Jump to content

Galang (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Galang"
SinglebyM.I.A.
from the albumArular
Released2003(limited edition)
25 October 2004(Australia release)
1 November 2004(UK re-release)
11 October 2005( "Galang '05" )
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
M.I.A.singles chronology
"Galang"
(2003) 		"Sunshowers"
(2004)
"Sunshowers"
(2004)
"Galang"
(2004)
"Bucky Done Gun"
(2005)
"Bucky Done Gun"
(2005)
"Galang '05"
(2005)
"Boyz"
(2007)
Music video
"Galang"onYouTube

"Galang"is the debut single by British musicianM.I.A.from her debut albumArular.It was released in 2003 on Showbiz Records which pressed 500 vinyl copies, gaining immediate international recognition via radio airplay, fashion shows, club rotations and internet filesharing. "Galang" was re-released on 1 November 2004 viaXL Recordingsas the second single from the album released by the label and was released for a third time as "Galang '05" on 11 October 2005 by the label and in the US byInterscope Records.It is written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam,Justine Frischmann,Ross OrtonandSteve Mackey.It first appeared on M.I.A.'s six songdemo tapein 2003, then on her officialMyspaceaccount on 9 June 2004 and was later reworked slightly by Orton and Mackey who received production credit for the song. "Galang" was the second song M.I.A. wrote on herRoland MC-505,intending for the piece to be performed by Frischmann's bandElastica.Inspired by her experiences and observations of life in London, M.I.A. wrote the song to encourage her friends in the band to continue to make music. However, after cowriting the song, Frischmann convinced M.I.A. to record "Galang" herself, complimenting the piece's lyrical narrative and music direction.

Musically, "Galang" is a dance-oriented midtempo song, combining elements ofdancehall,electro,jungle,andworld music.M.I.A.'s voice is heard in a whooping chant-like rap over polyrhythmic Roland MC-505 arrangements of beats, drums, claps and synths along the song'sbassline.The word 'galang' comes from Caribbean slang word for 'go along', in the sense of 'behave'. The lyrics of the song are ambiguous, and could be interpreted differently by listeners, containing hidden innuendo to cannabis use, sex, and violence and references to songs such as "London Calling"and"Purple Haze".The song comments on a weed smoking young character in London, caught in street battles, paranoid and harassed by police while looking for work in the city." Galang "was a major critical success amongst contemporary and older critics, who frequently hail its sound and lyrics as novel, reflective and ahead of their time. It charted in the UK and Canada and reached number 11 on the USBillboardHot Dance Singles Sales.

The song's accompanying music video, directed byRuben Fleischerand art directed by M.I.A. portrays the singer in several costumes roaming and dancing amidst stencils of her single artwork and images from her 2001Alternative Turner Prizenominated exhibition, animated in the background. With the video, scholars note that multiple M.I.A.s appear against a backdrop of militaristic animatedgraffiti,utilising symbolism ofurban Britainand war, tiger imagery andTamil scriptstencils. The video was given vitality by the bold use ofday-glocolour and her distinct design technique in the art, her costumes and music, triggering thenew raverevolution upon its release. "Galang" appeared on several publications' lists of the best song of the year, decade and of all time. The song's rapid international propagation through radio, fashion shows and the internet along with "Sunshowers"made it one of the firstviral phenomenain the modern age, and affirmed M.I.A as one of the first popstars of the digital age.

"Galang" has been covered by jazz pianistVijay Iyerand is officially remixed bySerj TankianandDave Kelly,both appearing on the B-side of its 2005 reedition. The song has appeared in the feature filmPride and Glory,a commercial forHonda Civicand the television seriesSherlockandEntourage.M.I.A. performed the song onSen kväll med LuukandLate Night with Conan O'Brienand performs the song on her concert tours, first on herArular Tourand most recently the/\/\ /\ Y /\ Tourwhere it was well appreciated by fans. Hailed as one of M.I.A.'s defining tracks, her persona in the song has influenced numerous artists worldwide, led to M.I.A.'s acceptance by a generation who emulated her music, style and fashion, and cemented her position as a globalindie musiccultural icon.

