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"Run This Town" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. The song also features Barbadian singer Rihanna and American rapper Kanye West. It was written by the performing trio, with assistance from Ernest Wilson and Jeff Bhasker. Production of the track was made by West and Wilson (also known as "No I.D."). "Run This Town" was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3, and is used as the theme song of Battlefield 4.
"Run This Town" received mixed reviews from music critics; some praised what each member of the trio brought to the track, whilst others thought that Kanye West and Rihanna out-performed Jay-Z. The song was a commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in the United Kingdom. It additionally made top ten chartings in ten other countries including in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The song's accompanying music video, directed by Anthony Mandler, depicts the trio in a post-apocalyptic environment, featuring scenes involving angry protesters surrounding them. "Run This Town" was performed by Jay-Z, West, and Rihanna on the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show in the United States.
Spike is the 12th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on compact disc as Warner Brothers 25848. It was his first album for the label. It peaked at No. 5 on the UK album chart. It also reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 thanks to the single and his most notable American hit, "Veronica," which reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.1 on the US Modern Rock chart.
In 1987, Costello began writing with Paul McCartney for the latter's Flowers in the Dirt album. They composed a dozen songs together, which showed up on multiple albums by McCartney and Costello. Two of those songs appear on this album, "Pads, Paws and Claws" and the hit single " Veronica".
As his first album for a new label, in his own words Costello had the budget of "a small independent movie," and having in mind the blueprint for five different albums, decided to make all of them. He brought back his foil from King of America, T-Bone Burnett, to facilitate the sessions and produce the album. Studio time was booked in four different locations: Ocean Way in Hollywood; Southland Studios in New Orleans; Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin; and AIR Studios in London. Four different groups of musicians were assembled in each location. Writing credits on the album are given to both Declan MacManus and Elvis Costello.
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"This Town" is a song by American rock band O.A.R.. It was released as a single from their 2009 album All Sides. It is the unofficial song of the 2010 Atlanta Braves, played before and after every game on Fox Sports South, as well as the theme song for the all 2010 and 2011 Chicago Cubs broadcasts on the Chicago Cubs Radio Network. It was also used as a theme song of Fox Sports' NASCAR coverage.
Fox Sports North also uses this song after the 8th inning of every Minnesota Twins game accompanying a montage of scoring plays and key outs from the game.
The NCAA Men's College World Series used this song to accompany clips from games played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Fox Sports Houston uses this song in commercials for the Houston Astros.
Daniel Murphy (baseball) of the New York Mets uses this song as his walk up music for his second at-bat during home games.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records ... This Town... · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Masterer: Bob Ludwig Additional Percussion: Cait O'Riordan Bass, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Acoustic Guitar: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Producer: Elvis Costello Snare Drums: Jim Keltner Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Bells, Glockenspiel: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Bass: Paul Mccartney Electric (sensonics) Drums: Ralph Forbes Bass: Roger Mcguinn Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Acoustic Guitar: T-Bone Burnett Producer: T-Bone Burnett Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Auto-generated by ...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Tramp the Dirt Down · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Bagpipes, Whistle: Davy Spillane Bouzouki: Donal Lunny Acoustic Guitar: Donal Lunny Producer: Elvis Costello Bass: Jerry Scheff Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Percussion: Marc Ribot Glockenspiel, Tambourine: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Keyboards: Mitchell Froom Snare Drums: Pete Thomas Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Fiddle: Steve Wickham Producer: T-Bone Burnett Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records God's Comic · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Bass, Cello: Buell Niedlinger Bass, Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Producer: Elvis Costello Snare Drums: Jim Keltner Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Banjo, Guitar: Marc Ribot Snare Drums: Michael Blair Marimba, Xylophone: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Organ: Mitchell Froom Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Producer: T-Bone Burnett Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Satellite · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Piano, Spinet: Benmont Tench Harmony Vocals: Chrissie Hynde Electric Guitar: D.P.A. Mac Manus Piano, Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Producer: Elvis Costello Snare Drums: Jim Keltner Tom Toms Drums: Jim Keltner Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Bells, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Timpani, Vibraphone: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Organ: Mitchell Froom Electric (sensonics) Drums: Ralph Forbes Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Producer: T-Bone Burnett Bass: T-Bone Wolk Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Auto-generated by YouTu...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Deep Dark Truthful Mirror · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Piano: Allen Toussaint Piano, Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Horn: Dirty Dozen Brass Band Trumpet: Efrem Towns Producer: Elvis Costello Trumpet: Gregory Davis Cymbals: Jim Keltner Snare Drums: Jim Keltner Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Tenor Saxophone: Kevin Harris Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Horn: Kirk Joseph Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Drums, Tambourine: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Baritone Saxophone: Roger Lewis Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Producer: T-Bone Burnett Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Writer: McManus Auto-generated by YouTube.
