Bucky Done Gun

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"Bucky Done Gun"

Single by M.I.A.
from the album Arular
B-side(s)	"Pull Up the People"
Released	July 11, 2005
Format	12" and CD
Recorded	Late 2004
Genre	Dancehall, Hip hop, Grime, Electro
Length	3:46
Label	XL Recordings
Writer(s)	Maya Arulpragasam and Wesley Pentz
Producer(s)	DJ Marlboro
M.I.A. singles chronology
"Sunshowers" (2004)	"Bucky Done Gun" (2005)	"Galang '05" (2005)

"Bucky Done Gun" is the third single from M.I.A.'s critically acclaimed album Arular. It is written by Maya Arulpragasam and Wesley Pentz, incorporating elements of "Theme from Rocky", composed by Carol Connors, Bill Conti and Ayn Robbins. The track's baile funk flavour is also heavily inspired by Deize Tigrona's "Injeção".

"Bucky Done Gun" was included in the soundtrack of NBA Live 06, only that it was renamed and re-edited as "Bucky Done."

1 Music video
2 Track listings and formats
3 Personnel
4 External links

[edit] Music video

Maya Arulpragasam in the music video.

The music video for "Bucky Done Gun" was directed by Anthony Mandler. It features Maya rapping aggressively against a desolate wasteland (a dystopia which seems to imply the aftermath of the recent tsunami), erratically interspersed with scenes of her performing live in an underground nightclub, entirely filmed in an artsy, guerrilla style. The video is also mixed with intriguing images of teenagers throwing grenades of smoking colour at buildings; Maya's live backup singer Ms. Cherry provocatively grinding against a chain-linked fence and giggling children playing in dirty streets and damp landscapes.