In modern clothing and fashion design, a button is a small fastener, now most commonly made of plastic, but also frequently of metal, wood or seashell, which secures two pieces of fabric together. In archaeology, a button can be a significant artifact. In the applied arts and in craft, a button can be an example of folk art, studio craft, or even a miniature work of art.
Buttons are most often attached to articles of clothing but can also be used on containers such as wallets and bags. However, buttons may be sewn onto garments and similar items exclusively for purposes of ornamentation. Buttons serving as fasteners work by slipping through a fabric or thread loop, or by sliding through a buttonhole. Other types of fastenings include zippers, Velcro and magnets.
Buttons and button-like objects used as ornaments or seals rather than fasteners have been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization during its Kot Yaman phase (c. 2800–2600 BCE) as well as Bronze Age sites in China (c. 2000–1500 BCE), and Ancient Rome.
Buttons is a 1927 American drama silent film directed by George W. Hill and written by Marian Constance Blackton, Ralph Spence and Hayden Talbot. The film stars Jackie Coogan, Lars Hanson, Gertrude Olmstead, Paul Hurst and Roy D'Arcy. The film was released on December 24, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
"Buttons" is a song by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls from their debut studio album PCD (2005). The song was written by Sean Garrett, Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones, Jason Perry, Nicole Scherzinger and Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus. The song was released as a digital download on April 11, 2006, as the album's fourth single and was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 8, 2006. "Buttons" is a hip hop and R&B song which uses strong elements of Middle Eastern music in its production. Lyrically, the song involves Scherzinger speaking of a woman's desire to be undressed.
Critics were divided on "Buttons" with some complimenting the song's production, however, others criticized it followed the same formula of their previous singles. The song reached the top-five in countries such as Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached number one in Austria and in New Zealand, where it became their fourth consecutive number one single on the chart. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold over two million copies in the United States, making The Pussycat Dolls the first female group in digital history to have three singles pass the two million mark in digital sales.
Ahora que no te tengo
Hago de recuerdo
El aire que respiro
Mi único sustento
El agua que me baña
Por fuera y por dentro
Mi noche y mi día
Hago de recuerdo
Ahora que me despierto
Entre sudor y viento
Bailo en el silencio
Algo más del tiempo
Y escribo en mi vida
Corazones sin dueño
[CORO]
Porque me faltas tú
Son palabras tatuadas en mi alma
Echo en falta esos brazos
Que siempre me abrazan
Como espinas de fuego
Que me queman y abrasan
Porque me faltas tú
Y me falta sobre todo
Tu boca cerca de mi boca
como arena y agua
como mar y espuma
como las palabras
y los sentimientos
Como cielo y luna
como agua y escarcha
como el firmamento
que aprece eterno
como el sol que araña
todo en el desierto
como nuestra sombra
que va donde quiero
como tu aliento
que solo es recuerdo
Ahora que no te tengo
hago de lamento
mi tiempo y mi sitio
mi único alimento
algo que me calma
todos los deseos
Lágrima, caricia
Hado de recuerdo
Ahora que me despierto
Clavada en el miedo
veo cada mañana
un arco iris negro
y cierro los ojos
y al menos te veo
[CORO x2]