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Wikipedia article




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| artist = Michael Bubl

| album = Crazy Love: The Hollywood Edition

| B-side = Mack the Knife

| released = September 7, 2010

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| producer = Bob Rock

| prev_title = Crazy Love

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| next_title = All I Want for Christmas Is You

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"'Hollywood'", originally titled "'Hollywood Is Dead'", is a song by Canadian artist Michael Bubl, released as the fifth and final single from his fourth studio album 'Crazy Love', and is the only from its re-release, 'The Hollywood Edition', which was released on October 25, 2010. "Hollywood" was released worldwide on September 7, 2010.

Background



Bubl described the song as being about his "tongue-in-cheek statement on the culture of celebrity," saying "People will do anything for their 15 minutes, and you have to remember who you are and why you wanted it. At the end of the day, you should be careful: You might get what you wish for." "Hollywood" was originally planned to be 'Crazy Love's third single and was reported to be released as a stand-alone single at a later date because the song did not fit the album thematically or stylistically. It debuted on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 at the fifty-fifth position, with 46,000 digital downloads in its first week. He performed "Hollywood" on 'The X Factor' on October 31, 2010. He also performed the song on 'The Today Show' on November 28 and 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on December 12.

Composition



The song is based on a beat-like groove, unlike Bubl's many other uptempo singles, which feature a swing feel, such as "Haven't Met You Yet", "It's a Beautiful Day" and "Feeling Good".

It contains at least two references to songs by The Beatles. First, the melody of the first two lines of the verse is nearly identical to the song "Do You Want To Know A Secret?". Second, the first line of the fourth verse mentions a tango, and the groove of the song changes slightly, differentiating this verse from the first three - exactly the same happens in Chuck Berry's song "Rock and Roll Music", and its cover version by the Beatles.

Music video



The music video was released on September 27, 2010 and was directed by Rich Lee. It features Bubl walking through Hollywood and watching himself parodying several different characters and celebrities, such as an astronaut, James Dean driving his Porsche 550 Spyder numbered 130, a 'Starsky and Hutch'-esque character in a police chase driving a GTO Judge muscle car, Clint Eastwood as a cowboy in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly', and Justin Bieber, which Bubl described on his website as "a loving tribute" to the fellow Canadian singer.[http://www.michaelbuble.com/news/2010/09/22/michael-bieber September 22 News] 'michaelbuble.com' The official lyric video was released on September 10. UsMagazine.com premiered the exclusive backstage filming of the music video on October 5.

Track listing



* 'UK CD single'[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hollywood-single/id395354920 "Hollywood" - U.K. 2-track digital single] on iTunes.[http://michaelbuble.warnerartists.net/en/hollywood.html "Hollywood" U.K. CD single] on MichaelBuble.com.[http://cgi.ebay.com/Michael-Buble-Hollywood-NEW-CD-/310260229529?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item483cf36599#ht_1886wt_1141 "Hollywood" U.K. 2-track CD single] on eBay.

# "Hollywood" - 4:13

# "Mack the Knife" - 3:20

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Cover versions



John Barrowman covered the song on the album 'You Raise Me Up' in 2014.

References



Category:2010 singles

Category:Michael Bubl songs

Category:Songs written by Michael Bubl

Category:143 Records singles

Category:Reprise Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Rock

Category:2010 songs

Category:Music videos directed by Rich Lee

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