Skazhi, ne Molchi
| "Скажи, не Mолчи" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Serebro | ||||||||||
| from the album Opiumroz | ||||||||||
| Released | November 2008 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:35 | |||||||||
| Label | Monolit Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Maxim Fadeev composer and lyricist | |||||||||
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Скажи, не Mолчи (Skazhi, ne Molchi, Say, do not be Silent in English) is a song by Russian girl group Serebro, taken from their debut studio album Opiumroz. The song is the group's fourth single, and was written and produced by their manager Maxim Fadeev. The song is noted as the last single recorded and released by former band member Marina Lizorkina, after her departure due to financial and personal reasons on18 June 2009.[1] The song is Serebro's third number one on the Russian chart.
Background
"Skazhi, ne Molchi" was released as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album Opiumroz. The song was written and produced by their manager Maxim Fadeev, who produced all of their studio album and their singles (except for "Song #1", where that received additional production). The song is noted as the last single recorded and released by former band member Marina Lizorkina, after her departure due to financial and personal reasons on18 June 2009.[1]
Then the song was later re-recorded to include the vocals of new group member Anastasia Karpova, Marina Lizorkina's replacement. The re-recorded single was not released to airplay or the album but has been included on the group's EP, Izbrannoe, as a remixed single. No commercial release was performed for the single.
In the end of 2009, Serebro received a "Zolotoy Grammofon" award for the single.[2]
Music video
The music video starts off with Elena looking towards a light, with also Olga and Marina looking towards a light. Then it zoomed to Olga sitting on a building rooftop, where the sky is pitch black and features Olga with dark angel wings, noted as a Dark Angel. Then features the group on a rooftop singing to the song.
Throughout the video, it features a woman in her home, where it appears she is depressed. She then starts crying briefly on the group. After the group sing in the second verse, it features the woman standing up from her couch and she stands with her hands wide, a similar pose to the Crucifixion of Jesus. Then after the group finish singing the last verse of the song, it features the woman sitting on the rooftop building, staring into the city, with her new angel wings, who is noted now as a guardian angel.
Chart positions
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Russia (TopHit)[3] | 1 |
| Moscow (TopHit)[3] | 1 |
References
External links
- Serebro website
- Behind the scenes
- Russian/Moscow Airplay Chart archives
- Video on Youtube