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"We Are Young"
Single by Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
from the album Some Nights
B-side
"One Foot"
Released
September 20, 2011
Format
Digital download
7"
Recorded
2011; Jungle City Studios in New York City, and Massive Studios and the Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California
Genre
Indie pop
Length
4:10
Label
Fueled by Ramen
Nettwerk
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Nate Ruess
Andrew Dost
Jack Antonoff
Jeffrey Bhasker[1]
Producer(s)
Jeff Bhasker
Fun singles chronology
"C'mon"
(2010) "We Are Young"
(2011) "Some Nights"
(2012)
"C'mon"
(2010) "We Are Young"
(2011) "Some Nights"
(2012)
Janelle Monáe singles chronology
"Cold War"
(2010) Cold War2010 "We Are Young"
(2011) We Are Young2011 "Q.U.E.E.N."
(2013) Q.U.E.E.N.2013
"We Are Young" is a song recorded by American band Fun featuring Janelle Monáe, for their second studio album, Some Nights (2012). It was released on September 20, 2011, as the lead single from the album. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many noting the song as a breakthrough for the indie genre and praising the song's catchiness. "We Are Young" has attained commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in several countries.
The track initially only gained attention from online media, although it did receive its first commercial radio airplay on Tampa Bay alternative radio station, 97X, debuting on September 19, 2011. However, it was soon covered by the television show Glee. With the Glee version having success on the charts, the song was licensed for use in a Chevrolet Sonic commercial that aired during Super Bowl XLVI. The single song propelled the band into mainstream success, topping the digital charts in February 2012 and becoming a crossover hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 through airplay on contemporary hit radio stations, topping the chart for six weeks straight. It is also the first song to log seven weeks of 300,000 or more in digital sales, a record that was previously held by Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" (2010). "We Are Young" has been certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and is both Fun and Monáe's first charting single on the Hot 100, as well as their first number-one single. The song also topped the Hot 100 Airplay chart with 120 million impressions in seven weeks, becoming the first group since Destiny's Child's "Survivor" (2001) to do so. The song was named 99th on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of All-time.[2]
An accompanying music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld at David Sukonick Concert Hall in Los Angeles. It features the group performing on a stage at a bar where a riot breaks out. As part of promotion for the song, it was performed at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the American late night television show Conan, and was used as the opening song at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. The song is featured in the music video game, Rock Band Blitz. The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 55th Grammy Awards, where it was also a nominee for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.[3]
Contents
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1 Production
2 Composition and lyrical interpretation
3 Critical reception
4 Chart performance
5 Music video
6 Live performances
7 Cultural influence and cover versions
8 Credits and personnel
9 Charts and certifications
9.1 Weekly charts
9.2 Certifications
9.3 Year-end charts
9.4 All-time charts
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Production[edit]
American R&B singer Janelle Monáe, pictured performing in 2009, is featured on "We Are Young".
After the poor commercial performance of their debut album, Aim and Ignite, Fun decided to put Jeff Bhasker as producer for their second studio effort.[4] The band's frontman, Nate Ruess, met with Bhasker at his hotel in New York City in February 2011.[4][5] Ruess was anxious about meeting Bhasker, so he arrived early at the bar in the Bowery Hotel on the Lower East Side "and had a little to drink just to make sure I was loosened up."[5] According to Bhasker, he wasn't really wanting to meet the band, as he "was working with Beyoncé, and also with Alicia, Kanye and Jay-Z, and doing this had been a big goal in my life. I had no intention of being distracted."[4]
Bhasker had just finished a long day in the studio with Beyoncé, and had decided to give Ruess 10 minutes. He had previously already canceled two meetings with him. The two began talking about music, and Ruess' desire to merge hip-hop beats and electronic effects with pop rock intrigued Bhasker, who invited Ruess up to his hotel room to show him some Beyoncé tracks he had been working on. "Slightly tipsy and feeling inspired," Ruess belted out the chorus for "We Are Young," which at that time was an unfinished composition.[5] Bhasker was taken aback and automatically "freaked out," demanding he see the band for studio time "in the next few days." The next day, Bhasker and Ruess booked a New York studio and cut a version of "We Are Young" not far from the final version of the track.[6]
