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The XX - Islands (tradução) (Letra e música para ouvir) - I don't have to leave anymore / What I have is right here / Spend my nights and days before / Searching the world for what's right here / Underneath and.
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The XX - Islands (Letra e música para ouvir) - I don't have...
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- Background and Composition
- Critical Reception
- Chart Performance
- Music Video
- Live Performances and Usage in Media
- Shakira Cover
"Islands" was written by the xx band-members Jamie Smith, Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft and then-member Baria Qureshi, for the English indie pop band's self-titled debut album (2009). According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song is composed in the key of C♯ minor and has a metronome of 123 b...
"Islands" was critically well received. It was called a "top-notch indie pop song" by BBC Music. Lou Thomas, a critic for the website, said there is a "sense of quiet triumph" in what he felt was a musical reference to "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty in the song's melody, "despite the incongruity". The Muso's Guide review of "Islands" approved of ...
In the United Kingdom, "Islands" reached number 34 on the singles chart and is the xx's highest-peaking single in the region to date. Its total stay inside the top 40 of the chart lasted for eight weeks. "Islands" was more successful on the UK Indie chart and peaked at number three. The song also peaked at number 16 on Ultratopchart of the Dutch-sp...
Development and synopsis
The accompanying music video for "Islands" was directed by Saam Farahmand, who had previously worked with artists like Simian Mobile Disco and Klaxons. It premiered on MTV on 21 April 2010. Composed of a series of tracking shots, the video shows Croft, Sim, and Smith "listlessly" sitting on a couch with six dancers performing a choreographed dance routine behind them. The dancers carry out the same routine with every next tracking shot, but a slight change in their expressions, gestures, and...
Reception
The video received positive reviews from critics. Katie Hasty from HitFix praised the choreography, calling it "eye-popping", and labelled the video as "classy, contained, and borderline claustrophobic". She complimented Farahmand for directing a risky concept and commented that the tracking shots were like "an inhale and exhale with each new take". Furthermore, she felt that the video was representative of the xx's sound, calling it "morose and hypnotic, just like the band, the aural equival...
On 2 October 2009, the xx performed "Islands" live on British music television show Later... with Jools Holland, along with "Night Time". The song was included on the set list of their 2010 tour, and was also performed at the ITunes Festival held at The Roundhouse in London in the same year; the band later released a digital EP of their performance...
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira recorded a cover version of "Islands" for inclusion in her ninth studio album Sale el Sol, which was released on October 19, 2010. Although there was initial speculation that the cover would be entitled "Explore", it appeared on the final track list of the album using its original name. In comparison to the origi...
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The XX - Islands (Letra e música para ouvir) - I don't have to leave anymore / What I have is right here / Spend my nights and days before / Searching the world for what's right here / Underneath and.
Islands (tradução) The XX. XX. Ilhas. Eu não preciso mais partir. O que eu tenho está bem aqui. Passo minhas noites e meus dias. Buscando pelo mundo o que está bem aqui. Por baixo e inexploradas.
