"Run This Town" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. The song also features Barbadian singer Rihanna and American rapper Kanye West. It was written by the performing trio, with assistance from Ernest Wilson and Jeff Bhasker. Production of the track was made by West and Wilson (also known as "No I.D."). "Run This Town" was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3, and is used as the theme song of Battlefield 4.
"Run This Town" received mixed reviews from music critics; some praised what each member of the trio brought to the track, whilst others thought that Kanye West and Rihanna out-performed Jay-Z. The song was a commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in the United Kingdom. It additionally made top ten chartings in ten other countries including in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The song's accompanying music video, directed by Anthony Mandler, depicts the trio in a post-apocalyptic environment, featuring scenes involving angry protesters surrounding them. "Run This Town" was performed by Jay-Z, West, and Rihanna on the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show in the United States.
Spike is the 12th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on compact disc as Warner Brothers 25848. It was his first album for the label. It peaked at No. 5 on the UK album chart. It also reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 thanks to the single and his most notable American hit, "Veronica," which reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.1 on the US Modern Rock chart.
In 1987, Costello began writing with Paul McCartney for the latter's Flowers in the Dirt album. They composed a dozen songs together, which showed up on multiple albums by McCartney and Costello. Two of those songs appear on this album, "Pads, Paws and Claws" and the hit single " Veronica".
As his first album for a new label, in his own words Costello had the budget of "a small independent movie," and having in mind the blueprint for five different albums, decided to make all of them. He brought back his foil from King of America, T-Bone Burnett, to facilitate the sessions and produce the album. Studio time was booked in four different locations: Ocean Way in Hollywood; Southland Studios in New Orleans; Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin; and AIR Studios in London. Four different groups of musicians were assembled in each location. Writing credits on the album are given to both Declan MacManus and Elvis Costello.
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"This Town" is a song by American rock band O.A.R.. It was released as a single from their 2009 album All Sides. It is the unofficial song of the 2010 Atlanta Braves, played before and after every game on Fox Sports South, as well as the theme song for the all 2010 and 2011 Chicago Cubs broadcasts on the Chicago Cubs Radio Network. It was also used as a theme song of Fox Sports' NASCAR coverage.
Fox Sports North also uses this song after the 8th inning of every Minnesota Twins game accompanying a montage of scoring plays and key outs from the game.
The NCAA Men's College World Series used this song to accompany clips from games played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Fox Sports Houston uses this song in commercials for the Houston Astros.
Daniel Murphy (baseball) of the New York Mets uses this song as his walk up music for his second at-bat during home games.
No Celiing, yeah, heheehaa
I'ma run this town tonight alright now
Nigga we are. So ready for the war.
C-A-R-T-E-R put the beat in ER.
I'm colder than BR
Add another 3 R's
Watch me like D-V-D-V-C-R
Pump to your chest I ain't talking CPR
Riding this track like a
Muthafucking street car.
New Orleans coroner.
His name is Frank Minyare.
Fuck with me wrong. You'll
Be waking up in his yard.
Man I go crazy on this beat I go nimrod
Man I act a ass.
Treat the beat like a
Hemorrhoid
Man I go to work on the beat.
Call it employ.
Man I kicks it.
Bitch get your shin guard.
Uh. Young Money run this towns.
Countries.
I still eat rappers. Hmm. Scrumptious.
My goons tote thumpers.
They pump 'em like krumpers.
Anybody beat.
I'm gon' go Archie Bonkers
Tunchie beat a Wallis.
Let's run the metropolis.
I pop like lollies.
You drop like eyelids.
The money keep calling.
I hear da shit dialing.
And they say money talks you hear my
Shit hollerin'
You softer than nalin. Oops I meant
Nylon
Perfection is the goal. And I'm heading to
The pylon.
Crown fit me good.
I ain't even got ta try on.
My pistol mean business.
That bitch should have a tie on
Teety told me do this shit so I had to do
This shit.
I get super hero money. Call a nigga
Super rich.
Keep it super far. Wide lemme get on
My super shit.
Super ill. Super sick.
Dog. I go super Vick.
Ran into a super women. Turned into a
Super bitch hit her with that super dick. She
Be coming super quick
Super Millz. Mack. Tyga.
Streets. Nelly. Super Nick.
Super Drizzy. Gudda, Chuckie
Twist thats the super click.
Now I'm off that super shit.
Fuck that shit I super quit
Running circles 'round da game like
A hula hoop an'shit.
Your gon' have to nuke this shit.
Dere won't be a duplicate.
And my blunts be super thick.
I'm higher than a super kick.
I'm the bomb baby, watch me nuke this shit
When I leave the booth. They gotta
Scoop this shit.
My apologiess. Diabolically.
I'm the prodigy.
Do you roger me?
I look in the flames and see the
Hotter me.
But how come I'm still colder than Commonly?
Yeah we run this town,
Like a lot of feet,
Young Moula Baby,
I'm proud of me