Born Free (sång)

	Born Free
Singel av M.I.A.
Från albumet Maya
Utgiven	26 april 2010 ( USA)
Format	CD singel
Genre	Hiphop, electro, världsmusik
Längd	4:08 (musikvideon är på 9:06)
Skivbolag	XL Recordings
Låtskrivare	M.I.A., Dave "Switch" Taylor, Alan Vega, Martin Rev
Producent	M.I.A., Dave "Switch" Taylor
Album
Maya

Born Free är en singel skapad av artisten M.I.A., som släpptes tillsammans med en tillhörande film/musikvideo under samma namn från hennes tredje album, Maya.

XL Recordings och Interscope Records/N.E.E.T. publicerade "Born Free" som en digitalt nedladdningsbar fil från albumet den 23 april 2010, själva musikvideon publicerades 26 april 2010. "Born Free" var skriven av Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Dave "Switch" Taylor, Alan Vega och Martin Rev, med produktion av M.I.A. och Switch. Omslaget till singeln släpptes 25 april 2010.

Musikvideon

Musikvideon handlar om hur amerikanska militärstyrkor lokaliserar och söker upp minoriteter, för ut dem till ett ökenområde för att därefter avrätta dem^[1]. Den uppmärksammade och kontroversiella musikvideon skildrar bland annat folkmord av människor med rött hår^[2]. Videon är inspirerad av verkliga bilder från kriget i Sri Lanka^[3]. Videon, som regisserades av Romain Gavras, innehåller även scener där ett barn blir skjutet och en ung man dödas av en mina^[4]. Musikvideon refererar ofta till filmen Straffparken och till South Park-avsnittet Ginger Kids och det finns vissa likheter mellan dessa två verk och musikvideon - exempelvis att offren har rött hår^[5]. Videon har influerat regissören Gavras att börja arbeta på en långfilm löst baserad på musikvideon^[6]. M.I.A. själv medverkar inte i musikvideon^[7].

På grund av innehållet plockades videon snabbt bort från Youtube^[8].

Referenser

Noter

^ [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”For those who haven't seen the clip, it's a docudrama-style depiction of American military forces rounding up members of a targeted minority in an unnamed city, taking them to the desert and executing them.”
^ ”M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics” (på engelska). M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics. USA: http://genius.com. http://genius.com/Mia-born-free-lyrics. Läst 8 december 2013. ”Released in April 2010 as a promotional single for the album /\/\/\Y/\ , along with a controversial music video depicting scenes of genocide toward people with red hair.”
^ ”M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics” (på engelska). M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics. USA: http://genius.com. http://genius.com/Mia-born-free-lyrics. Läst 8 december 2013. ”The music video was inspired by video footage showing extra-judicial killings of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan army at the end of the 25+ year civil war. The video stirred up a lot of controversy and was even banned by Youtube.”
^ [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”YouTube itself removed the short film by French director Romain Gavras for its graphic content, which included a child being shot in the head and a young man being blown up by a land mine -- she simply declared, "BOOOOOOOOO" and provided a link to the "Born Free" video on her own website.”
^ [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”Much-discussed reference points include the Peter Watkins 1971 countercultural film "Punishment Park" and, because the raided people have red hair, the South Park episode "Ginger Kids," which satirized the idea of targeted minority groups by putting redheads in the victim role.”
^ [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”In fact, Gavras will soon release his directorial debut, "Redheads," which takes the plot of the M.I.A. video feature-length and promises to be both ultra-violent and free of Kenny jokes.”
^ [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”M.I.A. doesn't appear in the video.”
^ [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”M.I.A. protested in the all-caps mode she favors when the rattling, violent video for her brash new single "Born Free" was pulled from YouTube early Tuesday morning.”

[1] [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”For those who haven't seen the clip, it's a docudrama-style depiction of American military forces rounding up members of a targeted minority in an unnamed city, taking them to the desert and executing them.”

[2] ”M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics” (på engelska). M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics. USA: http://genius.com. http://genius.com/Mia-born-free-lyrics. Läst 8 december 2013. ”Released in April 2010 as a promotional single for the album /\/\/\Y/\ , along with a controversial music video depicting scenes of genocide toward people with red hair.”

[3] ”M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics” (på engelska). M.I.A. - Born Free Lyrics. USA: http://genius.com. http://genius.com/Mia-born-free-lyrics. Läst 8 december 2013. ”The music video was inspired by video footage showing extra-judicial killings of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan army at the end of the 25+ year civil war. The video stirred up a lot of controversy and was even banned by Youtube.”

[4] [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”YouTube itself removed the short film by French director Romain Gavras for its graphic content, which included a child being shot in the head and a young man being blown up by a land mine -- she simply declared, "BOOOOOOOOO" and provided a link to the "Born Free" video on her own website.”

[5] [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”Much-discussed reference points include the Peter Watkins 1971 countercultural film "Punishment Park" and, because the raided people have red hair, the South Park episode "Ginger Kids," which satirized the idea of targeted minority groups by putting redheads in the victim role.”

[6] [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”In fact, Gavras will soon release his directorial debut, "Redheads," which takes the plot of the M.I.A. video feature-length and promises to be both ultra-violent and free of Kenny jokes.”

[7] [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”M.I.A. doesn't appear in the video.”

[8] [[M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED] |Ann Powers]]. ”M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED”] (på engelska). M.I.A. makes her stance utterly clear with 'Born Free' video [UPDATED]. USA: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/mia-makes-her-stance-utterly-clear-with-born-free-video-1.html. Läst 8 december 2013. ”M.I.A. protested in the all-caps mode she favors when the rattling, violent video for her brash new single "Born Free" was pulled from YouTube early Tuesday morning.”

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