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Love and War (Banks & Steelz song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Love and War'" (stylized as "'Love + War'") is the debut single by Banks & Steelz, a collaborative project created by Interpol frontman Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. Featuring a rap verse from fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, it was premiered on the Apple Music radio station Beats 1 on May 19, 2016. It was subsequently released as a digital download, acting as the lead single from their debut studio album, 'Anything But Words' (2016). A music video for the song, which pays tribute to the film 'Reservoir Dogs', was also released on May 20.

Composition



"Love and War" is a rock-influenced hip hop song. It features rap verses from RZA and Ghostface Killah as well as a sung chorus done by Paul Banks, where he repeats "All is fair in love and war / What you keeping score for" throughout. April Clare Welsh of 'Fact' stated that the song is built around "shuffling grooves, driving guitar and Mariachi-style trumpet."

Music video



The music video for the "Love and War" was released on the duo's YouTube channel on May 20, 2016. Directed by director group Arms Race, the video is a tribute to an iconic torture scene from the 1992 Quentin Tarantino-directed film 'Reservoir Dogs'. The video has been described as "grisly" by Sarah Murphy of 'Exclaim!'. Tom Breihan of 'Stereogum' described the video, saying that it "starts out as a yakuza torture scene, and it takes some unexpected turns." Banks and RZA also appear in the video as hired guns; RZA shares "Tarantino-esque" dialogue with Banks, who remains mute during the video. RZA had worked with Tarantino in the past; he worked on the soundtrack for his 'Kill Bill' series.

Track listing



Personnel



Personnel adapted from AllMusic.

;Banks & Steelz

*Paul Banks composing, production, vocals

*RZA composing, production, vocals

;Additional personnel

*Beatriz Artola engineer

*Matthew Barrick drums

*Brandon Bost assistant engineer

*Vira Byramji engineer

*Greg Calbi mastering

*Mike Crossey mixing, programming

*Steve Fallone mastering

*Ghostface Killah composing, vocals

*Jonathan Gilmore engineer, mixing engineer

*Billy Hickey engineer

*John Horne assistant engineer

*Phil Joly engineer

*Rob Moose piano

*Clinton Patterson trumpet

*Brandon H. Smith assistant engineer

*Gosha Usov assistant engineer

*Steve Vealey engineer

*Joe Visciano engineer

Release history



References



Category:2016 singles

Category:2016 songs

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