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"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Christopher Thelen from The Daily Vault wrote that "All in all, this disc held out the promise that Yankovic was destined for greatness ..." In addition, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D was also named one of the Year's Top 10 Albums in 1984 by People magazine. Den of Geek even named In 3-D as one of the "10 Reasons Why 1984 Was a Great Year for Geek Movies"—despite it not being a movie.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] On November 1, 2011, Spin magazine named In 3-D as the seventeenth greatest comedy album of all time. Not all reviews were positive, however. Robert Christgau gave the album a C+ rating, calling it "Mad for the ears." Some critics were split on how Yankovic composed, performed, and recorded his parodies, compared to his 1983 debut album.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] The Daily Vault commented thus: Parody-wise, Yankovic still always managed to throw a different loop into the music to make it sound different than the song it was based on. ( I happen to like the fact that Yankovic now writes parodies to sound exactly like the original song.)

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] As a result, "Theme From Rocky XIII" doesn't have the crispness as the original song from Survivor did, "The Brady Bunch" is sped up (in both tempo and pitch) from Men Without Hats's "The Safety Dance", and "Eat It" takes Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and raises the pitch. Many of the songs and singles from In 3-D would later appear on greatest hits albums. "

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Eat It" and "I Lost on Jeopardy" appeared both on Yankovic's first greatest hits album (1988) and on The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (2009); the latter also included "Polkas on 45".

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Seven of the album's songs ("Polkas on 45", "Midnight Star", "Eat It", "Mr. Popeil", "I Lost on Jeopardy", "Buy Me a Condo", and "King of Suede") appeared in Yankovic's box set Permanent Record: Al in the Box.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] At the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985, "Weird Al" Yankovic won his first Grammy Award, the Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical, for his hit single "Eat It". " Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D was released on February 28, 1984. On April 28, it peaked at number 17, where it remained for three consecutive weeks. In 3-D spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the chart.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] It was also successful in Australia, where it peaked at number 61 on the album chart. Many of the album's singles also went on to be successful. " Eat It" eventually sold over a half a million copies, peaked at number twelve domestically on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified Gold. It was also a worldwide hit, peaking at number thirty-six in the United Kingdom and number one in Australia.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] As of March 2012, "Eat It" is currently Yankovic's only number one single in any country. " King of Suede" and "I Lost on Jeopardy", the album's follow up singles, peaked on the Hot 100 at numbers 61 and 82 respectively. On April 30, 1984, two months after its release, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making it Yankovic's first Gold record.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] On August 18, 1995, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Band members and production "Weird Al" Yankovic – synthesizer, piano, accordion, vocals Jim West – guitar Steve Jay – banjo, bass guitar, talking drums Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – percussion, drums Rick Derringer – guitar, mandolin, vocals, production Tony Papa – engineer Lane/Donald – art direction Jim Heimann – artwork, cover illustration Jay Pope – cover photos Other personnel "Musical Mike" Kieffer - hand music Warren Luening – trumpet Joel Miller – bongos Don Pardo – announcer Joel Peskin – clarinet Lisa Popeil, Petsye Powell, Andrea Robinson, and Pattie Brooks – background vocals Pat Regan – synthesizer, piano Jim Self – tuba Robert Tebow – bass vocals Jimmy "Z" Zavala – saxophone Yankovic, Alfred (2013), "Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D", 'Weird Al' Yankovic Official Limited Edition Trading Cards, Volcano Records, no.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP]  8 Yankovic, Alfred M. (December 2007). " Recording Dates". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010. "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (liner). " Weird Al" Yankovic. Scotti Bros. Records. 1984. Yankovic, Alfred M. (August 1999). "' Ask Al' Q&As for January 1999". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site.