On the first day of recording at Jungle City, Bhasker programmed the drums on his Akai MPC3000 machine, a moog bass and "maybe using my little [Roland] Juno 106, and we added vocals and piano. We worked for many more days on it afterwards, but the core of the final version of the song was recorded on that first day." After the Jungle City sessions, more vocal, guitar and piano tracks were recorded at Electric Ladyland Studios, and from there sessions continued at Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, The Village Recorder to track the children's choir, and Abbey Road Studios to record the orchestral arrangements.[4] The band invited Janelle Monáe to provide guest vocals on "We Are Young" through her friendship with Bhasker. After being played the song, Monáe was enthused about the song and recorded her vocals in Bristol, England.[7] Bhasker further mixed the song in a 44.1 kHz/24-bit Pro Tools HD session at the course of almost two weeks, and the stereo mix was mastered using a L2 limiter and an API 550 EQ.[4]
When Bhasker multitracked Ruess' vocals for the chorus, he noticed that it "had a Queen/Freddie Mercury vibe to it."[8] Guitarist Jack Antonoff called "We Are Young" the "bull's-eye center" of the sound the band was striving for while producing Some Nights.[9] The song displays the influences brought by Jeff Bhasker and hip-hop music. Antonoff agreed with the notion that the song was their de facto anthem: "It's pretty rare, because any other projects that we've done, I don't think any of us have ever had that song that was like, 'This is our band,'" Antonoff said. "We're proud to say, 'Listen to this one song, and then come listen to the rest. Here it is.'"[9]
Composition and lyrical interpretation[edit]
The song is written in the key of F major, based almost entirely on the 50s progression (I vi IV V) with the exception of its bridge, and follows a tempo of 116 beats per minute, changing to 92 bpm from the pre chorus to the end. The song has a slow hip hop groove[9] from the first chorus onward, and the song in its entirety is in common time.[10] The instrumentation of the original mix session consists of drums, bass guitar, synth bass, electric guitars, synths, piano, horns and other brass, and a huge amount of vocal tracks, as well as the rough mix and two reference tracks, by Queen and Kanye West, that are both muted in the final master.[4]
"We Are Young"
A sample of "We Are Young", displaying the deep-layered drums and vocal harmonies, as well as the grandiose nature of the chorus.[11]
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According to Spin, the song incorporates a "marrying fist-pump stadium rock to the prim indie-pop of Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks," keeping the deliberate beats and soaring melodies but replacing choirboy primness with a percussive whomp."[12] Andrew Unterberger of Popdust compared the song's chorus to that of Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield" and Supergrass's "Alright".[13] Tim Jonze of The Guardian described the chorus as anthemic and compared it to work done by Arcade Fire and stated that the lyrics were "life-affirming and fit for a teen movie soundtrack."[14]
Lead singer Nate Ruess says the lyrics were inspired by one specific night, after "my worst drinking night of all time." Ruess told Rolling Stone that he was kicked out of a taxi cab for vomiting all over it. "The cabbie was demanding all this money, and all I could do was stand on the corner with my head against the wall. It took me another day before I was a functioning adult and could actually write down the verses," he said.[15]
Critical reception[edit]
"Obviously the harmonies bring to mind a band like Queen, so there's a touch point for older listeners."[16]
—Bruce Warren, assistant station manager for WXPN (88.5 FM) comparing the song to the work of rock band Queen in an interview with The New York Times.
"We Are Young" has received generally positive reviews from critics. Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone called the song "rollickingly catchy," writing that "Ruess' knack for the anthemic is matched by Gen-Y humor – emo self-deprecation that leavens the bombast."[17] In addition, fellow Rolling Stone columnist Steve Knopper compared the song's crossover success to that of Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks" (2011), writing that the song displays a "sprightly pop-novelty feel" that is the best track on the album.[18] Al Shipley of The Village Voice agreed with this comparison, attributing the song's success to the changing music industry as a result of advertising and iTunes.[19] MTV News called "We Are Young" the band's "breakout anthem" and one of the year's most unlikely sensations.[9]
RJ Cubarrubia of Billboard commended the band for taking their "warm retro sound into soaring ballad territory," calling the track a "bold statement." He did however, criticize the small inclusion of Janelle Monáe in the track: "Monáe's guest spot is a missed opportunity, as the budding R&B star is relegated to background harmonies instead of adding something soulful and special to an already powerful hook."[11] Bill Lamb of About.com praised the chorus stating : "We Are Young" carries a hook in the chorus that is likely to stop many listeners dead in their tracks the first time they hear it. The second time around this just might have become your new favorite song.[20] However Luke Lewis of NME gave a highly negative review of the song, giving a 5 out of 10 stating: "It's not clear what compelled Janelle Monáe to work with these New York-based Panic! at the Disco soundalikes. They're hardly natural bedfellows, and her input is limited to a brief vocal. It's a winning formula though – this stirring emo ballad went to Number One in the US. This year's Owl City then, if that concept doesn't chill your blood."[21]
The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where it was also a nominee for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.[3]
Chart performance[edit]
