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Track List
01) Banana Skit
02) Pull Up the People
03) Bucky Done Gun
04) Sunshowers
05) Fire Fire
06) Dash the Curry Skit
07) Amazon
08) Bingo
09) Hombre
10) One for the Head Skit
11) 10 Dollar
12) U.R.A.Q.T
13) Galang / M.I.A.
01) Banana Skit
02) Pull Up the People
03) Bucky Done Gun
04) Sunshowers
05) Fire Fire
06) Dash the Curry Skit
07) Amazon
08) Bingo
09) Hombre
10) One for the Head Skit
11) 10 Dollar
12) U.R.A.Q.T
13) Galang / M.I.A.
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First Released
2005
UK Garage
Bittersweet
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Arular is the debut studio album by English-Sri Lankan recording artist M.I.A., released in the United States on 22 March 2005 and a month later in the United Kingdom with a slightly different track listing. The album's release was preceded in 2004 by two singles and a mixtape.
M.I.A. wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album and created the basic backing tracks using a Roland MC-505 sequencer/drum machine given to her by long-time friend Justine Frischmann. Collaborators included Switch, Diplo, Richard X and Ant Whiting. The album's title is the political code name used by her father, Arul Pragasam, during his involvement with Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups, and themes of conflict and revolution feature heavily in the lyrics and artwork. Musically, the album incorporates styles that range from hip hop and electroclash to funk carioca and punk rock.
Arular was hailed by critics for its blending of styles and integration of political lyrics into dance tunes. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005 and was included in the 2005 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Although it only reached number 98 on the UK Albums Chart and number 190 on the US Billboard 200, several publications named it as one of the best albums of the year. By mid-2007, the album had sold 129,000 copies in the US, Arular spawned the singles "Sunshowers", "Bucky Done Gun" and "Galang", which was released twice.
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Arular is the debut studio album by English-Sri Lankan recording artist M.I.A., released in the United States on 22 March 2005 and a month later in the United Kingdom with a slightly different track listing. The album's release was preceded in 2004 by two singles and a mixtape.
M.I.A. wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album and created the basic backing tracks using a Roland MC-505 sequencer/drum machine given to her by long-time friend Justine Frischmann. Collaborators included Switch, Diplo, Richard X and Ant Whiting. The album's title is the political code name used by her father, Arul Pragasam, during his involvement with Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups, and themes of conflict and revolution feature heavily in the lyrics and artwork. Musically, the album incorporates styles that range from hip hop and electroclash to funk carioca and punk rock.
Arular was hailed by critics for its blending of styles and integration of political lyrics into dance tunes. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005 and was included in the 2005 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Although it only reached number 98 on the UK Albums Chart and number 190 on the US Billboard 200, several publications named it as one of the best albums of the year. By mid-2007, the album had sold 129,000 copies in the US, Arular spawned the singles "Sunshowers", "Bucky Done Gun" and "Galang", which was released twice.
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