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"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2021. Harris, Will (March 24, 2008). " Hell is For..." Bullz-Eye.com. Retrieved August 27, 2011. "Comedy". Backmask Online. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2006. Tangari, Joe (December 5, 2001). " The Damned: Grave Disorder". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Michum, Rob (May 6, 2003). " Atom and His Package: Atom and His Package". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2011. Kihn, Greg (March 11, 2009). " Weird Al and Mailbox Money". MySpace. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Zaleski, Annie (May 20, 2018). " The World According to 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Who's Always Been More than a Novelty". Salon.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Retrieved May 21, 2018. Conrad, Harold (August 1985). " The Glamorous Life of Al Yankovic". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 1 (4). Retrieved August 27, 2011. Yankovic, Weird Al (June 9, 2011). " Michael Jackson Remembered: 'Weird Al' Yankovic on Imitation as Flattery". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 10, 2009. "Weird Al" Yankovic (1985). The Complete Al (VHS). CBS/Fox.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Yankovic, Alfred M. (December 1999). "' Ask Al' Q&As for December 1999". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011. "Kent Music Report for May 7, 1984". Kent Music Report. May 7, 1984. Yankovic, Al. " Al Yankovic (alyankovic) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 26, 2011.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] "'Weird Al' Yankovic: Concert Set Lists". WeirdAl.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011. Chadbourne, Eugene. " In 3-D – Weird Al Yankovic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2011. Thelen, Christopher (September 9, 2000). " In 3-D". Daily Vault. Retrieved April 24, 2011. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (December 7, 2017). ""

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Weird Al" Yankovic: Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2017. Relic, Peter (2004). " Weird Al Yankovic". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 893. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Retrieved March 31, 2012. Yankovic, Alfred M. (2003). " Awards". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013. Szpirglas, Jeff (July 14, 2010). " 10 Reasons Why 1984 Was a Great Year for Geek Movies". Den of Geek. Retrieved August 27, 2011. Spin Staff (November 2011). " SPIN's 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time".

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"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1972 - 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5. "Gold & Platinum – Search Results: 'Weird Al' Yankovic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 17, 2011. "The Official Charts Company – UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive – 'Weird Al' Yankovic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Yankovic, Alfred (July 15, 2014). "' Weird Al' Yankovic confirming that both 'Midnight Star' and 'Nature Trail to Hell' are not style parodies". Reddit. IAmA. Retrieved July 15, 2014. Yankovic, Alfred M. (January 2000). "' Ask Al' Q&As for July 1999". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 344. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. "Gold/Platinum Search". Music Canada. Retrieved April 3, 2013. Kent, David (2009). Australian Chart Book 1993 - 2009. St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 978-0-646-52995-0.

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D [SEP] "Chart Log UK 1994–2008 Rachael Yamagata – Malik Yusef". Zobbel. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] In Case of Fire Throw This In – Rocks & Rolling Records 001 (1987) I Need a Pencil Sharpener – Rocks & Rolling Records 002 (1988) Now I Blow My A-B-C-'s – Rocks & Rolling Records 003 (1989) Live at the Underground – Rocks & Rolling Records 004 (1989) Does Anyone Want This? –

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] Rocks & Rolling Records 007 (1989) Songs For Santa – Rocks & Rolling Records (1989) The Concept Track – Rocks & Rolling Records 008 (1990) My Last Tape – Rocks & Rolling Records 012 (1990) Lo Fidelity, Hi Anxiety – Homestead Records 166 (1991) Worm in My Egg Cream – Rocks & Rolling Records 015 (1994) Best Sled Ever – Rocks & Rolling Records 016 (1995) The Proliferation of Matter – Rocks & Rolling Records 017 (1996) The Blazing Bulkheads – Rocks & Rolling Records 018 (1998) The Dame That Drove Me Nuts – Rocks & Rolling Records 019 (1999) Your Favorite Gum – Home-Aid Recordings 005 (2000) Pine 'n Lose – Rocks & Rolling Records 020 (2000) Billy Joel Likes Cakes – Rocks & Rolling Records 021 (2000) 2001 – Rocks & Rolling Records 023 (2001) The Mess of Weird Paul – Rocks & Rolling Records 026 (2002) I Punch You! –

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] Rocks & Rolling Records 029 (2004) Weird Paul: A Lo Fidelity Documentary Soundtrack – Rocks & Rolling Records 031 (2006) Medically Necessary – Rocks & Rolling Records 032 (2006) As Heard in My Dreams – Rocks & Rolling Records 033 (2009) Police Baffled; Public Aroused (with Ben Blanchard) - Rocks & Rolling Records 035 (2010) Simulating the Act of Love (with The Weird Paul Rock Band) - Rocks & Rolling Records 036 (2010) Check Me Out Now - Rocks & Rolling Records 037 (2011) 25 Lo-Fi Years - Thick Syrup Records 0047 (2012) Still Going Strong - Thick Syrup Records (2013) Live On WRCT 1988-2009 - Rocks & Rolling Records 038 (2013) 57 Big End Halos (with Scott Fry) - Rocks & Rolling Records 039 (2014) PP ₂BB (with Ben Blanchard) - Rocks & Rolling Records 040 (2015) In Case Of Fire Throw This In 25th Anniversary - Rocks & Rolling Records 041 (2017) The T-15 Tapes - Rocks & Rolling Records 042 (2018) Lit AF - Rocks & Rolling Records 043 (2019) 31st Anniversary Of The Rocks & Rolling Records 5th Anniversary Special - Rocks & Rolling Records 044 (2020) "My First Time Away From Home 1988 -(Weird Paul) Recording Workshop Leaving Home Moving Story - YouTube".

