Paralyzer

"Paralyzer" is the first single from Canadian alternative rock band Finger Eleven's fifth album, Them vs. You vs. Me. It was released in March 2007. Finger Eleven's frontman Scott Anderson has said that the single has a feel distinct from the rest of Finger Eleven's music, possessing more of a funk rock or dance-rock sound. However, the song has also been characterized as alternative rock.

The song received high airplay in both the United States and Canada, and was performed live on the March 14, 2007 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and again ten months later on January 9, 2008, in a testament to the longevity of the single's success. The song has surpassed "One Thing" to be Finger Eleven's most successful single.

The single has three versions. One is the original CD version, while the other two are radio edit versions, in which the line containing the word "shitty" is either censored or replaced with shady. The song alludes to the band's prior hit "One Thing" with the lyric "I should just stay home, if one thing really means one"; in addition, the recurring guitar riff quotes The Cars' "Moving in Stereo."

Randall Darby

Paralyzer (Randall Darby), also known as the second Shocker, is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe.

Publication history

Shocker II's first appearance was in Captain America Annual #4 (1977) and he was created by Jack Kirby.

The character subsequently appears in Defenders vol. 1 #78-80 (December 1979-February 1980), 83 (May 1980), 87 (September 1980), 125-126 (November-December 1983), and 128-130 (February-April 1984). The character appears as Paralyzer in Captain America vol. 1 #343 (July 1988), 346 (October 1988), 368 (March 1990), 394 (November 1991), Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (October 1993), and Captain America 426 (April 1994). The character returns to his Shocker identity, appearing in New Warriors vol. 2 #6 (March 2000), X-Men vol. 2 #132 (November 2002), Uncanny X-Men #442-443 (June 2004), Excalibur vol. 3 #2 (August 2004), and New Avengers #16-19 (April-July 2006).

Shocker II appeared as part of the "Mutant Force" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.

Paralysis

Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. About 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of paralysis, transient or permanent. The word comes from the Greek παράλυσις, "disabling of the nerves", itself from παρά (para), "beside, by" and λύσις (lysis), "loosing" and that from λύω (luō), "to loose". A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called "palsy".

Causes

Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord. Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Temporary paralysis occurs during REM sleep, and dysregulation of this system can lead to episodes of waking paralysis. Drugs that interfere with nerve function, such as curare, can also cause paralysis. There are many known causes for paralysis, and perhaps more yet to be discovered.

Everytime

"Everytime" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was released on May 10, 2004 by Jive Records as the third single from the album. After her relationship with American singer Justin Timberlake ended in 2002, she made friends with her backing vocalist Annet Artani. They started writing songs together at Spears's house in Los Angeles, and then traveled to Lombardy, Italy, where "Everytime" was written. Spears composed the music and she developed the lyrics with Artani. According to Artani, the song was written as a response to Timberlake's 2002 song "Cry Me a River". Spears has neither confirmed nor denied these allegations.

"Everytime" is considered a pop ballad with breathy vocals. Its lyrics are a plea for forgiveness for inadvertently hurting a former lover. The song received general acclaim, with critics complimenting its haunting lyrics and the organic feel of the song in comparison with most of the tracks on its host album. Spears' maturity in the production and her songwriting abilities were also complimented. The song has been named one of Spears' best ballads. "Everytime" was a commercial success, peaking inside the top five in most countries, while reaching the top of the charts in Australia, Hungary, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the U.S. it was a top 20 hit, peaking at number 15 on Billboard Hot 100. Spears performed "Everytime" in a series of live appearances such as television shows Saturday Night Live and Top of the Pops. She has also performed the song on piano in a flowered-themed setting at The Onyx Hotel Tour (2004), while suspended on a giant umbrella at The Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009) and in an angel costume at Britney: Piece of Me (2013). "Everytime" has been covered by artists such as Glen Hansard and Kelly Clarkson, and was used in the film Spring Breakers (2013).

Still Not Getting Any...

Still Not Getting Any... is the second studio album by French-Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on October 26, 2004. It debuted and peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week. The record was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of one million copies. On Top 40's list of the Top 10 Punk Pop Albums Still Not Getting Any... was #8.

MTV characterised "Me Against the World" as the band's heaviest song at the time. The last track "Untitled" is a piano song with string instruments, with the band commenting "we couldn't think of title — it's that good". MTV felt the album was a "natural evolution" from the previous album. Lead single "Welcome to My Life" peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on Mainstream Top 40, and was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 shipments.

Reception

NME listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".

Everytime (Tatyana Ali song)

"Everytime" is a 1998 song by Tatyana Ali written by Alex Cantrall with lyrics by Joe Priolo, produced by Will Smith. It was released as the third single from the debut album Kiss the Sky. The song reached 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the US and 20 on the UK singles chart in June through August 1999, and had a second outing up to 16 on the US R&B chart in August 2000. The song begins "Oh oh, hey hey, Was I awake or was it just a dream".

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