Take the World (song)
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"Take the World" is a song by Tinchy Stryder
, which appears as the 1st track on his 3rd album Third Strike
. The song is Co-written by Takeover Entertainment
singer-songwriter Ayak Thiik
, and produced by TMS
who also produced the promotional single Gangsta?
for the album. It features vocals from Roc Nation
recording artist Bridget Kelly
. The British singer
Cherri V, filled in for Bridget Kelly, whenever Stryder performed the song live.
Prior to the song being recorded Bridget Kelly had in the past regularly filled in for Alicia Keys
when performing the song Empire State of Mind
with Jay-Z
.
channel on Wednesday, 17 November 2011, at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.
and a ship’s control room
for an added cinematic touch.
Bridget Kelly makes her music video debut, where she unleashes powerful coloratura soprano
vocals.
Tinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...
, which appears as the 1st track on his 3rd album Third Strike
Third Strike (album)
Third Strike is the third solo studio album from Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder, and his second studio album with Universal Island Records. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010...
. The song is Co-written by Takeover Entertainment
Takeover Entertainment
Takeover Entertainment is an independent record label, talent agency, musician management company, producer, and publisher of music, currently based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2006 and is run by Kwasi Danquah III , Archie Lamb IV and Jack Foster...
singer-songwriter Ayak Thiik
Takeover Entertainment
Takeover Entertainment is an independent record label, talent agency, musician management company, producer, and publisher of music, currently based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2006 and is run by Kwasi Danquah III , Archie Lamb IV and Jack Foster...
, and produced by TMS
TMS (production team)
TMS are an English songwriting and record production team composed of Tom 'Froe' Barnes, Ben Kohn and Peter 'Merf' Kelleher, originating from West London...
who also produced the promotional single Gangsta?
Gangsta? (Tinchy Stryder song)
"Gangsta?" is a song by Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder. It was produced by TMS and Co-written by Stryder and TMS, for Stryder's 2010 album, Third Strike...
for the album. It features vocals from Roc Nation
Roc Nation
Roc Nation is an American management, music publishing and entertainment company founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter.-History:In April 2008, Live Nation partnered with Jay-Z to create Roc Nation...
recording artist Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly
-Early life and career beginnings:She is a graduate from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan. She is signed to Roc Nation....
. The British singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Cherri V, filled in for Bridget Kelly, whenever Stryder performed the song live.
Prior to the song being recorded Bridget Kelly had in the past regularly filled in for Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
when performing the song Empire State of Mind
Empire State of Mind
"Empire State of Mind" is a song by American rapper and hip hop artist Jay-Z, featuring vocals and a chorus from R&B and soul singer Alicia Keys. It was released as the third single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album The Blueprint 3 by his Roc Nation label in October 2009...
with Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Adam Powell and Tinchy Stryder, and was uploaded to Stryder's YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel on Wednesday, 17 November 2011, at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.
Synopsis
The video is set in black and white scenes and finds Stryder chopping out his rhymes over big synths and big beats in an empty, dusty warehouse cut with scenes from Battersea Power StationBattersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, South London. The station comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built first in the...
and a ship’s control room
Control room
A control room is a room serving as an operations centre where a facility or service can be monitored and controlled. Examples include:*in television production, the master control is the technical hub of a broadcast operation common among most over-the-air television stations, television networks...
for an added cinematic touch.
Bridget Kelly makes her music video debut, where she unleashes powerful coloratura soprano
Coloratura soprano
A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice...
vocals.