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07. "Interview with the original vlogger Weird Paul". Lunchmeat VHS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018. "Interview with Weird Paul Petroskey". The Bacon Post. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018. "Still going strong. Weird Paul celebrates 33 years of vlogging". pghcitypaper.com.

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018. "Weird Paul Petroskey – Please Don't Break My Atari". The Retroist. pp.  {page}. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Mervis, Scott (April 20, 2006). " Adventures of Weird Paul: Documentary sheds light on quirky Pittsburgh music legend". Post Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Hayes, John (Oct 12, 1990). "

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] Weird Paul Goes on Record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Siffert, Matt. " A weekend of music at Carnegie Mellon". The Tartan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Harrington, Greg (30 May 2012). " Keeping Weird Paul Weird". Pittsburgh City Paper. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2013. King, Peter (May 2, 1991). " Weird Paul".

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] The Pittsburgh Press. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Ogiba, Jeff. " YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO WEIRD PAUL". Vice. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013. http://weirdpaul.com/91tourdiary.html Mervis, Scott (1 December 2006). " WEIRD PAUL IS DISCOVERED". Post Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2013. "On DVD/VOD: WILL WORK FOR VIEWS: THE LO-FI LIFE OF WEIRD PAUL".

"Weird Paul" Petroskey [SEP] what (not) to doc. 2019-02-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-12-17. Garrison, Kurt (November 2012). " Album Reviews: 25 Lo-Fi Years". Pittsburgh Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Official website Weird Paul's channel on YouTube "Weird Paul" Petroskey on Twitch

"ZHARA" International Music Festival [SEP] The first “Zhara” festival was held in Baku, on 9 July 2016. The second festival was held on 27 July 2017. This time even more CIS stars such as Valeriya, LOBODA, Sergey Lazarev, “Gradusy” band, Timur Rodrigues and others joined the festival. The third festival was held on 27 July 2018. Special guest Steven Seagal sang in a duet with Emin Aghalarov. Other special guests were: Baskov, singers from Black Star inc. label.

"ZHARA" International Music Festival [SEP] After 3 years of the festival's creation, it was also held in Dubai, UAE. List of stars in the first festival was: A-DESSA Katya Lel Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva Philip Kirkorov Aleksandr Revva Vlad Sokolovsky Tomas Nevergreen Polina Gagarina Baku International Jazz Festival International World of Mugham Festival "ZHARA FESTIVAL". azerbaijan.travel. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.

"ZHARA" International Music Festival [SEP] "В Дубае прошел фестиваль "Жара" с участием российских артистов". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-05-14. Baku, Shahin Rzaev |. " International Music Festival 'Zhara-2017' kicks off in Baku". Retrieved 2019-05-14. "Rusiyalı məşhurlar "Jara" festivalına görə Bakıya axın etdi - FOTO". Milli. Az (in Azerbaijani). 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2019-05-14.

"ZHARA" International Music Festival [SEP] ""Жара-2016" в Баку: самые яркие моменты фестиваля". ru.hellomagazine.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-05-14.

&PROUD [SEP] &PROUD was founded in 2014 by 3 co-founders, with the backing of Colors Rainbows (the main LGBT rights organization in Myanmar). At the time, there were no large public LGBT events in Myanmar, and same-sex relations remain illegal in Myanmar to date. &PROUD's first activity was a queer photo exhibition with work from Myanmar and Vietnam.

&PROUD [SEP] As the exhibition was a success and without any government interference, the first LGBT film festival was organised at the French Institute in Yangon in November 2014. Between 2014 and 2017 &PROUD continued to organise both a yearly film festival and photo exhibition, as well as film-making workshops and small screenings around Myanmar. In 2018 the organisation has received government permission to organise the festival at Thakhin Mya Park in downtown Yangon.