"We Are Young" impacted US radio on December 6, 2011,[22] entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 53.[23] The release of the Glee version caused a 1,650% jump in sales of "We Are Young" (from 3,000 to 49,000 during the week of December 11, 2011), and the song's appearance in the Super Bowl spot helped it explode at radio and at retail.[24] The song began to climb up the charts immediately following the Super Bowl, climbing its way back up to eclipse its peak position. In the week following the Super Bowl, it rose 26 spots to number 63 on the Hot 100, and jumped from number 72 to 41 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.[23] It eventually rose to number 41 and then rocketed up the chart to the top ten, peaking at number three.[6] The following week, the song dropped to number six but rebounded back to number three on February 29.[6] On March 7, 2012, "We Are Young" ascended to the top position on the Billboard Hot 100.[25] It remained at the number one position for six consecutive weeks, and is also the first song to log seven weeks of 300,000 or more in digital sales, a record that was previously held by Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" (2010).[26] "We Are Young" topped the Hot 100 Airplay chart with 120 million impressions in seven weeks, becoming the first group since Destiny's Child's Survivor (2001).[27] The song was the first song in 2012 to be certified by the RIAA 3 times platinum with sales of 3 million,[27] and was later certified 5 times platinum on June 21, 2012. As of January 2014, the song has sold 6,830,000 copies in the United States.[28]
In the United Kingdom, the song climbed to number one on the UK Singles Chart on May 27, 2012 ― for the week ending date June 2, 2012 ― after floating around the top ten of the chart for several weeks. In November 2012, it made a re-entry to number thirteen. At the time, the song had sold 986,000 copies there, becoming Britain's third biggest-selling single of 2012.[29] Since then, the Official Charts Company have confirmed that "We Are Young" has now sold over one million copies in the United Kingdom, becoming only the 128th single to do so in the 60-year history of the UK Singles Chart.[30]
Music video[edit]
The music video, directed by Marc Klasfeld, was filmed at David Sukonick Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The video showcases a bar fight in slow motion with the band performing on a stage in the bar. Some other portions of the video were shot in real time. The video opens with a girl (played by Rachel Antonoff, the sister of band's guitarist Jack Antonoff and ex-girlfriend of lead singer Nate Ruess)[31] messaging another person on an HTC Titan. On the screen was a text message reading "NOW!" giving the implication that the message was possibly a signal to begin a flash mob. The girl then throws the smartphone into the middle of the bar where it hovers in mid-air. As the first chorus begins the girl gets a wine bottle smashed over her head as the patrons degenerate into a bar fight. Different types of food are thrown and smashed at various points in the video, most notably grapes. Large amounts of flour and confetti are sprayed across the stage from the left and right. People run, fall and fly across the bar. Streamers and a disco ball also fall from the ceiling. During the second chorus various glassware is thrown around and as a result, shatter. A couple kiss with food spread all over their faces and Janelle Monáe walks into the center of the bar and sings the first half of her bridge in real time and the second in slow motion. Monáe's role in the video was described as being the eye of the storm. It is also implied that Fun's performance mirrors the intensity of the bar's atmosphere, as their performance becomes more intense and energetic as the video progresses. The video concludes with Fun ending their performance as the girl from the beginning of the video walks out of the bar smiling.[32][33]
Live performances[edit]
On April 27, 2011 the song was performed at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival before the song was met with mainstream success.[34] On February 22, 2012 Fun performed "We Are Young" on Conan backed with a choir.[35] On April 23, 2012 the song was performed on the IHeartRadio music festival among six of the band's songs including "Some Nights". The performance was critically successful and even garnered positive feedback from Bon Jovi.[36] On June 3, 2012, the song was performed to open the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. The performance began with the band pounding away in a tiny red-lit cube, dressed in white tuxedos, with frontman Nate Ruess bounding back and forth in the enclosed space. Eventually, as the song grew into the chorus, Ruess stepped out of the cube, and at that widescreen moment, Janelle Monáe herself appeared on the stage, Monáe met Ruess in the middle of the stage, and the two traded verses and embraced. Then, Ruess bounded back to his bandmates and brought the song home.[37] On June 29, 2012, Fun performed "We Are Young" on British talk-show The Graham Norton Show and November 11, 2012 on 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, Germany. The last performance of "We Are Young" was on December 5, 2012 for "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" in Nashville, Tennessee where they were nominated for 6 awards: Album Of The Year (lost) Record Of The Year (lost) Best New Artist (won) Best Pop Vocal Album (lost) Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (lost) and Song Of The Year (won) beating "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Cultural influence and cover versions[edit]
The Glee Cast's cover of "We Are Young" boosted the sales of the song as well as leading to widespread recognition in popular culture.
