P.O.W.A.
2017 single by M.I.A.
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"P.O.W.A" (pronounced "power") is a song by British musician M.I.A., released on 8 February 2017 by Interscope Records. The video was released alongside the single, and was directed by M.I.A.[1][2][3]
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| Single by M.I.A. | ||||
| Released | 8 February 2017 | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter | Maya Arulpragasam | |||
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| "P.O.W.A" on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
A "politically-charged track",[4] "P.O.W.A" features lyrical references to Rihanna, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden and the Spice Girls.[5] The song also features chanting from M.I.A.[6]
"P.O.W.A" samples "Blue Moon" by The Marcels.[4]
Music video
"P.O.W.A"'s music video was directed by M.I.A and shot in Jammu & Kashmir, India. It displays the singer lying on a marigold truck, wandering several different desolate landscapes in J&K, capturing the state's natural beauty while wearing vividly-colored saffron saris to reference the famous colours of J&K, and a line of men dancing against a saffron wall.[6]