Hey Mami/Play It Right
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| Single by Sylvan Esso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Sylvan Esso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 12", CD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Hey Mami": 3:20 "Play It Right": 3:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Writer(s) | Sylvan Esso[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Hey Mami"/"Play It Right" is a single by Sylvan Esso, issued as the lead single from the band's eponymous debut album. The A-side, "Hey Mami", is the album's opening track; while the B-side, "Play It Right", is the album's ninth track. It is the only single the band released on Trekky Records before they moved to Partisan Records.[2][1]
Critical reception
"Hey Mami"
"Hey Mami" has received positive reviews from critics. Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson of Here and Now chose it as a Song of the Week in March 2014.[3] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork said the song "succeeds in being a folk song in an ethnomusical sense".[4]
"Play It Right"
"Play it Right" has also received positive reviews from critics. BUST Magazine described the song as "two sounds and two souls coming together".[5] Bryan Parker of Pop Press International, while giving the parent album a middling rating, praised the song's production, calling it "hard-hitting" and "anthemic".[6]
Music video
No official music video was created for "Hey Mami"; however, the official music video for "Play It Right" was directed by the band and Remedy.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Sylvan Esso - Hey Mami / Play It Right (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ Young, Robin; Hobson, Jeremy (March 24, 2014). "Song of the Week: Sylvan Esso's 'Hey Mami' - Here & Now". Here and Now. WBUR-FM. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Sylvan Esso: Sylvan Esso - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. May 28, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Album Review: Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso". BUST. July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ Parker, Bryan (May 16, 2014). "Album Review: Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso - Pop Press International". Pop Press International. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Sylvan Esso - Play It Right (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. Partisan Records. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
External links
- "Hey Mami" at AllMusic
- Full lyrics of "Hey Mami" at MetroLyrics
- "Play It Right" at AllMusic
- Full lyrics of "Play It Right" at MetroLyrics