The song was covered on Glee on the episode "Hold On to Sixteen", aired in December 2011.[24] The track was given to Glee music supervisors by John Janick, head of Fueled by Ramen, "about five months" before its release, according to Ruess. Janick brought the song to the attention of Glee music supervisor PJ Bloom. "I vividly remember John dropping by my office with a just-mastered 'We Are Young' in hand," said Bloom. "It was still on its original blank CD-R titled in poorly handwritten red Sharpie." When Janick suggested that the track was perfect for the musical show, Bloom demurred. "Glee doesn't break bands, we celebrate existing pop success—that's our core model."[24] Bloom changed his mind after playing the song only once and less than five minutes later sent it to Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy. Bloom called the cover of "We Are Young" one of "the pinnacle song moments of the entire series," and continued, "For Fun, Glee provided a launching pad for much of the success to come. For Glee, Fun allowed us to show the world we could be an A&R source and break a band. It was music business perfection." According to Columbia, which handles Glee releases, "We Are Young" marks the first track that was truly broken by Glee.[24][38] Producers of Glee were incredibly receptive to the track, and set on including it in an episode regardless of whether it became a hit or not. The Glee cast version topped the Digital Songs chart in December 2011, hitting number one on iTunes and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[19][24] As Glee's version of "We Are Young" gained popularity before the original did, Ruess e-mailed the musical director of the program, writing, "You guys are #1 right now, but we are coming for you, we're going to reclaim the spot!"[38] As of March 2015, the Glee Cast recording has sold 455,000 copies in the United States, making it the seventh best-selling recording in the show's history.[39] It has been covered by Pentatonix whose a cappella version went viral on YouTube.[40]
"Obviously you never write the song hoping it ever fits into a commercial of something, you just want to write a good song. I think we'd be more apprehensive if it was something like a cheese commercial."
—Ruess, on the song's licensing for the Chevrolet spot[23]
"We Are Young" was selected as the soundtrack of a one-minute Chevrolet advertisement for the Chevy Sonic, aired during Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012. Chevrolet's agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners considered "hundreds of songs" before settling on the track. "It's a beautiful song, with a number of different projections in that driving beat and very sweet melody," said Andrew Bancroft, associate creative director for Chevrolet. "He liked the track so much he selected it even before pairing it with the ad's footage, a rarity in music-synching terms," said Billboard.[23] Although most commercials of that kind go through many different competing soundtracks, Chevrolet loved "We Are Young" from an early, rough cut of the spot. After the song's appearance in the spot, it was largely credited for the song's massive commercial success to come.[6][25][41] The following year at Super Bowl XLVII, Taco Bell aired its own Super Bowl advertisement with a Spanish version of the song as its soundtrack.[42]
The song was used by the WWE as background music to highlight the nominees for Game Changer of the Year at the 2011 WWE Slammy Awards on the December 12 edition of WWE Raw and in the Once in a Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena special that aired on the USA Network to help promote their highly anticipated match at WrestleMania XXVIII.[43][44] It was used at the end of Interactive Multimedia's Trash Bash 2012 at MCCTC.[citation needed] "We Are Young" was used in the episode "Chuck versus the Baby" of Chuck's fifth season.[45] It was also featured on both the season finales of Gossip Girl season 5[46] and 90210 season 4[47] as the closing number of the episode. It was used as the soundtrack for the trailer of Judd Apatow's film This Is 40.[48] On the June 6, 2012 episode of Conan, the song was parodied in a "Basic Cable Name That Tune" sketch as their "slightly different" version "We Have Pubes."
British band Little Mix performed an acoustic version of the song which was included in their debut album.
On August 21, 2012, British girl band and X Factor 2011 winners Little Mix sped up the original version of the song to celebrate their first anniversary as a band, as well as the release of their debut single "Wings".[49][50] The band's version received mostly positive reviews; Perez Hilton praised the band for their "slowed down, acoustic, choral rendition" of the song and said that it may better than the original version of the song. He also commented that "each girl layers her voice to perfection to create a thick, unparalleled musical icing".[51] Rachel Ho of Starpulse said that the band "show off their powerful vocals as individuals, and harmonizing skills as group".[52] The band's acoustic version was available as a bonus track after pre-ordering the band's debut album DNA (2012).[53] It was also included in the US and Japanese editions of the album,[54][55] while the acoustic video was available on the DVD of the deluxe edition of the album. The band performed the song again on several other occasions; in December 2012, they performed it during the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball.[56] In March 2013 the band performed the song during an interview on SiriusXM Hits 1,[57] while in May 2013 the band performed the song, along with acoustic performances of their own songs "Wings" and "How Ya Doin'?", during a session at Capital FM.[58]
The breakout success of "We Are Young" catapulted Fun to levels of success that "no bands today usually receive," according to Billboard.[23] "Since the moment the first note was ever written, there's just been this huge level of excitement," said Ruess. "It's always seemed like we had this big secret, that we couldn't tell anyone, and now, it's just slowly unravelling."[9] John Janick, president/CEO of Fueled by Ramen and co-president of Elektra Records, states that everyone involved felt like "We Are Young" was a special song. "It just felt like a massive record from the beginning," said Janick in March 2012. "Not to say that we can foresee the future, but I've noticed in my life there's very few projects where something feels special and you go after things and they come to you and things fall into place. This is one of those projects."[24]
