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Paper Planes by M.I.A

Artist Biography For M.I.A

This Is Either 1 An Incorrect Tag For M.I.A. The British Hip-Hop Dancehall Artist. Please Fix Your Tags. Or An Alias Of 2 Raphael Merriweathers Began His Professional Music Career At The Age Of 16. Already A Skilled Young Drummer He Began Performing With Top 40 Bands And Spent Ten Years Splitting His Time Between Touring And Working Studio Sessions. It Was During His Time As A Studio Drummer That Raphael Discovered Electronic Drum Programming. Finally Being Fed Up With Top 40 Gigs Raphael Joined Underground Resistance In 1998. As M.I.A. He Released “Schoolcraft Bump” And Began Performing With Underground Resistance’s Chaos Band. Raphael Now Records As Ray 7 And Splits His Time Working On Productions For Underground Resistance Session Work On Mainor’s New Electronic Soul Band Renaissance And His New Imprint ‘Tunnel 7’. In Which Case The Tag Is Correct.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Paper Planes

Paper Planes Is The Third Single From M.I.A.'s Sophomore Album Kala And Interpolates The Clash's Straight To Hell. The Song Was Released Digitally On February 11th 2008. It Became Popular Because Of Its Use In A Trailer For David Gordon Green's "Pineapple Express" And For Its Appearance In The 8-Time Oscar And 4-Time Golden Globe Winning Film "Slumdog Millionaire". Consequently It Peaked At #4 On The Billboard Hot 100 And #12 On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart. Paper Planes Was Also Nominated For Record Of The Year At The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards But Lost To Robert Plant & Alison Krauss's Song Please Read The Letter. The Song Is Listed At Number 236 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.

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