Graffiti My Soul
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| “Graffiti My Soul” | |||||
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| Song by Girls Aloud | |||||
| Album | What Will The Neighbours Say? | ||||
| Released | November 29, 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:14 | ||||
| Label | Polydor Records | ||||
| Writer | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Lisa Cowling Tim Powell Peplab |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
| What Will The Neighbours Say? track listing | |||||
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"Graffiti My Soul" is a song recorded by the British pop girl group Girls Aloud for their second album What Will The Neighbours Say?. The song includes a sample of Peplab's "It's Not The Drug".
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[edit] Background
In a 2004 interview with The Observer, producer Brian Higgins revealed that "Graffiti My Soul" was intended for Britney Spears's In The Zone.[1] While the record company loved "Graffiti My Soul", Britney's people felt that the song needed more of a chorus. Higgins said that they wanted "essentially "Sound of the Underground".
Cheryl Cole said in January 2008 that if there was an album track she'd like to release, it would be "Graffiti My Soul". She described Britney's version as "strange,"[2] adding that it wasn't fully mixed.[3] Cole said that Spears sang it in "that really strange voice and it freaked me out."[3]
The song was performed at two of Girls Aloud's tours, What Will The Neighbours Say? Live and The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour.
[edit] Critical reception
The Observer described "Graffiti" as a standout track on Girls Aloud's album, describing it as "a full-scale collision between Madonna, Michael Jackson and the Prodigy".[1] The Guardian, the sister publication of The Observer, also said the song makes you question: "What if the Prodigy hadn't turned down the chance to write with Madonna?"[4] Yahoo! Music called the song "frighteningly sharp and sassy."[5]
Matt Helders, the drummer of indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, praised the song: "Their songs do really musical, clever things; the stutter-rapping in Graffiti My Soul… They're unbeatable."[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Heart of the country, home of the hits", The Observer, Guardian Media Group, 2004-07-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ Beverley Lyons and Laura Sutherland (2008-01-16). Girls Aloud single was rubbish, admits singer. Daily Record. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ a b "More of your questions answered!", GirlsAloud.co.uk, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Girls Aloud, What Will the Neighbours Say?", The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, 2004-11-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say?", Yahoo! Music, Yahoo!, 2004-12-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Why it's OK to love Girls Aloud", The Times, News International, 2007-10-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
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