The band's extensive touring, which has included playing Coachella, ensured that the groundwork was already in place for the act to grow, according to Fun's manager, Dalton Sim of Nettwerk Records. "From my perspective, the success comes from the hard work the band, Nettwerk Records and Fueled by Ramen have put into the band for the last three-plus years to develop a real fan base. Now, with some great exposure, the Fun fan base is taking those looks and spreading and connecting the band to new people."[24] In addition, influential Los Angeles-area alternative station KROQ put "We Are Young" in rotation before the Super Bowl appearance based on its anthemic sound and lyrical relatable nature. "That's always the first thing that will get a song on the air, if it's a song we love and we think the listeners will love," said Lisa Worden, music director of KROQ. "That's why it went on the air, and then all the marketing around it is an added bonus. That's helped in getting the song out and reaching a different audience."[24] Al Shipley of The Village Voice called the track "one of 2012's ubiquitous songs," predicting it would fully saturate pop culture in May 2012, when "it inevitably becomes the biggest commencement song since Vitamin C's ghastly 'Graduation (Friends Forever)'."[19]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Lead vocals and Backing vocals: Nate Ruess
Guest vocals and Backing vocals: Janelle Monáe
Songwriting: Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, Jeffrey Bhasker
Production: Jeff Bhasker
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2011–12)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[59] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[60] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[61] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[62] 2
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)[63] 52
Brazil (ABPD)[64] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[65] 1
Canada (Canadian Active Rock)[66] 39
Canada (Canadian Alternative Rock)[67] 3
Czech Republic (IFPI)[68] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[69] 3
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[70] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[71] 14
France (SNEP)[72] 7
Germany (Official German Charts)[73] 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[74] 9
Iceland (Tónlist)[75] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[76] 1
Israel (Media Forest)[77] 1
Italy (FIMI)[78] 2
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[79] 8
Luxemburg Digital Songs (Billboard)[80] 6
Mexico Top 20 General (Monitor Latino)[81] 11
Mexico Top 20 Inglés (Monitor Latino)[82] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[83] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[84] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[85] 2
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[86] 1
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[87] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[88] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[89] 5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[90] 12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[91] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[92] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[93] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[94] 1
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[95] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[96] 12
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[97] 1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[98] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[99] 21
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[100] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[101] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[102] 16
Venezuela Pop Rock General (Record Report)[103] 3
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[104]
5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[105]
Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[106]
Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[107]
7× Platinum 560,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[108]
Platinum 30,000^
France (SNEP)[109]
Gold 150,000*
Germany (BVMI)[110]
Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[111]
2× Platinum 60,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[112]
Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[113]
2× Platinum+Gold 150,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[114]
2× Platinum 30,000*
Sweden (GLF)[115]
4× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[116]
2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[117]
2× Platinum 1,200,000[118]
United States (RIAA)[119]
9× Platinum 6,830,000[28]
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Position
Australia (ARIA)[120] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[121] 3
Germany (Media Control AG)[122] 25
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[123] 55
Israel (Media Forest)[124] 2
Poland (ZPAV)[125] 33
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[126] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[29] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[127] 3
US Pop Songs[128] 7
US Adult Contemporary[129] 24
US Adult Pop Songs[130] 4
US Alternative Songs[131] 5
US Rock Songs[132] 8
All-time charts[edit]
Chart
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[133] 99
See also[edit]
List of best-selling singles worldwide
List of best-selling singles in the United States
List of number-one singles of 2012 (Australia)
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 (Canada)
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 (U.S.)
List of number-one digital songs of 2012 (U.S.)
List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
List of number-one singles of 2012 (Poland)
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Pepsi Battle of the Bands
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Pepsi Battle of the Bands
Show logo
Also known as
Pepsi BoB
Genre
Reality
Created by
PepsiCo Pakistan
Directed by
Andrew Bramley (S2)
Presented by
Ayesha Omer (S2, 3)
Judges
Rohail Hyatt (S1)
Fifi Haroon (S1)
Shahi Hasan (S1,2)
Fawad Khan (S2,3)
Meesha Shafi (S2,3)
Atif Aslam (S2)
Farooq Ahmed (S2)
Strings (S3)
Theme music composer
Faisal Baig
Country of origin
Pakistan
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
8 (S2)
Production
Executive producer(s)
PepsiCo: Salman Butt, Saad Munawar, Natasha Hyder, Ali Zaidi, Misbah Ghani, Shehryar Ahmed
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Producer(s)
Shiny Floor & The Cion Collective: Saad Mujeeb, Faisal Rafi
Cinematography
Nick Collier
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
1 hour
Production company(s)
PepsiCo Pakistan
Distributor
PepsiCo Pakistan
Release
Original network
PTV Home (2002)
Broadcast syndication (2017–2018)
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release
July 2002 – July 2018.
