2nd/3rd single to be taken from "KALA"

 

Quite an obvious choice, video being shot shortly ^_^

Brilliant song and the most obvious for a single. Radio 1 would be all over this but I reckon the chorus will put them off.

We Pack And Deliver Like UPS Trucks

 

Stunning song :wub:

I have listened to this more since Ryan told me it would be a single :o

 

AMAZING :wub:

The video premiers on Monday and wait for it.....it'll be on TRL

 

I don't know whether to laugh or just -_-

 

Either way I hope it's not that remix with Rye Rye and Afrikan Boy. Bleh @ that, she hardly features on it at all does Ms. M.I.A.

 

What a mess this era has been. Could have been handled so much better srsly :/

Is there any news at all on release date? :(

Is there any news at all on release date? :(

It should have been around her tour now here but meh

 

I'm guessing January or February? Who may still be in the mist of compulsively bumming the USA to even bother releasing it here.

 

All up to XL really. "Arular" was such a better handled project ):

I'm guessing January or February? Who may still be in the mist of compulsively bumming the USA to even bother releasing it here.

 

All up to XL really. "Arular" was such a better handled project ):

 

January or February? well i think that might be when i'll get round to actually playing Arular :lol: been meaning to play it for ages but below other things.

The video is odd but I like :o :wub:

 

M.I.A. in a foodvan ;o

 

One wonders WTF Interscope is doing with her :/ Her styling/graphics/art people all need firing for the simple fact they create a $h!t image for her that looks contrived and ridiculous.

 

Erm yeah an anti-war song about death and capitalism all over the world. Why not have M.I.A. working in a burger van? Yeah that sure works! And we can use the till to fit with the song! We're so good that we use exclamation marks!

 

:/

M.I.A. talks about the video:

 

LOOK I KNOW THERE ARE HATERS OUT THERE, I DEAL WITH IT EVERYDAY THATS NO f**kING BIG DEAL AND IVE DEALT WITH WORSE IN MY LIFE, A FEW PEOPLE TALKING s**t DONT MATTER TO ME, BUT TWISTING TRUTH ISNT THE LESSON I WANNA LEARN IN MY TIME IN MUSIC, SO WHO EVER THAT IS DOING IT , I WANNA SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT

 

 

1, I ORIGINALLY WANTED TO SHOOT THE VIDEO IN A FACTORY ON THE BORDER OF

EQUADOR, BUT COULDNT. I WAS TOURING THE U.S, I COULDA BEEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT THEN BUT THERE I WAS IN AMERICA, IN NYC, IN BROOKLYN, IN BEDSTUY , I WAS TORN BETWEEN SCRAPIN SHOWS IN AMERICA AND MEETING AMERICAN FANS OR SHOOTING IN NYC ON MY ONLY DAY OFF I'D HAD IN 4 MONTHS AND GETTING ON WITH IT.

 

2, SO THAT WAS THAT! I NEVER MADE A VIDEO IN AMERICA AND HEY ITS STILL A PART OF WHAT I DO AND SAY, ITS WAS STILL VALID, SO I WAS READY TO ROLL WITH IT.

 

3, YOU ALL KNOW HOW THE SONG SOUNDS, THATS WHY WHEN U GO ON YOUTUBE 400, 000 PEOPLE WOULD RATHER LISTEN THE SONG AS IT IS AND STARE AT SOME PICTURE THEN TO ACTUALLY WATCH A VIDEO

 

4, WHEN LETTERMAN CENSORD ME IT WAS WAC OF COURSE!!!!!! , AND YES I FELT SOOOOOO BAD FOR WHAT THEY DID TO MY SOUND. I WAS ABEL TO SOUND CHECK FOR THAT SHOW AND THEY LET ME SOUND CHECK FINE, THEN ON THE ACTUAL TAPING MY SOUND WAS SOOO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT ID AGREED, AS SOON AS I OPENED MY MOUTH THE DIFFERENCE BLEW ME AWAY, I FELT I WAS GETTING BULLIED ON NATIONAL TELEVISON, AND I COULDNT EVEN REACH OUT TO MY LABELS OR MY MANAGEMENT TO HELP, SINCE THEY ARE NEW TO WHAT HAPPENS TO AN ARTIST LIKE ME IN MAINSTEAM AMERICAN CULTURE.