Background

[edit]

Following her work as a photographer/graphic designer and music video director for the bandElastica,M.I.A. decided to video document the band's last tour together in 2001 to direct the music video for their single "Mad Dog God Dam". On the tour, she was introduced to theRoland MC-505sequencer/drum machinebyelectroclashartistPeaches,whose minimalistic approach to music inspired her. She found Peaches' decision to perform without additional instrumentation to be brave and liberating and felt that it emphasised the artist.[1][2]While vacationing together inBequiain the Caribbean, M.I.A. began experimenting with Elastica singer Justine Frischmann's 505, having unexpectedly gaining access to it in London.[3][4]She adopted her stage name, "M.I.A.", standing for "Missing InActon"during this time, following from her documentary film inJaffnaand her art exhibition of the same name.[5][6]M.I.A. used the 505 to makedemo recordingsin her bedroom.[7]She initially planned to work as a producer. Composed as a song for Elastica to encourage the band to continue making music, Frischmann convinced M.I.A to record music herself instead after co-writing the composition. M.I.A. lacked confidence in making music and to this end, she approachedCaribbeangirls in clubs to see if they would provide vocals for the songs, but without success.[8]She chose to perform the vocals herself, saying "I just quietly got on with it... I didn't wanna convince anyone it was good. I felt it was much better to prove that I could be an individual."[9]

Composition

[edit]

"Galang" is a moderately fast song, with atempoof 101 beats per minute. It combinesdancehall,jungle,electroclashandworldbeatwith folk style chants, and is set incommon time.The song features sparse instrumentation throughout, consisting primarily of minimal "jarring"polyrhythmbeats written with adrum machineand "blaring"Moog synthesisersounds as the song'sriff.[10]Its rhythms are influenced by traditionalSri Lankansongs, and featurebeeps,bloopsand electronic loops.[11]It is inverse-chorus formbefore the fourth and finalchorusand a vocalcoda.Composed in London using a second-hand4-tracktape machine,theRoland MC-505,and aradio microphone,M.I.A. recorded "Galang" in the same vein as the rest ofArular,the song eventually becoming part of a six songdemo tapethat included "Lady Killa", and her first ever composition "M.I.A."[1][7][12]Having produced rough tracks via trial and error, she honed the finished songs in collaboration with other writer-producers.[1][13][14]Through these collaborations, she sought to produce a diverse style and "drag [her collaborators] out of their boxes, musically".[15]Steve Mackey and Ross Orton, under the name Cavemen, worked further on "Galang" with M.I.A in a professional studio, where she added a bass line and new vocals to give the song a more analogue sound than was possible with the 505.[1]The track was co-written by Frischmann, whose input M.I.A. described as "refreshing" due to Frischmann's experimental approach to lyrical themes.[15]Speaking openly about the lyrical origins of the song, she said "This was only the second track I ever wrote, so I was still experimenting. I just wanted to put down all the advice everyone had said to me about how to survive in London."[16]

Release and song use

[edit]
M.I.A performing "Galang" at the beginning of herArular Tourin 2005, with the single artwork in the background

The single/demo was the first release for Jonathan Dickins' Showbiz Records, a label that operated through Dicken's uncle's record labelInstant Karma.[17]Upon pressing 500 12-inch vinyl copies of the single and demo, it made an immediate impact in dance clubs, college radio, fashion shows and record labels. On the vinyl, "Galang" appeared alongside acapella and instrumental versions of the song. "Galang" became popular withBBC Radio 1DJsGilles PetersonandPete Tong,the latter including the song as part of hisEssential Selectionradio set in 2003.[18][19][20]The success of the song led to a signing with XL Recordings and M.I.A. requesting Dickens to work as her manager, beginning Dickens career in music industry management.[17][21]M.I.A. wanted to sign to XL due to the label office's proximity to her house, and her respect for label ownerRichard Russelland his pioneering involvement with theravescene in 1990s London that the singer was a fan of.[17]Uploading the song and others she had recorded onto music sharing websiteMySpacein June 2004 paralleled thefile-sharingand fast propagation of "Galang" and "Sunshowers" around the Internet by word-of-mouth, increasing the songs' international listenership.[22]This led to wide acclaim for the singer, who is hailed as one of the first artists to build a large fanbase exclusively via these channels and as someone who could be studied to reexamine the internet's impact on how listeners are exposed to new music.[23][24][25]Malik Meer ofThe Guardiannotes how the spread of "Galang" across the web confirmed M.I.A's status as one of the first popstars of the digital age, whileGary Shteyngart,writing forGQ,commented on how the song went viral across the internet "before anyone was even using the word"viral".[26][27]

