Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)
"Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)" is a song recorded by British singer Amelia Lily. It was released on 20 January 2013, as her second single, Lily revealed that the track was a stronger release compared to her debut, citing that the track highlighted her attitude, vocals and a representation as an artist. The song was written by Brian Higgins, Luke Fitton, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Miranda Cooper, Brooke Gengras, Tim Powell, Toby Scott, Owen Parker and Joshua Jenkin.
Background
"Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)" was the first song Lily ever recorded in the studio. Behind the meaning of the track, Lily revealed; "I wanted to do a ‘girl power’ song, a basically girls could listen to it and be like ‘Yeah, I can stand up for myself, I’m a strong independent woman.’ That’s what I wanted to get out of this song was for girls to feel like they could relate to it." In late October 2012, she revealed to Yahoo! News the title of the single and said it was a lot darker than her previous single. On 2 November 2012, the single premiered via a lyric video which was upload to her official YouTube channel. The artwork for the single, which sees LiIy striking a pose, while an alternative black and white head shot of herself is placed over her face, was released on 12 December 2012.
Shut Up (Kelly Osbourne album)
Shut Up is the debut album of Kelly Osbourne. After its failure and her consequent drop from Epic Records, the album was re-released in 2003 as Changes, featuring her and her father Ozzy's cover of the Black Sabbath song "Changes". The album is also known for featuring Osbourne's cover of Madonna's song "Papa Don't Preach".
Reception
Shut Up received mixed reviews by critics. People magazine said "it takes a whole lot more than the right pedigree and the right haircut to make credible punk rock." The album had sold 155,000 copies in the U.S. by September 11, 2003, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
All songs written by Kelly Osbourne & PowerPack, except where noted.
Shut Up (Stormzy song)
"Shut Up" is a song by English MC Stormzy. The song was released independently for digital download in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2015 as part of the "WickedSkengMan 4" single. It was produced by XTC and written by Stormzy. "Shut Up" was originally released as a freestyle video in May 2015 but gained popularity over the year.
The song initially entered at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2015, however following a Christmas number 1 campaign the song rose to number 8.
Background
The instrumental to the song was produced by grime producer XTC, titled "Functions on the Low", popularised by grime collective Ruff Sqwad's song "Havana", and had since become one of the most well-known grime instrumentals. "Shut Up" was initially only available as a freestyled performance on YouTube in May 2015. Due to the popularity of the song, a studio version was recorded and released alongside the "WickedSkengMan 4" single, which entered and peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It became Stormzy's first top 40 entry.
Kiss Me (Olly Murs song)
"Kiss Me" is a song recorded by English singer Olly Murs for Never Been Better: Special Edition (2015), the reissue of his fourth studio album, Never Been Better (2014). It was written by Murs, Zacharie Raymond, Yannick Rastogi, Steve Robson, Gary Derussy, Lindy Robbins and singer Taio Cruz, whilst the production was done by Raymond, Rastogi, Banx & Ranx and Robson. It was digitally released on 9 October 2015, followed by a release of two remixes, an acoustic and a karaoke version of the song in a span of a month.
Production and release
"Kiss Me" was written by Olly Murs, Zacharie Raymond, Yannick Rastogi, Steve Robson, Gary Derussy, Lindy Robbins and singer Taio Cruz, whilst the production was handled by Raymond, Rastogi, Banx & Ranx and Robson. It was digitally released on 9 October 2015 as the first single from Never Been Better: Special Edition (2015), the reissue of his fourth studio album, Never Been Better (2014). A karaoke and an acoustic versions of the single were released via the iTunes Store on 30 October and 6 November respectively. Two remixes of "Kiss Me" were also launched; The Alias Club Mix was made available for download on 23 October, whilst the Aevion Tropical Mix was released on 13 November.
Cassie (album)
Cassie is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Cassie, released on August 8, 2006 by NextSelection Lifestyle Group, Bad Boy Records, and Atlantic Records. Cassie was discovered by record producer Ryan Leslie, who helped Cassie record demo tapes. After Cassie was signed by P. Diddy, the founder of Bad Boy Records, she continued to work with Leslie who produced the entire album. Musically, Cassie is mainly a R&B, hip hop and pop album with urban, pop rock and contemporary R&B styles, containing "looming synthesizer patterns" and "ice-cream-truck melod[ies] to give it a slightly twisted and threatening edge," as well as "flippant playfulness."
The album was well-received critically and praised for its production. In addition to being called "confection," it drew comparisons to Ashanti and Ciara. Cassie debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 100,374 copies sold in its first week. It stayed in the top twenty for two weeks. As of April 2008, the album had sold 321,000 copies in the US.
Mambo No. Sex
Mambo No. Sex (titled Kiss Me in Japan) is an album by German Eurodance band E-Rotic. Its name is a play on the popular one-hit wonder "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega, and it was released in 1999.
Track listing
Mambo No. Sex
Kiss Me
