Bring the Noize

For the 1988 Public Enemy song, see Bring the Noise. For the NCT 127 song, see Sticker (album).

"Bring the Noize" is a hip-hop song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth studio album, Matangi (2013). The track was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Surkin, Switch, Para One and Hugues Rey, and produced by Switch and Surkin.^[1] It references Public Enemy's 1987 song "Bring the Noise"^[2] and Janis Joplin's track "Me and Bobby McGee".^[3]

"Bring the Noize"
Single by M.I.A.
from the album Matangi
Released	18 June 2013 (2013-06-18)
Genre	Dance hip hop worldbeat electroclash
Length	3:23 (single version) 4:35 (album version)
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Maya Arulpragasam Benoit Heitz Dave Taylor Jean-Baptiste de Laubier Hugues Rez
Producer(s)	Switch Surkin
M.I.A. singles chronology
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" (2012) "Bring the Noize" (2013) "Come Walk with Me" (2013)
Music video
"Bring the Noize" on YouTube

The track was first previewed in March 2013 as part of Matangi Mix used as the soundtrack to Kenzo's fashion show in Paris.^[4] The single was self-released worldwide as a digital download, under exclusive license to Interscope Records, on 18 June 2013, as the second single from the album. "Bring the Noize" was performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2014 and during the Matangi Tour.^[5][6]

The single's cover features Sri Yantra and a little Om sign in the top right corner.

Critical response

The song received positive feedback from critics. Rolling Stone gave it four out of five stars^[7] and its production was praised by Slate as "terrific".^[8] Stereogum named "Bring the Noize" one of M.I.A.'s 10 best songs.^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song was commissioned by Noisey, part of the Vice network. It was directed by Ben Newman and filmed in 2 days in London. The clip was released on 25 June 2013 on Noisey's website and YouTube channel. A gold-filtered version of the video, dubbed 'Matangi Gold Edition', was released two days later. On 7 November 2016, a day before the 2016 United States presidential election, M.I.A.'s former label Roc Nation removed the video from Noisey's YouTube channel for including the word "WikiLeaks", claiming that the song was released while she was under the label and it had rights over it. The video was eventually re-uploaded on M.I.A.'s Vevo on 17 November 2016 under the title "Bring The Noize (Matangi Street Edition)".^[9]

Track listing

Digital download^[10]

1. "Bring the Noize" – 3:23

Promo CD^[11]

1. "Bring the Noize" (Explicit) – 3:24
2. "Bring the Noize" (Edited) – 3:24
3. "Bring the Noize" (Instrumental) – 3:17

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	18 June 2013	Digital download, streaming	Interscope

References

1. Matangi (CD liner notes). M.I.A. N.E.E.T Recordings. 2013. B0019325-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Ada Tseng (17 June 2013). "New Song by M.I.A.: "Bring the Noize"". wasiapacificarts.usc.edu. Retrieved 3 August 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Claire Lobenfeld (6 November 2013). "The 10 Best M.I.A. Songs". www.stereogum.com. Stereogum. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
4. Carrie Battan (17 June 2013). "Listen to a New M.I.A. Song, "Bring the Noize"". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
5. "THE GLASTONBURY 2014 LINE-UP SO FAR…". Glastonbury Festival. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
6. "M.I.A. / [BRING THE NOIZE]". Good Company (company). 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
7. Will Hermes (18 June 2013). "M.I.A., "Bring The Noize" - Rolling Stone". www.rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
8. Aisha Harris (18 June 2013). "M.I.A. Brings the "Noize" in Her New Song". www.slate.com. Slate. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
9. "M.I.A. - Bring The Noize (Matangi Street Edition)". YouTube. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
10. "Bring the Noize - Single". iTunes. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
11. "M.I.A. (2) - Bring The Noize (CDr) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2016.