"Galang" was released in Australia byRemote Control Recordson 25 October 2004 and rereleased on 1 November 2004 by XL Recordings as the second official single from the album, in two CD formats and a 12-inch vinyl format. On the first CD a remix by Cavemen appeared on the B-side, while on the second the same remix and an instrumental version appeared on the B-side alongside a remix by South Rakkas. "Galang" was released again in October 2005 following her signing to Interscope Records in the US, under the title "Galang '05", with one remix byDave Kellyfeaturing the singerCham,and another bySerj Tankian.[28]

Jazz pianistVijay Iyerrecorded an acoustic jazz version of Galang with his trio for the albumHistoricity.M.I.A. performed the song on 5 November 2004 onSen kväll med Luukand on 27 May 2005 onLate Night with Conan O'Brien."Galang" was featured in an advertisement for theHonda Civic,and was also used in the episode "The Abyss"from season 2 onEntourage.[29][30]The song featured on the 2008 video gameDancing Stage Universe 2.The song featured in the 2008 filmPride and Glory."Galang" appears on the video gameDance Centralreleased in 2011.

Live performances

[edit]

"Galang" has featured on the setlist of theArular Tour,Kala Tour,People Vs. Money TourandMaya Tour,all major concert tours that M.I.A has undertaken. She ended her set in the Gobi tent at the 2005Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalwith the song, leading to an encore in response to crowd enthusiasm, a rarity for the festival and the first tent encore at Coachella.[31][32]Describing the performance she said, "When I played three years ago, it was such a crazy moment. It was my first festival and I had only done about five shows in my entire life...They dismantled the stage and had to put it back together because all the people started going, 'M.I.A! M.I.A!' I don't think I'd ever be able to do something like that again, because it was my moment."[32]

The rapper performed "Galang" and a cover of the rock bandKaiser Chiefs' "Everyday I Love You Less and Less"onJo Whiley's BBC Radio 1Live Lounge,on 6 September 2005, the day of the 2005Mercury Music Prizeceremony.[33]

Critical reception

[edit]

"Galang" earned massive critical success upon its release, with its novelty, genre amalgamation and lyrics highlighted as positive features of the song, and typical of the compositions onArular.Michaelangelo Matos in theSeattle Weeklydescribed the words "London calling, speak the slang now/Boys say wha' gwan, girls say wha' wha'," as "tempting" taunts "from the top," whilst appreciating the "jump-rope skipabetted with a flat-four stomp at the end of the second bar, great groaning wowing synth-bass, post-Diwalihand claps,and what sound liketuned bottlesclinking along every so often. "He continued" The lift-up-and-over moment comes at 2:30, when the beat subsides and an a cappella "Ya-ya-hey! Whoa-yay-oh-yay-ohhh!" so simultaneously plainspoken and transported you can feel the concrete beneath their sneakers and see the clear skies beyond thecouncil flats."[34]Spinnoted that the rapper "kicks fierce digitized double Dutch rhymes in a room full of bug zappers" before declaring the song to be "more addictive than online poker."[35]Sasha Frere-Jones,writing inThe New Yorker,appreciated the track's lyrics, feeling the track's "'Ya ya heeey, woy oy ee he hay yo' wasn't a pop chorus, or any sound that you'd hear on American radio, even if the station were playing, you know,world music.It's a voice from a place where kids throw rocks attanks,where people pull down walls with their bare hands. It could be the sound of acarnival,or ariot."[36]i-Dcalled the song "massive," whileDazed & Confuseddescribed the song as a "nagging electro bashment monster."NMEdescribed the song as "100 per cent ersatz: Sri Lanka imagined from a Shoreditch loft, Jamaican riddim conjured up from a GameBoy memory card." The reviewer implored listeners to not "be fooled by the sweetness of Maya's singalong patois, though", concluding that "'Galang' secretes a martial edge under its seductive exterior; this is a song that advances on you, knife between clenched teeth" and that the single as a whole was effortlessly brilliant.[37]It was also namedRough Trade's"Single of the Year."[38]"Galang" placed highly in "Best of Year" and "Best of decade/Alltime" lists in several publications in various countries.[citation needed]