External links
Official website
Pepsi Battle of the Bands is a Pakistani television series, originally based on the concept of Battle of the Bands, first aired in 2002 on PTV Home.[1] The show was revived in 2017.[2]
Contents
1 Season 1
1.1 Bands
1.2 Judges
2 Season 2
2.1 History
2.2 Promotion
2.3 Judges and host
2.4 Episodes
2.4.1 Episode 1: Auditions round
2.4.2 Episode 2: Auditions round & Final selection
2.4.3 Episode 3: Top 8 knockout round
2.4.4 Episode 4: Top 6 knockout round
2.5 Production
2.5.1 Lighting Director
2.5.2 Open & Show Packaging
2.5.3 Set Design
2.5.4 Music Team
2.5.5 Line Producer
2.6 Broadcast
2.7 Reception
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Season 1[edit]
Pepsi Battle of the Bands: Season 1 aired in July 2002 on PTV Home. The inaugural season was won by Aaroh,[3] who beat runners up Entity Paradigm by a narrow margin.[4] It also launched the success of many other bands who took part in the show, particularly Mekaal Hasan Band (which came in third) and Mizmaar.[5][6] 170 applications were sent to the show's website out of which 70 were registered. The top 20 were selected on the basis of vocals, music and arrangements which was then narrowed down to the top 10.
Bands[edit]
The following 10 bands were selected for season 1.
Aaroh (1st - winners)
Entity Paradigm (2nd)
Mekaal Hassan Band (3rd)
Aks
Brain Masala
Messiah
Mizmaar
Sahara
The Shahzad Hameed Project
Yaar
The following bands failed to make the top 10 for season 1.
Aasaar
Azal (no-show)
Just in Case
Naqsh
Once
Punch
Ravens
Saaz
Silence (disqualified)
Still (no-show)
Judges[edit]
The judges for season 1 included former members of the band Vital Signs and music producers Shahi Hasan and Rohail Hyatt as well as Pakistani fashion and music critic Fifi Haroon.
Season 2[edit]
Episodes of Pepsi Battle of the Bands: Season 2 are available in broadcast syndication on television as well as put up online on Pepsi Pakistan's YouTube channel. Shortly after, the episode airs the full video performances are then put up online on Pepsi Pakistan's Facebook and YouTube while the full audios are put up on the website as well as on Patari.pk.
History[edit]
The return of the show and subsequent second season was revealed in early 2017.[7] It also marked the return of season 1 winners Aaroh to the music scene after 8 years - although they had released "Mera Pyar" in 2014 with vocalist Rizwan Anwar, it received little attention.[8] Season 2 also marks the return of Fawad Khan to music.
Promotion[edit]
The promo video song was released on 22 July 2017.[9] It featured Atif Aslam, Meesha Shafi and Fawad Khan performing a tribute-mashup of Vital Signs' "Do Pal Ka Jeevan" and Alamgir's "Dekha Na Tha"; as well as Shahi Hasan on guitars with the trio. The video also showed many young people performing which is the show's main target audience.[10]
The Pakistani music streaming platform Patari.pk put up Entity Paradigm's debut album Irtiqa on its service along with creating "Best of Playlists" of S1 winners Aaroh as well as Mekaal Hasan Band and Mizmaar, both bands which went on to mainstream success because of S1.[11]
Judges and host[edit]
The judges of S2 included Fawad Khan, Meesha Shafi and Farooq Ahmed in the auditions round while Khan, Shafi, Atif Aslam and Shahi Hasan in the knockout round. Ayesha Omer is the host of the season.[12]
Episodes[edit]
Episode 1: Auditions round[edit]
Episode 1 premiered on Sunday, 30 July 2017.[13] The bands that performed included:
Band
Perf.
Judged
Naksh Sajjad Ali's "Bolo Bolo" (cover) positive feedback
Positive Allan Fakir's "Kalab" (cover)
Pindi Boys "Pindi Boys" (original)
Kashmir Entity Paradigms "Hamesha" (cover)
Bari Aaroh's "Yaara" (cover) not selected
Madlock "Aarzoo" (original) positive feedback
Shajr Mekaal Hasan Band's "Ya Ali" (cover)
Soul Anesthetics "Kabhi Aar, Kabhi Paar" (original) not selected
Aura "Main Hoon" (original) positive feedback
OB Positive Vital Signs's "Aitebar" (cover)
Episode 2: Auditions round & Final selection[edit]
The auditions round continued and the bands that performed included:[14]
Band
Perf.
Judged
Ehl-e-Rock "Junoon" (original) positive feedback
Khamaaj "Bezuban" (original)
Nafs Manjihi Faqeer's "Main Shah" (cover) not selected
Badnaam "Alif Allah" (original) positive feedback
E Sharp "600 Saal"
Yoon Amir Khusro's "Chaap Tilak" (cover) not selected
Darvesh "Sawali" (original) positive feedback
Roots "Mujhse Door" (original) positive feedback; their performance was not aired but due to the band making it in the top 8, it was uploaded online
The bands that were selected in the top 8 included in alphabetical order:
Aura
Badnaam
Darvesh
Pindi Boys
Kashmir
Madlock
Roots
Shajr
Positive was originally in the top 8 but were disqualified because they performed with a temporary member in the auditions round which was against the rules of the show.