Posted on the 34th anniversary of the broadcast. The episode of MTV's WEEK IN ROCK that aired on March 29th 1989 included a quip from ELVIS COSTELLO about his album SPIKE. #elviscostello #interview #mtv Thanks for all the support and making the channel grow! To contact or support Cleveland Live Music. The more patronage I receive, the more time can be spent digitizing and uploading my recordings. Requests for content always welcomed! Facebook: ClevelandLiveMusic Soundcloud: ClevelandLiveMusic Twitter: ClevelandLiveMusic eBay: https://www.ebay.com/str/eyeseemusic e-mail: clevelandlivemusic@gmail.com Paypal: clevelandlivemusic@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clevelandlivemusic GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/f18cdf29 #clevelandlivemusic #kendixon #taper #archivist #cleveland #...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Veronica · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Piano, Spinet: Benmont Tench Masterer: Bob Ludwig Electric Guitar: D.P.A. Mac Manus Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Producer: Elvis Costello Snare Drums: Jerry Marotta Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Drums, Glockenspiel: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Chamberlain Strings: Mitchell Froom Electric Piano: Mitchell Froom Bass: Roger Mcguinn Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Acoustic Guitar: T-Bone Burnett Producer: T-Bone Burnett Writer: Elvis Costello Writer: Paul McCartney Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Chewing Gum · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Keyboards: Benmont Tench Guitar, Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Horn: Dirty Dozen Brass Band Trumpet: Efrem Towns Producer: Elvis Costello Trumpet: Gregory Davis Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Tenor Saxophone: Kevin Harris Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Horn: Kirk Joseph Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Guitar: Marc Ribot Percussion: Michael Blair Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Baritone Saxophone: Roger Lewis Soprano Saxophone: Roger Lewis Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Producer: T-Bone Burnett Drums: Willie Green Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Any King's Shilling · Elvis Costello Spike ℗ 1989 Warner Records Inc. Bass: Buell Niedlinger Bodhran: Christy Moore Acoustic Guitar: D.P.A. Mac Manus Vocals: D.P.A. Mac Manus Assistant Engineer: Dave Farrell Bagpipes: Davy Spillane Low Whistle: Davy Spillane Cymbals, Harp: Derek Bell Bouzouki: Donal Lunny Producer: Elvis Costello Assistant Engineer: John Grimes Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Kevin Killen Assistant Engineer: Lance Phillips Additional Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Mike Ross Assistant Engineer: Stacey Baird Fiddle: Steve Wickham Producer: T-Bone Burnett Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: D.P.A. Mac Manus Auto-generated by YouTube.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-938n6-c49fe9 On this episode of Audio Judo, Matthew and Kyle talk about Elvis Costello's 1989 album Spike. As always, let us know what you think by emailing info(at)audiojudo.com. Get in touch on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiojudo Twitter: @audiojudo Website: https://www.audiojudo.com Your homework for this episode is to listen to Spike. Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/spike/294809684?mt=1&app=music Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6WCPlKBxKr7yV26WA4GuSr Other Notes Royal Jelly from the movie Walk Hard Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/royal-jelly/268878786?i=268879687&mt=1&app=music Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0JIodRVBw63tSUyvH8vXt5
"Run This Town" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. The song also features Barbadian singer Rihanna and American rapper Kanye West. It was written by the performing trio, with assistance from Ernest Wilson and Jeff Bhasker. Production of the track was made by West and Wilson (also known as "No I.D."). "Run This Town" was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3, and is used as the theme song of Battlefield 4.
"Run This Town" received mixed reviews from music critics; some praised what each member of the trio brought to the track, whilst others thought that Kanye West and Rihanna out-performed Jay-Z. The song was a commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in the United Kingdom. It additionally made top ten chartings in ten other countries including in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The song's accompanying music video, directed by Anthony Mandler, depicts the trio in a post-apocalyptic environment, featuring scenes involving angry protesters surrounding them. "Run This Town" was performed by Jay-Z, West, and Rihanna on the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show in the United States.
No Celiing, yeah, heheehaa
I'ma run this town tonight alright now
Nigga we are. So ready for the war.
C-A-R-T-E-R put the beat in ER.
I'm colder than BR
Add another 3 R's
Watch me like D-V-D-V-C-R
Pump to your chest I ain't talking CPR
Riding this track like a
Muthafucking street car.
New Orleans coroner.
His name is Frank Minyare.
Fuck with me wrong. You'll
Be waking up in his yard.
Man I go crazy on this beat I go nimrod
Man I act a ass.
Treat the beat like a
Hemorrhoid
Man I go to work on the beat.
Call it employ.
Man I kicks it.
Bitch get your shin guard.
Uh. Young Money run this towns.
Countries.
I still eat rappers. Hmm. Scrumptious.
My goons tote thumpers.
They pump 'em like krumpers.
Anybody beat.
I'm gon' go Archie Bonkers
Tunchie beat a Wallis.
Let's run the metropolis.
I pop like lollies.
You drop like eyelids.
The money keep calling.
I hear da shit dialing.
And they say money talks you hear my
Shit hollerin'
You softer than nalin. Oops I meant
Nylon
Perfection is the goal. And I'm heading to
The pylon.
Crown fit me good.
I ain't even got ta try on.
My pistol mean business.
That bitch should have a tie on
Teety told me do this shit so I had to do
This shit.
I get super hero money. Call a nigga
Super rich.
Keep it super far. Wide lemme get on
My super shit.
Super ill. Super sick.
Dog. I go super Vick.
Ran into a super women. Turned into a
Super bitch hit her with that super dick. She
Be coming super quick
Super Millz. Mack. Tyga.
Streets. Nelly. Super Nick.
Super Drizzy. Gudda, Chuckie
Twist thats the super click.
Now I'm off that super shit.
Fuck that shit I super quit
Running circles 'round da game like
A hula hoop an'shit.
Your gon' have to nuke this shit.
Dere won't be a duplicate.
And my blunts be super thick.
I'm higher than a super kick.
I'm the bomb baby, watch me nuke this shit
When I leave the booth. They gotta
Scoop this shit.
My apologiess. Diabolically.
I'm the prodigy.
Do you roger me?
I look in the flames and see the
Hotter me.
But how come I'm still colder than Commonly?
Yeah we run this town,
Like a lot of feet,
Young Moula Baby,
I'm proud of me