Bucky Done Gun

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“Bucky Done Gun”
“Bucky Done Gun” cover
Single by M.I.A.
from the album Arular
B-side "Pull Up the People"
Released July 11, 2005
Format 12" and CD
Recorded Late 2004
Genre Baile funk
Length 3:46
Label XL Recordings
Writer(s) Maya Arulpragasam and Wesley Pentz
Producer Diplo, A. Brucker, P. Byrne, Wizard, 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 and produced by Diplo,[1] with additional production by A. Brucker, P. Byrne and Wizard. The track samples heavily from Deize Tigrona's baile funk song "Injeção."[2][3] Both "Injeção" and "Bucky Done Gun" sample the horns from "Gonna Fly Now" (the theme song from Rocky), composed by Bill Conti.[4][5]

M.I.A. performed the song on May 3, 2005 on Jimmy Kimmel Live. "Bucky Done Gun" was included in the soundtrack of NBA Live 06, but renamed and re-edited as "Bucky Done."

Contents

[edit] Music video

Maya Arulpragasam in the music video.
Maya Arulpragasam in the music video.

The music video for "Bucky Done Gun" was directed by Anthony Mandler. It features Arulpragasam rapping aggressively against a desolate wasteland (a dystopia which seems to imply the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake), erratically interspersed with scenes of her performing live in an underground nightclub, filmed in an artsy, guerrilla style. The video is also mixed with images of teenagers throwing grenades of smoking colour at buildings; Arulpragasam's live backup singer Ms. Cherry provocatively grinding against a chain-linked fence and giggling children playing in dirty streets and damp landscapes.

[edit] Track listings and formats

[edit] CD 1

  1. "Bucky Done Gun" [radio edit] – 3:45
  2. "Pull Up the People" [D'Explicit remix] – 3:35

[edit] CD 2/maxi

  1. "Bucky Done Gun" – 3:45
  2. "Bucky Done Gun" [DJ Marlboro's Funk Carioca remix] – 2:37
  3. "Bucky Done Gun" [¥£$ Productions's remix] – 3:26
  4. "Bucky Done Gun" [ DaVinChe remix] – 3:00
  5. "Bucky Done Gun" [instrumental] – 3:46
  6. "Bucky Done Gun" [a capella] – 3:17

[edit] 12" vinyl single

  1. "Bucky Done Gun" – 3:45
  2. "Bucky Done Gun" [DaVinChe remix] – 3:00
  3. "Pull Up the People" [D'Explicit remix] – 3:35

[edit] Personnel

  • Maya Arulpragasam - main performer, artwork
  • A. Brucker - final mix and production
  • P. Byrne - final mix and production
  • Diplo - producer
  • Wizard - programming, mixing and additional production

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
U.K. Singles Chart 88

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brazilian Wax: The New Yorker
  2. ^ Ghetto fabulous | OMM | The Observer
  3. ^ Brazilian Wax: The New Yorker
  4. ^ Ghetto fabulous | OMM | The Observer
  5. ^ Brazilian Wax: The New Yorker

[edit] External links

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M.I.A.
Studio albums
Arular (2005)  · Kala (2007)
EPs
Sustainable Development EP  · Live Sessions  · Boyz EP  · Paper Planes - Homeland Security Remixes EP
Other albums
Singles
"Galang"  · "Sunshowers"  · "Bucky Done Gun"  · "Boyz"  · "Jimmy"  · "Paper Planes"
Other songs
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