The bands that were in the waiting list but did not get selected and their performance not being shown on TV or online included:
Visaal
Kainat
Xaviar
The Grovers: Quetta Boys
Sikandar Ka Mandar
Raakh
Amigos
The episode ended with last season winners Aaroh performing Raag Neela with Kashan Admani, lead guitarist of the band Mizmaar on lead guitars.
Episode 3: Top 8 knockout round[edit]
The theme of the episode was favorite song. Each band had to perform their favourite song in front of the judges and the live studio audience. The episode started with Atif Aslam performing his new song titled "Yaad Tehari". The bands performed in the following order:[15]
Band
Perf. (cover)
Judged
Darvesh Sounds of Kolachi's "Allah Hi Dega" positive feedback
Pindi Boys Vital Signs's "Dil Dhoondta Hai"
Aura Alamgir's "Dekha Na Tha" mixed feedback
Madlock Entity Paradigm's "Kahan Hai Tu" positive feedback
Kashmir Aamir Zaki's "Mera Pyar" Dubbed the performance of the season
Badnaam "Kala Jora Pa" (traditional folk) positive feedback
Shajr Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Kisay Da Yaar" didn't manage to impress the judges
Roots "Iss Baar Milo" by Hadiqa Kiani and Aamir Zaki mixed feedback
The bands that ended up in the danger zone were Roots, Aura and Shajr. Aura and Shajr were eliminated leaving 6 bands in the show.
Episode 4: Top 6 knockout round[edit]
The knockout round continued with top 6. The episode started with musician Sara Haider performing her new song "Zindagi". The theme of this episode was that the each band had to perform an original song in front of the judges and the live studio audience. The bands performed in the following order:[16]
Band
Perf. (original)
Judged
Kashmir "Budha Baba" mixed feedback
Darvesh "Sadaye Darvesh" mixed feedback; they made some mistakes in the ending as noted by the judges
Pindi Boys "Corina" episode's highlight performance
Roots "Khirkiyaan" mixed feedback; the weak lyrics were pointed out by the judges
Madlock "Kab Hoga" mixed feedback; the weak lyrics and less energy as compared to their previous performances were pointed out
Badnaam "Khawaja Ki Deewani" performed cover in the original round and cleared.
The bands that ended up in the danger zone were Roots, Darvesh and Madlock. Darvesh and Madlock were eliminated leaving 4 bands in the show.
Production[edit]
Lighting Director[edit]
Jack Lineker
Open & Show Packaging[edit]
Rashna Abdi
Ahmed Aleem
Hadi Gala
Set Design[edit]
Imtisal Abbasi
Misbah Ghani
Music Team[edit]
Music Producer: Faisal Rafi
Exec. Producer: Ali Diwan
Music Director/Mentor/Composer: Ahsan Bari
Music Director/Mentor/Composer: Faisal Baig
Project Manager: Agha Fahad
Chief Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Audio Post Supervisor: Kashif Ejaz at The C'Ion Collective Studios
Lyricist/Consultant: Asim Raza
Assistant Producer: Daniel Hayden
Assistant Producer: Haris Noor, Quaid Ahmed
Assistant Engineer: Zyad Hussain Tariq
Mixing Engineers: Chris Bolster & Paul Pritchard at Abbey Road Studios
Mastered by: Alex Gordon and Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios
Live Sound Engineer: Obaid Haq
Chief Audio Tech: Nadeem Durrani & Saif Ullah
Line Producer[edit]
Noor Daudpota
Broadcast[edit]
Following television channels aired the show;[a]
Timeslot
Channel
4:00 PM ARY Digital
4:30 PM ARY News
Dunya News
Express News
News One
Samaa TV
Dawn News
Geo News
Lahore News HD
Abb Takk News
5:00 PM 24 News HD
City 41
Jaag TV
Capital TV
Business Plus
Neo News
Channel 5
City 42
5:30 PM Geo Entertainment
Metro One
Geo Kahani
KTN
6:00 PM ATV
TVOne Global
Urdu 1
A-Plus TV
PTV Home
Filmazia
ARY Zindagi
Awaz Television Network
AXN Pakistan
6:30 PM Hum TV
Aaj News
See TV
Filmax
Film World
Aaj Entertainment
Such TV
Waqt News
Express Entertainment
8XM
7:00 PM VSH News
Pashto 1
HTV Pakistan
Play Entertainment
Aruj TV
Kashish TV
Mehran TV
7:30 PM Geo Super
9:00 PM Afghan TV
Sindh TV
Jalwa TV
Punjab TV
Apna Channel
Dharti TV
Waseb TV
Raavi TV
Reception[edit]
Season 2 has mostly received positive reviews. Maheen Sabeeh of The News said, "Whether the show manages to accomplish its mission statement to the letter remains to be seen but, having spoken to almost all major players in the production, it can be said with certainty that it has just the right motivation behind it and that matters more than we care to admit."[17] The Nation wrote, "With such an eclectic mix of sounds and energies, right from the get go - we are rooted to our televisions, waiting with bated breath till the second episode of the inevitably and justifiably iconic, biggest music battle in the country; Pepsi Battle of the Bands."[13] Vafa Batool of Pakistan Today wrote "The first episode showed how the judges focused on grossly distinct aspects of the performances. Fawad Khan preferred to acknowledge the raw live energy on stage while Meesha Shafi's focus remained largely on vocal quality. Farooq Ahmed offered technical help to the bands as a well-nuanced musician who was more concerned about improving the sounds further."[18] Dawn wrote "Looks like we're in for a great show"[19]
