (65 weeks) | 65 |
 Ireland (IRMA)
|
6th (11 weeks) | 11 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
33 (4 weeks) | 4th |
Reviews
The song usually got positive reviews. Nick Levine from Digital Spy said about the song:
"[...] Tempah makes a swaggering first impression, boasting about everything from his collection of G-Shock watches to his exploits with your daughter and vowing to toast his success" until we pass out ". [...]"
and awarded four out of five possible stars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pass Out on iTunes
- ↑ Awards ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2014 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. at theivors.com
- ↑ Nick Levine: Tinie Tempah, Arcade Fire score Brits doubles - Music News. Digital Spy , February 15, 2011, accessed January 17, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Pass Out at songfacts.com
- ↑ a b Interview with MILES LEONARD, president of Parlophone (EMI), A&R for Tinie Tempah, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Eliza Doolittle. hitquarters.com, February 7, 2011, accessed June 5, 2012 .
- ↑ Tinie Tempah on BBC Radio 1Xtra
- ↑ Program on December 7, 2009
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p7p6t
- ↑ Chiddy Bang - Pass Out . YouTube , accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Earthquake at songfacts.com
- ↑ Tinie Tempah - Pass Out ( Memento April 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). YouTube, accessed June 5, 2012
- ↑ Pass Out in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ^ Search the Charts. In: The Irish Charts. IRMA, accessed on March 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Tinie Tempah - Pass Out. In: Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien, accessed March 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Nick Levine: Tinie Tempah: 'Pass Out'. Digital Spy, March 1, 2012, accessed June 5, 2012 .
