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"Wind It Up"
Song

"Wind It Up" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams for Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006). The song features a prominent hip hop beat and was produced by The Neptunes. "Wind It Up" was released as the album's first single in late 2006 (see 2006 in music) and has reached the U.S. top ten and Canadian top thirty.

Background and writing

The lyrics of "Wind It Up" include references to Stefani's clothing line, L.A.M.B., and chronicles Stefani's feelings on how boys are infatuated with staring at her. The song features yodelling and a sample of "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music (1965), which it takes heavy influence from. Stefani considers The Sound of Music her favorite film, and she had wanted to incorporate a beat to one of its songs all her life. "Wind It Up" was originally written for the first L.A.M.B. fashion show and was not intended to appear on The Sweet Escape until Stefani heard the entire composition. "I literally cried, and I'm not exaggerating," she said.

Critical reception

Generally "Wind It Up" was negatively received by contemporary pop music critics, and many criticized the inclusion of the The Sound of Music sample. "The Sweet Escape". All Music Guide. Retrieved December 7 2006.</ref>http://billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/single_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003350362]</ref> while Bill Lamb of About.com stated that it "gets high marks for entertainment value ... but sounds almost like a retread of old ground". But after all, It has been loved by her shitty and retarted fans.

Music video

The music video features a key motif and incorporations of The Sound of Music.

The song's music video was directed by Sophie Muller and filmed in Chicago, United States and some neighboring towns. Although it does not follow a substantial plot, it features outfits and scenery inspired by The Sound of Music. Stefani and her Harajuku Girls are often dancing in front of fields of flowers and a background of key-like symbols comprised of two G's placed back to back. Throughout the video, Stefani is portrayed as a seamstress and submerged escape artist accompanied by dancers and the Harajuku Girls. In another scene everyone is dressed in pajamas. The song's title is visualized by a colorful sign that reads "wind it up".

"Wind It Up" premiered on MTV's top-ten chart program Total Request Live on November 10 2006, where it reached number two. After its November 17 debut on MuchMusic's Countdown, it peaked at number fifteen. On VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown, it peaked at number ten.

Chart performance

"Wind It Up" was released to Canadian and U.S. radio on October 31 2006. It debuted on the U.S. Hot 100 at number forty, Stefani's career-highest debut (with and without No Doubt). In Canada "Wind It Up" debuted at number eighty-eight on the BDS Airplay Chart.

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 7
Irish Singles Chart 23
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 24
Australian ARIA Digital Download Chart 10
Swedish Singles Chart 39

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Wind It Up".

  • North American vinyl single
  1. "Wind It Up" (main mix)
  2. "Wind It Up" (instrumental)
  3. "Wind It Up" (Original Neptunes mix)

Notes

  1. ^ Infantry, Ashante. "Stefani has it all, baby". Toronto Star. A27. Retrieved December 6 2006.
  2. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. MTV.com. "Gwen Stefani's New LP, The Sweet Escape, Set for December". Retrieved November 29 2006.
  3. About.com

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