However, the second season has been criticized by some as well. Pakistani music, fashion critic and Season 1 judge Fifi Haroon on her Twitter called it "bland, listless". Speaking to Gulf News journalist Usman Ghafoor, Pakistani culture critic Nadeem Farooq Paracha said, "Pepsi is 10 years too late. When the last season went on air, the reality was quite different; we still had underground and mainstream music happening at the time. From mid-2000s on, the bands started to whittle away for all sorts of reasons — political, social, and security. Besides, today, we are talking about a different generation — not even the millennials but generation Z, the kids who were born in early 2000s or late 1990s. The dynamics of understanding and listening to music have changed all around the world. No one listens to albums or CDs now; they listen to singles and stream videos. BOTB, in my opinion, has failed to capture the imagination of this new generation."[20]
Some critics even compared the show with Coke Studio though the comparison has been rejected by those involved with the show.[21] Pakistani actor Shaan Shahid criticized the format of the show and said on his Facebook that Pepsi should stick to critic as Coke Studio owns the music scene.[22] His comments received a lot of criticism.[23]
The decision to not include some bands in the top eight particularly the band Khamaaj was criticized.[24]
See also[edit]
Coke Studio
Nescafé Basement
Uth Records
Pakistan Idol
Pakistan Sangeet Icon
Pakistan Music Stars
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ All times are in PST UTC+5.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "These Flashbacks from Pepsi Battle of the Bands' 1st Season Will Make You Feel Old!". 29 July 2017.
Jump up ^ http://www.brecorder.com/2017/07/31/362245/highlights-of-the-star-studded-pepsi-battle-of-the-bands/
Jump up ^ "Pakipop.com > Reflection > Sawaal - Press Release". www.pakipop.com.
Jump up ^ "Pakipop.com > Reflection > EP - The End of The Road". www.pakipop.com.
Jump up ^ "Pakipop.com > Reflection > An Evolution in Motion". www.pakipop.com.
Jump up ^ Rida Lodhi (28 August 2017). "From the vault: Young, rebellious Fawad Khan says he's responsible for destroying a generation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
Jump up ^ "Fawad Khan to return to music with mega Pepsi project - The Express Tribune". 9 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "The bands are back!".
Jump up ^ "Fawad Khan makes triumphant return to music - The Express Tribune". 22 July 2017.
Jump up ^ "Pepsi Battle Of The Bands Just Launched Their First Song And It's ABSOLUTELY LIT". 22 July 2017.
Jump up ^ NewsBytes. "EP's debut album hits Patari as Pepsi Battle of the Bands gears up for return". www.thenews.com.pk.
Jump up ^ Brand Voice (31 July 2017). "Gorgeous Ayesha Omer - Host Of "The Pepsi Battle Of The Bands"". Brand Voice.
^ Jump up to: a b "Pepsi Battle of the Bands - Episode 1".
Jump up ^ "Episode 2 of Pepsi's Battle of the Bands".
Jump up ^ "Pepsi Battle Of the Bands Just Turned Up The Heat In Their New Episode And HOT Damn". 13 August 2017.
Jump up ^ "Jasim and the Pindi Boys' Song "Korina" Is Making Everyone's Eyes Pop and Jaws Drop!". 20 August 2017.
Jump up ^ "Pepsi Battle of the Bands – The Resurrection - TNS - The News on Sunday". tns.thenews.com.pk.
Jump up ^ "Pepsi Battle of the Bands kicks off".
Jump up ^ Staff, Images (31 July 2017). "All our favourite moments from Pepsi Battle of the Bands' kick-off last night".
Jump up ^ tabloid!, Usman Ghafoor, Special to (12 August 2017). "Pakistan's 'Battle of the Bands' brings in the stars".
Jump up ^ "Let the games begin: Coke Studio VS Pepsi BOTB!". 22 July 2017.
Jump up ^ Staff, Images (25 July 2017). "Shaan goes to war with Pepsi Battle of the Bands".
Jump up ^ Sabeeh, Maheen. "Let's make music, not noise". www.thenews.com.pk.
Jump up ^ http://www.brecorder.com/2017/08/09/364073/pepsibattleofthebands-eliminated-band-khamaaj-leaves-a-loud-impact-on-music-lovers/
External links[edit]
Official website
Pepsi Battle of the Bands at Patari.pk
Season 2 playlist on YouTube
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