&PROUD [SEP] That year, the festival was held over 2 weekends at the end of January, with the first weekend being a large Pride event in the park. In 2019 the festival changed its name to become Yangon Pride and the River Pride Boat Parade was added as a yearly event. The &PROUD Yangon LGBTQ Film Festival had its first edition from November 14 to the 16 during the year of 2014 at the French Institute in Yangon.

&PROUD [SEP] The festival showcases films on Asian LGBTI lives, and combines film screenings with debates, performances and parties. The 2015 edition was moved from November to January 2016 due to the 2015 Myanmar general election. It was hosted at the French Institute between January 28 to the 31 and attracted 3500 visitors over four days. For the third edition, the festival will return to the French Institute from January 26–29 in 2017. & PROUD Film Festival is a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA).

&PROUD [SEP] Part of &PROUD's main activities is a yearly photo exhibition at Myanmar Deitta gallery that coincides with the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17. In the run up to the exhibition, a photo competition is organised, welcoming photos that portrait the Myanmar LGBT community in a positive light. The week-long exhibition combines the best photos from the competition with an exhibition from a leading Southeast Asian photographer. In 2014, Vietnamese photographer Maika Elan's work "The Pink Choice" was exhibited.

&PROUD [SEP] Elan's work was one of the winners in the World Press Photo 2013. The 2015 edition showed "Continuum" from Malaysian photographer kG Krishnan on Kuala Lumpur transgender women. The 2016 edition showcased work from Vlad Sohkin, titled "Being Gay in Papua New Guinea" List of LGBT film festivals "&PROUD Homepage". & PROUD. Retrieved March 2, 2021. "Rainbow Reels". & PROUD. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

&PROUD [SEP] "&PROUD Yangon LGBT Film Festival". vimeo. Retrieved March 2, 2021. https://www.colorsrainbow.com/online-magazine/ Colors Rainbow Magazine "Penal Code 1861". www.asianlii.org. Retrieved 2022-05-31. "About &PROUD". Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021. "Myanmar's first LGBT Pride Boat Parade Sets Sail". Bangkok Post. January 27, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2021. Times, The Myanmar. "

&PROUD [SEP] City to host first LGBT film festival". www.mmtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-01. "programme 2014". & PROUD. Archived from the original on 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2016-11-01. "Spotlight on LGBT Issues as &Proud Film Festival Returns to Rangoon". The Irrawaddy. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-11-01. Frontier. " Out &PROUD at Yangon's LGBT film festival". Frontier Myanmar.

&PROUD [SEP] Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-11-01. "Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA) | 上海骄傲节 ShanghaiPRIDE". www.shpride.com. Retrieved 2016-11-01. "Photo Exhibition 2014". & PROUD. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01. "Photo Exhibition 2015". & PROUD. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

&PROUD [SEP] Manandhar, Ashok. " LGTB+ photo exhibition highlights rights plight". www.mmtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-01. Official website Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Official Facebook Website Colors Rainbow Archived 2021-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Website FAB club night

&moshik [SEP] List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands Brandligt, Vivie (26 November 2012). " Totale Michelinsterrenoverzicht 2013". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 November 2012. Kok, Richard (29 November 2012). " 8 x opmerkelijk over Michelin". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2013. Kok, Richard (26 November 2012). " Opgeluchte Moshik Roth: 'Dit voelt als sterrenbehoud'". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2013.

&moshik [SEP] van der Reijden, Demian (27 November 2012). " Michelin let scherp op Bokkedoorns en &Samhoud". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2013. Posthumus, Wieteke (6 May 2020). " Moshik Roth van sterrenrestaurant &moshik sluit de deuren" [Moshik Roth of star restaurant &Moshik closes the doors] (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2020. Roemaat, Bianca (24 January 2012). " Moshik Roth** verhuist naar Oosterdokseiland".

