The Noisettes - 'Don't Upset The Rhythm'
One of the advantages of reviewing a song that's had huge exposure as part of a mainstream advertising campaign for several months now is that it greatly reduces my workload - I'd be very surprised if you haven't already heard it and formed your own opinion one way or another. On the off chance that you haven't, I would say go and watch the ads, but this is the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, and we can't really say that here.
(Standard ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ disclaimer: other mainstream advertising campaigns are available. And other singles. And other bands. And other reviewers, for that matter. But I'm the bestest.)
Of course, you can't get the full story from the advert, which pretty much just features the chorus. As marvellous a chorus as it is, we do have to take the rest of the song into consideration. And while the other parts of the song are significantly more low-key, they're just as effective, if not more so.
(. Good use of left-over red noses...)
Take the bridge, for example: an extra riff is added in the background as Shingai Shoniwa's vocals are raised up a notch from the purring, cajoling of the verses into a sweet, more persuasive croon. They're only very subtle changes, but the effect is huge: it brought me out in goosebumps, and it sets the scene brilliantly for the massive speakerblast of "GO BABY GO BABY GO!" directly afterwards.
I've had my issues with songs being part of ad campaigns in the past, especially when it feels like they were written with that purpose in mind first and foremost and with functionality as a pop song in their own right a distant second (yes, Sugababes, I'm talking about you), but the joy with this is that it works just as enticingly as a three-and-a-quarter minute pop journey as it does as a 30-second attention grabber, employed to make you want to buy something.
Job's a good'un, basically.
Download: Out now
CD Released: March 23rd
(Steve Perkins)
Comment number 1.
At 20th Mar 2009, spirit wrote:Absolutely fantastic pop song... great chorus... I predict top 20 ........
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Comment number 2.
At 21st Mar 2009, softchews01 wrote:... And if it looks like it won't quite make it, I'll buy it a couple of thousand time on Itunes to make sure. lol
Nah, This is a terrific song and deserves that at least. I'd be thrilled if it wen't top 10 but, well, we can only hope.
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Comment number 3.
At 21st Mar 2009, spirit wrote:Dont panic soft chews it is not released for a couple of weeks it is growing airplay momentum...
IT WILL BE A HIT !
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Comment number 4.
At 26th Mar 2009, spirit wrote:NOW A LISTED AT RADIO 1 !!
TOP 20 BECKONS !
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Comment number 5.
At 29th Mar 2009, spirit wrote:SOFT CHEWS TIME TO CELEBRATE !!!!
THE NOISETTES ARE NUMBER 2 !!!!!
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Comment number 6.
At 18th Apr 2009, Silas_Greenback wrote:I love this track but I prefer the 5m0k3y remix, it's more danceable.
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