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Wikipedia article"'Take Control'" is the third single from London-based collective Roll Deep's album, 'Winner Stays On', and preludes the album release by a week. The song, which features vocals from singer Alesha Dixon, released in the UK on 31 October. Critical receptionFraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a positive review stating:
Background"Take Control" had already been partially recorded by the time Roll Deep invited Dixon to guest vocal on the track, with the band saying: "we had the tune already and we wanted someone to feature on it, so we was just playing about and then her name come up. Then we sent her the song and she liked it, so we got her in the studio and then yeah, it went down well".[http://www.gigwise.com/features/59003/Roll-Deep-Interview Roll Deep Interview]. Gigwise.com. It had been rumoured that the guest vocalists were girlband The Saturdays after comments made by Wiley suggested that there was to be a collaboration,[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/roll-deep/news/237518-the-saturdays-team-up-with-roll-deep The Saturdays team up with roll deep]. MTV News. however the group announced via their official Twitter account on 16 September that Dixon was to be the guest vocalist;[http://www.rwdmag.com/2010/09/roll-deep-hook-up-with-alesha-dixon-for-new-single/ Roll Deep hook up with Alesha Dixon for new single] . RWDmag. the song premiered on BBC Radio 1Xtra the next day.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a277428/roll-deep-confirm-single-with-alesha-dixon.html Roll Deep Confirm Single With Alesha Dixon]. Digital Spy. Music videoThe music video features Roll Deep and Alesha in a multi-storey car park with various people driving around on quad bikes and motorbikes. Roll Deep commented that "the video took about 7 hours, but it was shot at night and it was really horrible. It was a rainy night, and it was in a dark car park in Peckham, it wasnt the best video shoot".[http://www.gigwise.com/features/59003/Roll-Deep-Interview Roll-Deep-Interview]. Gigwise.com. Chart performance"Take Control" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 29 on 7 November 2010 as well as at number 27 on the Scottish Singles and Albums Chart. ReferencesCategory:2010 singles Category:Roll Deep songs Category:2010 songs Category:Songs written by Wiley (musician) Category:Relentless Records singles | |
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