Rocketeer (song)
| Rocketeer | |
|---|---|
| Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder | |
| publication |
 October 29, 2010  January 28, 2011 February 11, 2011
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| length | 3:31 minutes |
| Genre (s) | Alternative hip-hop , europop , pop |
| text | Bruno Mars, Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura, Virman Coquia, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Philip Lawrence |
| album | Free Wired |
Rocketeer is a song of the American Electro - / hip-hop - and dance - quartet Far East Movement in collaboration with the singer Ryan Tedder . It was released as the second single from the album Free Wired , first on October 29, 2010 in the United States. The single was released on January 28, 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and on February 11, 2011 in the United Kingdom. The song was parodied by YouTubers Ryan Higa , KevJumba and Chester See , among others . In total, the version called Shed a Tear has been viewed over 18.5 million times on YouTube. Rocketeer appeared on the Cherrytree Records label .
Text and recording
According to Far East Movement member Kevin Nishimura, the text is about wanting to show a girl that you love her and therefore you want to show her the whole world. Copywriters were Bruno Mars , Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura, Virman Coquia, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Philip Lawrence. Kev Nish also stated that they had been listening to Tedder's band OneRepublic's Apologize in studio and that they wanted that sound to be in their song too. Far East Movement said they loved the fact that they could arrange Tedder who had a "busy schedule" and could find the time to record with them.
Music video
The official music video was first released on YouTube on October 29, 2010 . It starts with a young couple. The woman says that she should have accepted the job in Tokyo , but the man cannot go there. They kiss and he drives home on a skateboard. He drives through the city and collects old things from various people. Together with his father, he constructs a rocket backpack from these so that he can get to her. Martin Kierszenbaum and DJ Quik appear in the music video .
reception
Charts
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks | Awards | Annual charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
40 | 7th | - | - |
|
United Kingdom
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14th | 6th | - | - |
|
United States
|
7th | 20th | - | 58 |
 Australia
|
14th | 12 |
platinum 
|
- |
 New Zealand
|
4th | 11 |
gold 
|
- |
criticism
Digital Spy’s Nick Levine said that with the production of the Smeezingtons , the sweeping chorus sung by Ryan Tedder and the personality of the Far East Movement, the song would make a very good song. He awarded four stars out of five. About.com's Bill Lamb also gave it four stars and said the song would be perfect for mainstream and pop radio.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rocketeer (feat. Ryan Tedder) - Single ( German ) iTunes . Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Rocketeer (feat. Ryan Tedder) - EP ( English ) iTunes . Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Shed a Tear (Official) ( English ) November 13, 2010. Accessed August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Shed a Tear ( English ) November 13, 2010. Accessed August 20, 2012.
- ↑ a b Rocketeer by Far East Movement ( English ) Songfacts. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ FAR * EAST MOVEMENT FEAT. RYAN TEDDER OF ONEREPUBLIC - ROCKETEER ( German ) Hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Far East Movement Talks Rocketeer Ryan Tedder ( English ) Dailymotion . Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Far East Movement - Rocketeer ft. Ryan Tedder ( English ) YouTube. October 29, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Brad Wete: Far East Movement blasts off in 'Rocketeer' video: Watch here ( English ) Music Mix. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. 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. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Rocketeer music video by Far East Movement ( English ) Channel APA. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Chart positions: DE UK US AU NZ / Annual charts: US
- ↑ Far East Movement ft. Ryan Tedder: 'Rocketeer' ( English ) Digital Spy. February 15, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Bill Lamb: Far East Movement - "Rocketeer" featuring Ryan Tedder ( English ) About.com. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