Awards and accolades

[edit]

The critical success of "Galang" was cemented after its appearance on several publications' Best of the Year Lists in 2004. The song has frequently been named one of the best compositions released in the 2000s decade and of all time.Blenderpositioned the song at number thirty nine on its list of the songs of the year, while it was named the seventh best single of the year on theEye WeeklyCanadian Critics Poll of 2004.Pitchforkmediaranked "Galang" as the fourth best song the same year on their "Singles of the Year" list, whileRolling Stone(USA) – named it the tenth best on their "Singles of the Year" list. "Galang" positioned twelfth onStylusmagazine's "Singles of the Year" list while in the same year, it appeared eighth on theVillage Voicelist of the tops songs of 2004. German radio network1LIVEnamed the song the twenty third best single on their 2004 list, whilelaut.denamed it the forty fourth best song of the year.Iguanamusic magazine named it the ninety third best single of the year whileZündfunkof Germany named it the top single of 2004.

On its list of the "Top 500 Songs of the 80s–00s" period,Blenderranked "Galang" eighty one. Pitchforkmedia named the song the twentieth best song in their list "The 100 Best Singles of 2000–2004."Porcysof Poland named it the eleventh best song on their "100 Singles 2000–2004" list. The song appears at number forty one onStylus magazine'slist "The 50 Best Singles of 2000–2004". "Galang" is listed onThe Pitchfork 500,a 2008 published book on the Pitchfork's "Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present" in the 2003–2006 release period section.[39]Swedish music magazineSonicpositioned the song at forty three on their "The 50 Best Songs of the 21st Century" list.Rolling Stone(Spain) named "Galang" the sixth best song on their list "The 100 Best Songs of the 21st Century". In 2010,Slantnamed the music video for "Galang" the forty-eighth "Best Music Video of the 2000s Decade".[40]

Music video

[edit]

"...The principle (sic) idea behind M.I.A.'s artwork is to have pretty heavy/political ideas, but to present them in a poppy candy-coated wrapper. So someone might buy her painting because it is pretty to the eye, and not necessarily consider that it is a rebellious image that she is presenting. However, after they've had it for a while, they might start to think – why do I have a pink tank on my wall?… I think that [" Galang "] is a very successful video in that we have true images of revolution playing on MTV. However, because there's lots of pretty colors and a pretty girl dancing, no one blinks an eye. Hopefully we have succeeded in subconsciously starting the revolution."

– DirectorRuben Fleischertalking toPopMattersabout the video for "Galang".[41]

The accompanying video for "Galang", featuring multiple M.I.A.s amid a backdrop of her graffiti artwork animated, was directed byRuben Fleischerandart directedby M.I.A.[20][38][42]M.I.A. told Negar Azimi ofBidounshe had collaborated with Steve Loveridge to spray paint her original artwork for the video, who worked in a car park while it rained.[43]Fleischer animated her artwork to provide a backdrop for M.I.A.'s floppy, energetic, endearing dance stylings. Bright colors pop, a tiger streaks in the background, and rainbow-colored Tamil script adorns the stencils.[44]M.I.A. sings and dances across the screen through the verses and chroruses, before the camera pans out to multiple M.I.A.s during the song's coda.