&moshik [SEP] Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2013. Lobrano, Alexander (2013-08-13). " Restaurant Report: &Samhoud Places in Amsterdam". New York Times. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-04-05. "&samhoud places in Amsterdam". Elizabeth On Food Blog. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 13 Jan 2013. Posthumus, Wieteke (1 November 2017). "

&moshik [SEP] Tweesterrenrestaurant &samhoud places verder onder naam &moshik" [Two starred restaurant &samhoud places continues under the name &moshik]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2018.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" marked the first collaboration between rapper Jay-Z and R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. While listening to Shakur's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, producer Kanye West suggested that American rapper Tupac Shakur's song "Me and My Girlfriend" would make a good sample to use on Jay-Z's duet with Knowles.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] West told MTV News that Jay-Z had asked him on the telephone for a duet for him and Knowles: "We got this joint, it has to be the best beat you ever made." He continued: So I went home and called my dog, E Base, who plays a lot of instruments up at Baseline [studio] for me and [producer] Just Blaze. [ E] came through. I programmed the drums in 10 minutes, and then he played all the different parts.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] This version is all live bass, live guitars, [live] chords on it. I brought it to Hov that night, he heard it, he thought of the video treatment before he thought of the rap. He just knew it was gonna be the one. Tensions arose during the conception of "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" over the sampling of "Me and My Girlfriend".

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Senior Vice President of A&R Tina Davis commented on the issue, "We only had one day to clear the [Tupac Shakur] sample [from 'Me and my Girlfriend'] that was used on "'03 Bonnie and Clyde" last year with Jay-Z and Knowles [Beyoncé]. We were back and forth with Afeni Shakur all day until we got the clearance. And then it's a hit."

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was released on October 10, 2002, as the lead single from Jay-Z's album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse. Knowles later included the song as a bonus track on international editions of her 2003 debut solo album Dangerously in Love. In 2003, Now That's What I Call Music!

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] included "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" as the opening track of the 12th volume of the US release and the fifteenth track of the 54th volume of the UK release. The song's release was the first indication of Jay-Z's and Knowles' romantic status, spawning rumors about a burgeoning relationship. Their relationship was not made public until Jay-Z featured on Knowles' songs "Crazy In Love" (2003) and "Déjà Vu" (2006).

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] The former's release also marked the debut of the solo career of Knowles, leaving Destiny's Child on hiatus. "' 03 Bonnie & Clyde" features drums and live instrumentation such as bass instruments and guitar chords. It also consists of a beat sampled from "Me and My Girlfriend". The song was inspired by the 1967 American crime film Bonnie and Clyde as Jay-Z and Beyoncé proclaim themselves as the current version of the criminal duo.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Ethan Brown of New York magazine noted that its patina of flamenco guitar was reminiscent of that in Jay-Z's 2001 collaboration with R. Kelly on "Fiesta." Beyoncé mimics the hook of "Me and My Girlfriend" on the chorus as she sings, "Down to ride to the very end, me and my boyfriend". Some lyrics sung by Beyoncé were sampled from "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by American recording artist Prince.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] On the second verse, Jay-Z references the relationship between Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, and the American television comedy-drama series Sex and the City as he raps: "She riiides wit' me / The new Bobby and Whitney / Only time we don't speak is during 'Sex and the City' / Put us together, how they gon' stop both of us? / When I'm off track, Mommy is keeping me focused".

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] The verse then continues: "Let's lock this down like it's supposed to be/ The new '03 Bonnie and Clyde, Hov and B". "' 03 Bonnie & Clyde" was received favorably by critics, who commended the use of different samples, and commented on the relationship between Jay-Z and Beyoncé.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Chris Ryan of Spin magazine described "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" as a highlight on The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse, stating that it consists of "a house party in a crib as big as the Georgia Dome." John Bush from AllMusic included the song as a highlight on the album, further describing it as "a slick R&B crossover with Beyoncé Knowles". Marc L. Hill of PopMatters viewed it as the "obligatory radio song" of the album.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Awarding the song a rating of eight out of ten possible points, Dele Fadele of NME complimented it as "a cool duet" between Jay-Z and Beyoncé. John Robinson of the same publication wrote that as the couple describe their life, it's not all "Lexus and sipping Cris". He added, "A similarly relaxed production makes for a behind-the-diamante-net-curtains classic".

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Ethan Brown of New York magazine named "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" as a follow-up to the previous "Bonnie & Clyde Part II" by Jay-Z featuring rapper Foxy Brown. Erik Parker, music editor of Vibe magazine, was divided on the song's sample, writing that it was "tasteless but well-executed", and complimented West's production as "impeccable".

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Margena A. Christian of Jet magazine praised Jay-Z's and Beyoncé's collaboration, favoring the former's "dropping lyrics" and the latter's "cooing silky vocals". Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine wrote that though it was unclear at the time whether the couple were together or not, but they created good music together. Taylor praised the song's ability to showcase what each artist does best: Jay-Z "spitting" verses of praise, and Beyoncé's sweets coos and hooks.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Taylor noted that the sampled acoustic guitar "added spice to the track, setting it up for future success". In a more negative review, Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club described the song as "terrible" and different from the other songs on The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. Rap-Up credited "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" for giving Beyoncé a "little street-credit".

