Fuck Me Pumps
| "Pumps" | |||||||
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| Single by Amy Winehouse | |||||||
| from the album Frank | |||||||
| A-side | "Help Yourself" | ||||||
| B-side | "(There Is) No Greater Love" | ||||||
| Released | 23 August 2004 | ||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Length | 3:20 | ||||||
| Label | Island | ||||||
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| Producer(s) | Salaam Remi | ||||||
| Amy Winehouse singles chronology | |||||||
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"Fuck Me Pumps" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her debut studio album Frank (2003). Written by Winehouse and Salaam Remi, the song was released in the United Kingdom as the album's fourth and final single on 23 August 2004 under the title "Pumps"—with "Help Yourself" as its coupling track—reaching number sixty-five on the UK Singles Chart. A clean radio edit was released for promotional purposes.
The track is about stereotypical "gold-digging" girls. The term "fuck-me pumps" or "FMPs" is a slang expression for sexy women's shoes, particularly those featuring bare heels. Chris Willman from Entertainment picked "Fuck Me Pumps" as the best song from Frank.[2]
Music video
The music video for "Pumps" shows Winehouse walking the streets with a microphone wearing pumps (high-heeled shoes). It shows the type of girls whom Winehouse sings about in the song in front of a nightclub arguing, as well as Winehouse walking through several streets with a microphone in her hand. The farther she walks, the shorter the coil on the microphone gets. Along with the lyrical phrases about money-hungry women looking for security and love, Winehouse sarcastically explains the irony of it.
Personnel
Credits adapted from "Pumps / Help Yourself" CD liner notes[3]
- Songwriting – Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi
- Arranging, Producing – The Chameleon
- Vocals, guitar, additional pump steps – Amy Winehouse
- Electric bass, drums, beatbox – Salaam Remi
- Clarinet, flute, saxophone – Vincent Henry
- Electric piano – John Adams
- Assistant engineering – Steve "ESP" Nowa
- Mixing, recording – Gary "Mon" Noble
Track listing
- UK CD single[4]
- "Pumps"
- "Help Yourself"
- "(There Is) No Greater Love" (AOL Session)
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 65 |
See also
References
- ↑ Harvell, Jess (24 July 2011). "Amy Winehouse". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (10 November 2007). "Frank". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Pumps / Help Yourself" (CD liner notes). Amy Winehouse. United Kingdom: Island. 2004. CID 865/986 708-7.
- ↑ "Pumps / Help Yourself: Amy Winehouse". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2004-09-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 February 2015.