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"Space"
Song by M.I.A.
from the album Maya
Released12 January 2010
Recorded11–12 January 2010
Genre
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rusko
  • M.I.A.

"Space" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her third studio album, Maya (2010). The track was written and produced by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam and Christopher "Rusko" Mercer.[1] The song was released on 12 January 2010 as a music video only, and has been known under alternative titles "There's Space for Ol Dat I See"[2] and "Space Odyssey".[3] The track was a protest to an article by The New York Times calling Sri Lanka the number one vacation destination of 2010,[4] which M.I.A. found questionable and inaccurate towards the country's Civil War. Although "Space" was the first song that M.I.A. teased from the forthcoming album, it was never released as an official single. The track did, however, chart upon the release of Maya.

Composition

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According to former Los Angeles Times writer Ann Powers, "Space" is a "chill-out room seduction".[5]

Music video

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The video for the song was uploaded only on Twitter's Twitvid on 12 January 2010, and filmed the night before for $100.[6] It pictures green-lit M.I.A. against a black background, moving in a series of astral projections.

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Digital Songs)[7] 67
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 9

References

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  1. ^ Maya (deluxe edition liner notes). M.I.A. N.E.E.T Recordings. 2010. XLCD497X.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Adam Bychawski (12 January 2010). "MIA releases new song online – video | NME.COM". www.nme.com. NME. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ Amrit Singh (12 January 2010). "New M.I.A. – "Space Odyssey" - Stereogum". www.stereogum.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "The 31 Places to Go in 2010 - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ^ Powers, Ann (7 July 2010). "Album review: M.I.A.'s MAYA album". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ Julianne Escobedo Shepherd (12 January 2010). "That New MIA Track is Actually a Protest Song Called "Space Odyssey" | The FADER". www.thefader.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ "M.I.A. - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ "M.I.A. - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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