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] The staff members of Vibe magazine placed the song at number two on a list of the best Bonnie and Clyde inspired songs. On a list of the 10 Best Jay-Z Songs, Dean Silfenv of AOL placed "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" at number six. Popjustice listed "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" at number 66 on its list of the best singles of 2003. It was nominated for the Best Collaboration at the 2003 BET Awards, but lost to Snoop Dogg's song "Beautiful".

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] In a 2013 list of Jay-Z's 20 Biggest Billboard Hits, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was ranked at number 6. Elijah Watson and Erika Ramirez of Billboard magazine noted that the song proved the couple was "unstoppable from jump". "' 03 Bonnie & Clyde" reached the top ten on music charts in six European countries. It peaked at number six on the Norway Singles Chart and on the Danish Singles Chart, number eight on the Italian Singles Chart, and topped the Swiss Singles Charts.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] In Canada, the song peaked at number four and became Jay-Z's highest charting single until it was surpassed by his 2009 Alicia Keys-assisted song "Empire State of Mind", which peaked at number three. In the United Kingdom, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. At the time, it became his highest charting single in Britain since "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" achieved the same feat in November 1998.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] It peaked at number four on the New Zealand Singles Chart, becoming his highest charting single in that territory. The song also became Jay-Z's highest charting single in Australia, where it peaked at number two. "' 03 Bonnie & Clyde" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipment of 70,000 copies.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" broke into the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 at number four; it became the highest-charting single that references the famous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. The record was previously held by Georgie Fame's 1967 single "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde."

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Following the performance of "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on November 2, 2002, its radio audience increased by 12%, allowing the song to advance into the top ten of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, at number seven. This gave Jay-Z his 12th top 10 single, tying him with rapper P. Diddy, who had the same number of top 10 singles on that chart. "'

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] 03 Bonnie & Clyde" was his first top 10 since his 2001 single "Girls, Girls, Girls". It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of 500,000 copies. The song sold over 1 million copies in US. Chris Robinson directed the song's accompanying music video and filmed in Mexico, during October 2002. June Ambrose was hired as the personal stylist, and Johnathon Schaech and Lance Reddick appear in the video as the police officers on their tail.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Jay-Z and Beyoncé play a modern-day version of the 1930s bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The video is loosely based on the American 1993 romance crime film True Romance, which stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette as two lovers on the run from cocaine dealers. The choreography used in the clip suggests a relationship beyond screen, as Jay-Z wraps his arm around Beyoncé while singing his part of the chorus.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] The video also marked a departure for the "clean-cut Beyoncé" and created a symbiotic relationship between her and Jay-Z, allowing them to exchange audiences. The video was premiered on MTV on November 8, 2002. The music video begins as police officers and Reddick discuss the criminal duo and ways to catch them. As the song begins, Jay-Z is seen driving a gunmetal grey Aston Martin Vanquish while Beyoncé sits in the passenger seat.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] As they drive through the sepia sands of Mexico, clips of the police from the beginning of the video are cut into the scene. As Jay-Z and Beyoncé pull over to a hotel, they cover the car to avoid notice from the police. As Beyoncé and Jay-Z count money in the bedroom, the police discover their hiding place and go upstairs only to find that the two have fled the scene in their car.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Scenes of Beyoncé and Jay-Z at a Mexican bar are inter-cut with scenes of an intimate time in a phone-booth; behind the phone booth, spray-painted onto a wall is a tribute to Tupac Shakur. The duo again elude the police who are following one step behind.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] After Beyoncé performs her verse in an empty pool, the police form a blockade on the highway in an attempt to catch her and Jay-Z, only to be stumped again as two gas station attendant decoys are found driving the car. The video ends as Beyoncé and Jay-Z light a bonfire on the beach and drive away in a different car. Corey Moss of MTV News noted that the end of the video does not reveal how the "real" Bonnie and Clyde met their end.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] The story continues in the 2004 video for Jay-Z's song "99 Problems". The music video for "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. In the official top 20 countdown of Jay-Z music videos, MTV UK listed the clip at number 10.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] On October 8, 2002, Toni Braxton and her team released a statement claiming that Jay-Z's song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" had stolen Braxton's idea to sample the 1996 Tupac Shakur song "Me and My Girlfriend". Braxton sampled Shakur's song on the track "Me & My Boyfriend", included on Braxton's album, More Than a Woman (2002).