The musician decided to wear her own designs on the video, and collaborated with designerCarri Mundaneon a tracksuit for the shoot.[45]"Galang" received some airplay onMTV2'sSubterranean,and was also shown when she appeared as a guest on the show on 29 May 2005.[46]Ranjani Gopalarathinam ofCoolhuntingnotes that M.I.A.'s personal style "might be a little harder to imitate but believe me I will try – the b-girl vacations in the tropics, but won’t ever forsake her kicks for a pair of thongs (cuz she's gotta dance)", concluding "When you see the video you feel familiar with the visuals, but that's just because you WISH."[44]

The visual artwork in the video, as Jason Jenkins ofThe Japan Timesnotes, shares the dichotomy present between M.I.A.'s music and lyrics; tanks, grenades and burning palm trees figure prominently in her work, but are presented in the video in bright, kaleidoscopic colours using stencils and Day-Glo spray paint.[47]Rob Wheaton, writing inPopMattersnoted that M.I.A.'s approach was an artistic risk, given the "superficial, ephermeral" nature of her chosen media – graffiti stencil art and popular music. He felt that her style was the opposite of radical artists likeFernando Solanasand Octavio Gettino, who followedFrantz Fanonin calling for an art that documented resistance while breaking down the barriers between spectator and artist, stating that "M.I.A.'s art and music, by contrast, are all spectacle. The two-dimensional stencils and the catchy hooks can only subvert the audience's role after their immediate appeal has worn off, and they lack the breadth to contain a full alternative program." However, he argued, this made sense to him, given that "the realm of the image is what M.I.A. is most determined to contest" including media role models promoted onMTVand the conformity of mainstream popular culture.[48]Critics fromSlantnoted that against a backdrop of graffitied third-world signifiers—tigers, cell phones, palm trees, tanks, bombs—that pulsated along to the song's beats, M.I.A. "simply, and coyly," performs a silly little-girl dance, setting up what would become her multimedia M.O. for years to come.[40]

Cultural impact

[edit]

Amy Phillips ofPitchforkmedianoted, following M.I.A's performance of "Galang" mashed up with "Lip Gloss"byLil' Mamaat theTerminal 5 club,CMJ Music Marathon,KALA Tour,how "Galang" served as a reminder of how much the mainstream pop,dance,rapmusical landscape had shifted since M.I.A first appeared in 2004 with songs fromArular,highlighting megahits such asFergie's "London Bridge"as having come to resemble M.I.A's sound. Steve Yates ofThe Guardianhighlights the similarity between the latter and "Galang", which the head of Interscope RecordsJimmy Iovinedescribed as another case of M.I.A inspiring other artists.[49]Resemblances between "Galang" andBeck's 2005 track "Clap Hands"have been noted by music critics, as have similarities between the video and artwork to that ofRihanna's 2010 hit "Rude Boy".[50][51]

The uploading of "Galang" on social networking siteMySpacein 2004 and its video's subsequent release and propagation led to the song and "Sunshowers"becoming the web's first viral successes and have contributed towards M.I.A's reputation as being" several miles "ahead of the pack in the music industry. Described as anew raver"before it was old", she is often praised for having triggered the genre and aesthetic into music in the mid-2000s.[52]Hattie Collins ofThe Guardiannoted how the songs of the album showcased M.I.A as a quirky female singer/rapper "before the Mini Allens had worked out how to log on to MySpace."[52]When asked by Craig McLean ofSpinabout how she felt towards paving the way forLily Allen's success, the singer was quoted as saying "she works with the same sort of sound, similar vibes to it, you just make a template. Of course, if you're the first one to do it it's really hard" but added that her familiarity with being an outsider and the privilege of artists such as Allen meant she was not frustrated that others had taken her template and sold more records with it, noting "I'm used to dealing with those situations better."[53]Eddy Lawrence ofTime Outcommented how "Galang" alongside M.I.A's other releases helped make the singer a carnival queen and everyone's favourite "grime/electro/ravehall artist – beloved of the broadsheet fashionistas yet simultaneously patron saint and pin-up for the Day-Glo nu-rave kids." In December 2011, "Galang" was ranked number 10 onTime Out's list of the "100 best London songs" ever released.[54][55]

Track listings and formats

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2004) Peak
UK Singles Chart[56] 77
Chart (2005) Peak
USBillboardHot Dance Singles Sales[57] 11
UK Singles Chart[56] 77

