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632:, house music and M.I.A.'s pop vocal alignment. On 15 June 2010, Zane Lowe made the Jay-Z remix his "Hottest Record in the World", a month following bestowing the single the same accolade. "XXXO" was released in the UK on 28 June 2010. Revealing her surprise that Jay-Z liked and decided to appear on the album version of "XXXO" and not Blaqstarr's dirty mix which was more "urban" sounding to the songwriter, M.I.A noted "It was interesting he liked the one with the crazy synths and stuff. It's more sort of electro vibe ... and his verse is so great. It was good to hear him say the word '
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oppression, representing the systematic silencing of female voices. For others, it's a symbol of liberation, freeing the women who wear it from oversexualization or objectification of the female form. Either way, at least we know it's versatile" before concluding that it was difficult to be offended by the friendly piece.
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percussion, and backing vocals, drawing inspiration from pop music. "XXXO" is lyrically based on the theme of the creation of a sex symbol and romance in the digital age. Music critics praised the direction of the record, its playful lyrics and futuristic sound. An accompanying music video for the
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had concerns about M.I.A.'s third album after listening to previous single "Born Free", but said with "XXXO" his worries had been eased. Wete wrote, "this techno-tinged dance record is what we hoped for from our Sri Lankan anti-pop star. It's an aggressive but friendly love cut dressed up with
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following its world premiere on radio on 10 May 2010, and released in physical format in the United
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somebody who I'm really not", she does it with her middle finger raised high, pointing squarely at your face."
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1445:"Album review: M.I.A.'s MAYA album"
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2751:Afrikan Boy
2720:Arular Tour
2688:Other songs
2566:Tell Me Why
2538:music video
2449:Vicki Leekx
2374:Discography
2168:23 February
2145:Tracklisten
1949:7 September
1838:. ABCnet.au
1674:14 December
1376:. June 2010
1120:Tracklisten
1094:Australia (
844:calligraphy
815:Music video
634:metrosexual
610:" from the
574:BBC Radio 1
543:love letter
466:common time
440:Composition
430:BBC Radio 1
340:An uptempo
169:Producer(s)
2839:2010 songs
2828:Categories
2552:Steppin Up
2492:Sunshowers
1939:Interscope
1266:References
1184:UK Singles
1173:PROMUSICAE
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774:Kickstarts
746:PopMatters
522:new wavers
508:Ann Powers
424:Background
224:Steppin Up
130:Interscope
69:(physical)
2756:Blaqstarr
2735:Maya Tour
2725:Kala Tour
2696:O... Saya
2650:Bird Song
2587:Bad Girls
2534:Born Free
2322:11 August
2055:4 January
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1534:4 January
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1145:Billboard
1106:Belgium (
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1034:Personnel
669:Reception
590:in 2010.
547:Tarantino
446:synth-pop
434:Zane Lowe
398:Billboard
342:synth-pop
331:Born Free
206:Born Free
178:Blaqstarr
89:Synth-pop
64:(digital)
2812:Category
2664:P.O.W.A.
2608:Y.A.L.A.
2559:Teqkilla
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