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"Paper Planes" is a downtempo alternative hip hop and electro hop song with a duration of three minutes and 24 seconds. [18] [19] [20] The song takes a musical approach which incorporates elements of hip hop and African folk music. [21] "Paper Planes" follows what M.I.A. characterised as the "nu world" music style of Kala. [22]
The single "Paper Planes", described a "satire on immigrant stereotypes", [72] and the EP Paper Planes – Homeland Security Remixes EP were released digitally in February 2008, the single eventually selling three times platinum in the US and Canada, certified Gold in New Zealand, [73] [74] and becoming the 29th most downloaded song in the ...
[12] [13] "Paper Planes", the album's fourth and final single, became M.I.A.'s breakthrough hit and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. [14] The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire along with "O... Saya", a song written specifically for the film by M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman.
The song, which also samples MIA’s song “Paper Planes”, has also been featured in the video game Madden NFL 25 as well as an Amazon Music Live series of Snoop Dogg’s performances of songs ...
The EP Paper Planes - Homeland Security Remixes EP, featuring various mixes of "Paper Planes", was released digitally on 11 February 2008 and physically three weeks later. [45] A new physical single version was released in the UK on 13 October 2008. [46]
"Paper Planes" Song of the Year Won Herself Best Hip-Hop Won 2010 "Born Free" Best Promo Video Nominated 2012 "Bad Girls" Nominated 2015 "Borders" Nominated
The little Corgi dog has already had a blast stealing wrapping paper tubes, attending the local holiday parade, and breaking into her family's stockings. She briefly scared her family after eating ...
"Paper Planes" was itself sampled in Jay-Z and T.I.'s 2008 song "Swagga Like Us"; the songwriters of "Straight To Hell" received co-writing credits for both songs. The song was refashioned by Mick Jones and Lily Allen for the War Child: Heroes album, released in the UK on 16 February 2009, and in the U.S. on 24 February 2009 by Astralwerks.