References

[edit]
  1. ^abcdMoayeri, Lily (1 March 2005)."And Interview(sic)with Maya Arul a.k.a. M.I.A. – Arul on recording Arular ".Remix Magazine.Penton Media, Inc.Archived fromthe originalon 8 January 2009.Retrieved28 January2009.
  2. ^Harrington, Richard (16 September 2005)."M.I.A., No Loss For Words".The Washington Post.Retrieved28 January2009.
  3. ^Mangla, Ismat (4 October 2004)."Not-So Missing in Action".Nirali Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2008.Retrieved13 May2007.
  4. ^Maclean, Craig (4 August 2007)."Agent Provocateur".The Telegraph.London.Retrieved16 September2010.
  5. ^Empire, Kitty(20 March 2005)."Flash-forward".The Observer.London:Guardian Media Group.Retrieved30 March2007.
  6. ^Orlov, Piotr (2004–2005)."Interview with M.I.A. from Arthur Magazine".Arthur.Vol. 16.
  7. ^abShapiro, Peter (17 June 2005)."Talking about her revolution".The Times.London.Retrieved30 September2008.[dead link‍]
  8. ^Binielli, Mark (15 December 2005)."M.I.A.: Rolling Stone – Guerrilla Goddess".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon 15 January 2007.Retrieved29 January2009.
  9. ^Simmons, Will (7 November 2005)."Interview: M.I.A."Stylus.Archived fromthe originalon 28 August 2017.Retrieved8 April2009.
  10. ^Begrand, Adrien."M.I.A.: Arular < PopMatters".Popmatters.Retrieved13 December2011.
  11. ^Veneziale, Marcella (4 January 2005)."M.I.A. lyrics draw inspiration from tough upbringing".The Miscellany News.Archived fromthe originalon 12 July 2010.Retrieved13 December2011.
  12. ^Garcia, Nicholas (24 July 2007)."M.I.A. –" Boyz "".Drowned in Sound.Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2007.Retrieved9 September2007.
  13. ^McKinnon, Matthew (3 March 2005)."Tigress Beat".Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved30 September2008.
  14. ^"M.I.A. Radio Interview (audio)".KEXP.11 May 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2005.Retrieved24 May2007.
  15. ^abPearson, Gemma (2004)."M.I.A."Fused Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2007.Retrieved24 May2007.
  16. ^Mugan, Chris (1 October 2004)."Mia: Learning to speak guerrilla language".The Independent.UK.Retrieved23 August2010.[dead link‍]
  17. ^abc"Interview with Jonathan Dickins".HitQuarters.14 July 2008.Retrieved24 March2011.
  18. ^"Radio 1 – Gilles Peterson – 13/11/03".BBC Radio 1.13 November 2003.Retrieved21 September2008.
  19. ^"Radio 1 – Pete Tong – 19/12/03".BBC Radio 1.19 December 2003.Retrieved21 September2008.
  20. ^abPearson, Gemma (2004)."M.I.A."Fused Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 6 September 2008.Retrieved21 October2008.
  21. ^Merritt, Stephanie; Phillips, Sarah; Ojumu, Akin; Siegle, Lucy; Hoggard, Liz; Vernon, Polly (7 December 2005)."They've got stars in their eyes".The Guardian.London.
  22. ^Sung, Hannah (2007)."M.I.A. is back in action".AOL Music Canada.Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2007.Retrieved21 October2008.
  23. ^Timmermann, Josh (24 February 2005)."M.I.A. – Arular – Review".Stylus Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2005.Retrieved24 December2007.
  24. ^Sung, Hannah."M.I.A. Is Back in Action".AOL Music Canada.Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2007.Retrieved27 August2007.
  25. ^Slant Staff (25 January 2010)."Best of the Aughts: Singles".Slant.Retrieved16 September2010.
  26. ^Shteyngart, Gary (July 2010)."She Might Get Loud: M.I.A".GQ.Retrieved15 September2010.
  27. ^Malik Meer (7 August 2010)."MIA takes on Google, YouTube and Wikipedia".The Guardian.London.Retrieved13 December2010.
  28. ^"M.I.A. – Interview – Stylus Magazine".Stylus Magazine.7 November 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 29 March 2006.Retrieved18 December2007.
