White Flag (song)

"White Flag" is a song by English singer-songwriter Dido, released as the lead single from her second studio album Life for Rent on 1 September 2003. The song is considered one of her signature songs, and helped Life for Rent sell over ten million copies worldwide. The song was nominated for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, but lost to Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". It won the Best British Single at the 2004 Brit Awards.

The song ranked on Blender's list "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" at number 317. The single fared very well on the charts around the world, peaking at number one in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, and Norway; number two on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number two in the UK being kept off the top spot by the UK top selling single of the year, "Where Is the Love?". The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn features actor David Boreanaz as Dido's love interest.

White flag

White flags have had different meanings throughout history and depending on the locale.

Flag of temporary truce in order to parley (negotiate)

The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation. It is also used to symbolize surrender, since it is often the weaker party which requests negotiation. A white flag signifies to all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to surrender or a desire to communicate. Persons carrying or waving a white flag are not to be fired upon, nor are they allowed to open fire. The use of the flag to surrender is included in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.

The improper use of the flag is forbidden by the rules of war and constitutes a war crime of perfidy. There have been numerous reported cases of such behavior in conflicts, such as combatants using white flags as a ruse to approach and attack enemy combatants, or killings of combatants attempting to surrender by carrying white flags.

Mohsen Chavoshi

Mohsen Chavoshi Hosseini (Persian: محسن چاوشی‎‎) (born 30 July 1979) is an Iranian musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. He lives in Tehran.

He has released nine albums including a soundtrack to the 2007 film Santouri.

Biography

Early life

Chavoshi's parents are Iranian Kurds from Kurdistan, Iran. His family migrated to Mashhad. He finished his education in Mashhad.

Career

Chavoshi began his music career after he finished school and military service. His 2008 album Ye Shakhe Niloufar (a lotus sprout) received permission to be released legally. The CD later became the biggest legally sold CD within Iran by selling over one million legal non-bootleg copies. In Yek Shakheh Niloofar, alongside his new producer, Mohammad Reza Ahari, Chavoshi experimented with a new style that was more towards the rock music genre while including traditional Persian instruments. In 2010, Chavoshi made his new album Jakat (Jacket), which had many more up-tone, passionate melodies and lyrics. The album started with an upbeat melody in the style of "Bandari" with southern Iranian dialect which caused a small shock to his listeners.

White flag (disambiguation)

A White flag is a white coloured flag used in various contexts, especially war

White Flag, Whiteflag or similar may also refer to: