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Overpowered by Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy
Artist Biography For Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy Pronounced Roe-Sheen Born 5 July 1973 In Arklow County Wicklow Ireland Gained Fame With Mark Brydon As The Lead Vocalist For UK Electronic Duo Moloko Formed In 1995. Murphy Recorded Her First Official Solo Material In 2004 With Producer Matthew Herbert Who Had Previously Done Remixes For Moloko. She Released Her Debut Album Ruby Blue In June 2005 In The UK On Echo Records. "Ruby Blue" Produced Two Singles "If We're In Love" And "Sow Into You". She Released Her Second Album Overpowered On 15 October 2007. On 10 January 2008 Overpowered Received A Nomination For The Choice Music Prize In The Republic Of Ireland The Award Is Given Each Year To An Irish Artist Who Has Proved To Produce A Critically Acclaimed Album. Also Overpowered Ended At #30 On Metacritic Best Of 2007 Albums With A Score Of 82. Her Version Of "Slave To Love" By Bryan Ferry Is Featured In The 2008 Gucci Commercial Starring Actor James Franco. The Single "Let Me Know" Was Produced By Groove Armada. Overpowered Produced Four Singles "Overpowered " "Let Me Know " "You Know Me Better" And "Movie Star." In Addition To Her Work With Moloko Murphy Has Contributed Her Vocals To The Works Of Other Artists Including Handsome Boy Modeling School And Boris Dlugosch For Whom She Sang On The Track Never Enough Which Became A Huge Club Hit. On 15 December 2009 Róisín Gave Birth To Her First Child A Baby Girl She Named Clodagh. ‘Róisín Machine’ Is The Next Chapter Of That Ever Unfolding Always Compelling Tale – A Seamlessly Edited 10 Years In The Making Collection Of Tracks Produced In Collaboration With Her Sheffield Pal DJ Parrot At Once Her Most Unabashedly Dance-Floor Ready Yet Deeply Autobiographical Work To Date.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Overpowered
Róisín-Murphy - Overpowered
"Overpowered" Is A Song By Irish Singer Róisín Murphy From Her Second Studio Album Of The Same Name 2007 . It Was Written By Murphy Paul "Seiji" Dolby And Mike Patto And Produced By The Former Two. The Song Was Released On 9 July 2007 As The Album's Lead Single. "Overpowered" Reached Number 149 On The UK Singles Chart On Downloads Alone As Its Physical Formats Were Ineligible To Chart. Single Cover
The Art Director Of The Single Was British Graphic Designer Scott King And The Photographer Was Jonathan De Villiers. Murphy Is Wearing A Design By Viktor & Rolf On The Cover. Critical Reception
"Overpowered" Was Met With Positive Reviews From Critics. Jax Spike Of About.Com Described The Song As "a Perfect Ode To Melancholic Memories That Are Sung With A Seductive Baby Doll Voice With Lyrics Like 'When I Think That I Am Over You/I'm Overpowered' Right Before A Zigzagging Electro Beat Comes Into Play." Heather Phares Of AllMusic Stated "With Its Sleek Beats Bubbling Synths And Nagging Chorus 'Overpowered' Closely Resembles A State-Of-The-Art Pop Single But The Way Murphy Sings Of Science And Oxytocin Over A Heart-Fluttering Harp Is Unmistakably Her." BBC Music's Sonja D'Cruze Referred To The Song As "a Heady Electronic Anthem Which Tells The Tale Of Getting Consumed By The Lust For An Ex-Lover Complete With A Squelchy Bassline And The Minimalism Of Casio Kickdrums Which Are All Secretly Lifted By Gentle Harp And Spacey Synths. It's An Irresistible Match Of Loved-Up Disco Pop Which Has A Crafty Reworking Of TIGA's 'I Wear My Sunglasses At Night' Immediately Making It A New Classic." Mike Barnes From MusicOMH Called The Song "an Unrelenting Electro-Pop Gem That Penetrates Your Skull Faster Than A High-Velocity Nail Gun." Pitchfork Placed "Overpowered" At Number 69 On Its List Of The Top 100 Tracks Of 2007 Further Commenting "Arty And Smartly Seductive 'Overpowered' Is A Sublime Reminder Of The Glory Days Of New Pop." Music Video
The Music Video For "Overpowered" Was Directed By Jamie Thraves And Shows Murphy Walking Back Home From A Live Gig At Night. On Her Way Home She Is Seen Catching A Leyland Titan Bus Buying Fish And Chips At A Restaurant And Witnessing A Police Chase. Upon Arriving Home She Drinks Water In The Kitchen Removes Clothes From The Washing Machine Brushes Her Teeth And Ultimately Goes To Bed. Throughout The Video Murphy Wears A Black And White-Chequered Outfit Designed By English Fashion Designer Gareth Pugh Kylie Minogue Would Wear The Same Piece In Her "In My Arms" Video The Following Year.
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Róisín Murphy Pronounced Roe-Sheen Born 5 July 1973 In Arklow County Wicklow Ireland Gained Fame With Mark Brydon As The Lead Vocalist For UK Electronic Duo Moloko Formed In 1995. Murphy Recorded Her First Official Solo Material In 2004 With Producer Matthew Herbert Who Had Previously Done Remixes For Moloko. She Released Her Debut Album Ruby Blue In June 2005 In The UK On Echo Records. "Ruby Blue" Produced Two Singles "If We're In Love" And "Sow Into You". She Released Her Second Album Overpowered On 15 October 2007. On 10 January 2008 Overpowered Received A Nomination For The Choice Music Prize In The Republic Of Ireland The Award Is Given Each Year To An Irish Artist Who Has Proved To Produce A Critically Acclaimed Album. Also Overpowered Ended At #30 On Metacritic Best Of 2007 Albums With A Score Of 82. Her Version Of "Slave To Love" By Bryan Ferry Is Featured In The 2008 Gucci Commercial Starring Actor James Franco. The Single "Let Me Know" Was Produced By Groove Armada. Overpowered Produced Four Singles "Overpowered " "Let Me Know " "You Know Me Better" And "Movie Star." In Addition To Her Work With Moloko Murphy Has Contributed Her Vocals To The Works Of Other Artists Including Handsome Boy Modeling School And Boris Dlugosch For Whom She Sang On The Track Never Enough Which Became A Huge Club Hit. On 15 December 2009 Róisín Gave Birth To Her First Child A Baby Girl She Named Clodagh. ‘Róisín Machine’ Is The Next Chapter Of That Ever Unfolding Always Compelling Tale – A Seamlessly Edited 10 Years In The Making Collection Of Tracks Produced In Collaboration With Her Sheffield Pal DJ Parrot At Once Her Most Unabashedly Dance-Floor Ready Yet Deeply Autobiographical Work To Date.
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"Overpowered" is a song by Irish singer Róisín Murphy from her second studio album of the same name (2007). It was written by Murphy, Paul "Seiji" Dolby and Mike Patto, and produced by the former two. The song was released on 9 July 2007 as the album's lead single. "Overpowered" reached number 149 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone, as its physical formats were ineligible to chart.
Single cover
The art director of the single was British graphic designer Scott King and the photographer was Jonathan de Villiers. Murphy is wearing a design by Viktor & Rolf on the cover.
Critical reception
"Overpowered" was met with positive reviews from critics. Jax Spike of About.com described the song as "a perfect ode to melancholic memories that are sung with a seductive baby doll voice with lyrics like 'When I think that I am over you/I'm overpowered' right before a zigzagging electro beat comes into play." Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "With its sleek beats, bubbling synths, and nagging chorus, 'Overpowered' closely resembles a state-of-the-art pop single, but the way Murphy sings of science and oxytocin over a heart-fluttering harp is unmistakably her."
BBC Music's Sonja D'Cruze referred to the song as "a heady electronic anthem which tells the tale of getting consumed by the lust for an ex-lover, complete with a squelchy bassline and the minimalism of Casio kickdrums which are all secretly lifted by gentle harp and spacey synths. It's an irresistible match of loved-up disco pop which has a crafty reworking of TIGA's 'I Wear My Sunglasses At Night', immediately making it a new classic." Mike Barnes from musicOMH called the song "an unrelenting electro-pop gem that penetrates your skull faster than a high-velocity nail gun." Pitchfork placed "Overpowered" at number 69 on its list of the Top 100 Tracks of 2007, further commenting, "Arty and smartly seductive, 'Overpowered' is a sublime reminder of the glory days of New Pop."
Music video
The music video for "Overpowered" was directed by Jamie Thraves and shows Murphy walking back home from a live gig at night. On her way home, she is seen catching a Leyland Titan bus, buying fish and chips at a restaurant and witnessing a police chase. Upon arriving home, she drinks water in the kitchen, removes clothes from the washing machine, brushes her teeth and ultimately goes to bed. Throughout the video, Murphy wears a black and white-chequered outfit designed by English fashion designer Gareth Pugh; Kylie Minogue would wear the same piece in her "In My Arms" video the following year. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.