 

 

SO THEY TRIED TO SHUT ME DOWN AGAIN. I MADE THE PAPER PLANES VIDEO. I MADE IT HOW THEY WANTED. NO VIOLENCE. AMBIGUOUS. MTV - FRIENDLY. NOW TODAY, I CHECK YOUTUBE AND SEE THE LEAKED MTV PAPER PLANES VIDEO UP FOR THE FIRST TIME. I CLICKED ON IT AND OUT COMES THIS f**kED UP MESS WITH DOUBLE-TRACKED BULLs**t MESS

 

WHO THE THE f**k IS DOING THIS TO ME?????

 

THE VIDEO WAS SABOTAGED FOR WHATEVER REASON AND IM DISAPPOINTED THAT MTV HAS HAD SUCH A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS. THE BLOGGERS WHO ARE LAZY ENOUGH TO FOLLOW THE MTV LINK AND POST UP AND COMMENT ON THE SOUND WHEN THAT HASNT BEEN COMPROMISED AND THE GUNSHOT ARENT REPLACED AND EDITED MAKES ME SAD. I DID FIGHT FOR THE SOUND , BECAUSE PUTTING MEANINGS IN YOUR VIDEOS, IN MY OPINION IS A DYING ART. I CAN FILM MY SELF ANYWHERE ANYTIME AND LET YOU KNOW THE TRUTH , BUT THE SONG IS WHAT I WANTED TO PRESERVE IN THIS CASE.

 

TO ALL MY FANS, LOOK, ITS LIKE THIS,

IM LEARNING THINGS ABOUT THIS WORLD WITH YOU, I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME , I WANT YOU TO SEE HOW PEOPLE WILL SIT AND SPEND ALL SUNDAY TEARIN ME DOWN FOR SOMETHING I DIDNT EVEN MAKE OR PUT OUT, SO PEOPLE WELCOME TO MODERN DAY PROPAGANDA MESSAGE MANGLING.

 

IN 2007, AN OUTSIDER OPINION WILL BE CONFRONTED THIS WAY , AND THIS IS HOW THE BATTLE GOES, MY MESSAGES AND IDEAS AND MEANING WILL ALWAYS BE BROUGHT TO YOU WITH SLIGHTLY TAINTED CHANNELS. IF YOU SUPPORT ME BE SMART, AND KNOW THAT.

 

I LOVE YOU, U KEEP ME GOING.

XXXXXX

MAYA

 

Oh my :o

 

I love her :wub:

I don't mind the video, I know it doesn't mean anything, but it looks pretty decent and could get her played more in the mainstream. Like she says, she's saved the song in this which is what's important, the Letterman performance was such a mess.

THAT video at least retains the original track.

 

THIS is what will be playing on MTV - http://www.ifilm.com/video/2921959 :manson::manson::manson:

 

I really hate the f***ing PC brigade sometimes :manson: But hey, one fish against the tide, there's not really all that much she can do about it :(

 

Oh yeah, and MTV can go to hell for ruining one of the best songs of the century so far :manson:

I don't mind the video, I know it doesn't mean anything, but it looks pretty decent and could get her played more in the mainstream. Like she says, she's saved the song in this which is what's important, the Letterman performance was such a mess.

Thing is in the MTV video, they HAVEN'T saved the song, it just sounds like a pale imitation of the way it was before :( It sounds pretty much like the Letterman performance, I have no idea what they did to the vocals on it but it sounds awful now...

THAT video at least retains the original track.

 

THIS is what will be playing on MTV - http://www.ifilm.com/video/2921959 :manson::manson::manson:

 

I really hate the f***ing PC brigade sometimes :manson: But hey, one fish against the tide, there's not really all that much she can do about it :(

 

Oh yeah, and MTV can go to hell for ruining one of the best songs of the century so far :manson:

:manson:

 

What a load of bollocks. I thought this might happen after the whole Letterman fiasco.

 

The vocals are $h!t too :| Oh my :( Well and truly ruined.

Edited December 17, 200717 yr by Ryan

Stop the Paper Planes video sabotage! :heart:

That's bollocks. They should've just used the original chorus of her singing "all they wanna do is a zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom boom".

 

Edited December 17, 200717 yr by Ashley

i like the song and vid.

 

damn MTV.

Edited December 17, 200717 yr by Off_Da_Endz

The video actually fits the song pretty well I think now, but it could have been SO much more ): <3

I love M.I.A, and Paper Planes was a very obvious choice for the single.

I saw her live at Connect Festival last year and she was phenominal