  29. ^Ostroff, Joshua (2005)."Funk, Soul & Outernational Vibes – Year in Review 2005".Exclaim!.Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2008.Retrieved21 October2008.
  30. ^"HBO: Entourage Music: Season 02: Episode 22".HBO.Retrieved23 October2008.
  31. ^"Coldplay, NIN Top Coachella With Emotional Performances".MTV. 2 May 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2005.Retrieved1 October2007.
  32. ^abEliscu, Jenny (28 April 2008)."My Coachella: M.I.A. Gets the Bodies Moving".Rolling Stone.Retrieved14 December2011.
  33. ^"BBC - Radio 1 - Jo Whiley - Photos".Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2012.Retrieved26 December2011.
  34. ^Michaelangelo, Matos (17 March 2004)."Stormy, Tipsy, Mya, M.I.A."Seattle Weekly.Retrieved21 October2008.
  35. ^SPIN.SPIN Media LLC. November 2004. p. 114.ISSN0886-3032.Retrieved26 February2015.
  36. ^Frere Jones, Sasha (22 November 2004)."Bingo in Swansea: Maya Arulpragsam's world".The New Yorker.Retrieved21 October2008.
  37. ^"NME Reviews - MIA: Galang 2005".NME.25 October 2005.Retrieved26 February2015.
  38. ^ab"Remote Control – Release – M.I.A. – Galang".Remote Control Records.2004. Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2008.Retrieved21 October2008.
  39. ^Plagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008).The Pitchfork 500.Simon & Schuster.p. 185.ISBN978-1-4165-6202-3.
  40. ^ab"The 50 Best Music Videos of the Aughts".Slant Magazine.20 January 2010.Retrieved26 February2015.
  41. ^Wheaton, Robert (6 May 2005)."London Calling – For Congo, Columbo, Sri Lanka."PopMatters.Archived fromthe originalon 24 January 2009.Retrieved6 May2007.
  42. ^Wheaton, Robert (6 May 2005)."London Calling – For Congo, Columbo, Sri Lanka..."PopMatters.Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2011.Retrieved21 October2008.
  43. ^"Brown Girl in the Ring M.I.A. interviewed by Negar Azimi Photography By Marcelo Krasilcic | Bidoun Projects".bidoun.org.Retrieved26 February2015.
  44. ^ab"Rewind this Video: M.I.A.'s Galang - Cool Hunting".coolhunting. Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2014.Retrieved26 February2015.
  45. ^Emmanuel "BoyWonder" Ezugwu."Head2head: Afrikanboy Vs Cassette Playa".RWD magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 30 March 2008.Retrieved21 October2008.
  46. ^"altmusictv Subterranean archive 2003–2006".altmusictv.Retrieved5 March2008.
  47. ^"The Japan Times - News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More".japantimes.co.jp.Retrieved26 February2015.
  48. ^"PopMatters Music Interview | London Calling -- For Congo, Columbo, Sri Lanka..."Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2011.Retrieved26 February2015.
  49. ^Yates, Steve (15 September 2007)."New world order | Music | The Observer".The Guardian.London.Retrieved13 December2011.
  50. ^"Album Review: Beck – Guerolito | Prefix".Prefixmag.Retrieved13 December2011.
  51. ^"Rihanna's Video Attribution Is Somehow M.I.A."PopEater. 11 February 2010.Retrieved13 December2011.
  52. ^abCollins, Hattie (18 August 2007)."Hattie Collins meets rapper MIA".The Guardian.UK.Retrieved12 August2010.
  53. ^SPIN.SPIN Media LLC. August 2007. p. 46.ISSN0886-3032.Retrieved26 February2015.
  54. ^"MIA: interview".Timeout.Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2012.Retrieved13 December2011.
  55. ^"London Music – 100 best London songs: the full list – Time Out London".Timeout.Retrieved13 December2011.
  56. ^ab"Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol".Zobbel.de.Retrieved13 December2011.
  57. ^allmusic (((M.I.A. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galang_(song)&oldid=1247958775"