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] In a call to a New York radio station, hosted by Wendy Williams, Braxton stated that "Jay-Z and Beyoncé are messing with my money. They're trying to steal my mojo". Braxton said her song was recorded over the summer of 2002, and alleged that Jay-Z only decided to do "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" after she played her version of the song for Def Jam Recordings.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Kanye West responded to Braxton's claim in an interview for MTV News, "I had no idea about Toni Braxton's [song]. She can't act like ain't nobody ever heard 'Me and My Girlfriend' before. People hear the song all the time. I can [understand her complaint] if it [was] an original song." West defended the song's sample, stating that the idea came to him after listening to a friend's Makaveli album one night.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Roc-A-Fella Records' Co-CEO Damon Dash responded to Braxton's claims: Jay is a talented dude. I don't think he would steal anything intentionally. It's an ill coincidence, and things happen for a reason. We'll see what happens behind it... I read it in the paper, and Jay and I were talking about it this morning and it was a little funny. I know he didn't intentionally make the same record she made.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] I don't think he even heard it. [ My] reaction is, 'Sorry, it wasn't intentional.' Jay makes records and puts them out. This [sh--] is music. It's just music. We don't sit around and have a blueprint to [f---] anybody's life up. The music business has been good to us. I'm not getting into any beef or nothing over music.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Speaking for MTV News, Jay-Z responded to Braxton's claims: "I wouldn't want to take it from her. I don't even think like that. My first thought would be, 'Maybe I could call her up, maybe I could get on that record.' The most obvious [explanation] is it's neither one of our records. It's not like you made an original idea. She's not in hip-hop, but it happens in hip-hop often.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] We go to sample the same thing and my record came out first. I'm sorry. What can I do?" He went on saying that if he had known they were both planning to sample the same Tupac song, he would have arranged a duet with her. On November 2, 2002, Jay-Z and Beyoncé performed the song together at Saturday Night Live (SNL).

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] Later, on November 21, 2002, they appeared on MTV's TRL for Spankin' New Music Week where they also performed the song. In 2009, Beyoncé performed an abbreviated version of "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" during her I Am... Yours revue, held at the Encore Las Vegas Theatre in July and August. The song was later included on the 2009 live album I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas which was chronicling the revue.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] In August 2011, Beyoncé performed "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" again during her revue 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé and included the song on the DVD Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 released in November 2011. During the concerts, Beyoncé announced the song by saying, "It's 2002... I started to feel a little lonely till one day...". "'

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] 03 Bonnie & Clyde" was included on Jay-Z's live album Live in Brooklyn released on October 11, 2012, after he performed the song during eight shows in Brooklyn. In 2013, Jay-Z included the song on the set list of his Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was part of the set list of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's co-headlining On the Run Tour (2014) where the shows were opened with the performance of the song.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] A black-and-white video was shown on the screen accompanied by sirens as the duo appeared onstage surrounded by smoke. They started performing the song with Beyoncé wearing a see-through fishnet mask and Jay-Z wearing black sunglasses, a star-speckled shirt, black jacket and gold chains. The song was in line with the show's overall criminalistic theme. d /54 Digital EP "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (Radio Edit, Hey Arnold!:

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] The Movie Version) – 3:27 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (Explicit) – 3:26 "U Don't Know" (Remix) (Jay-Z & M.O.P.) – 4:28 CD single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (Radio Edit) – 3:28 "U Don't Know" (Remix) – 4:27 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (Instrumental) – 3:27 Adapted from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse's liner notes.

'03 Bonnie & Clyde [SEP] E-Base – bass, guitar, instrumentation, Keyboards Shawn Carter – vocals (rap), composer Jason Goldstein – mixing D. Harper – composer Gimel "Young Guru" Katon – engineer, mixing Beyoncé Knowles – vocals Prince Nelson – additional writing from sample R. Rouse – composer Tupac Shakur – additional writing from sample Kanye West – composer, producer Shane "Bermy" Woodley – engineer Tyrone Wrice – composer "'97 Bonnie & Clyde," 1998 song by Eminem "Here Are All the Songs Beyoncé & JAY-Z Played on the Opening Night of the On the Run II Tour".

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